Firefighter Safety News

  • N.Y. Chief Says Crew Felt Like They Were Burning

    Five East Hampton firefighters were hospitalized Tuesday night after they were apparently exposed to chemicals while battling a blaze at business, according to The East Hampton Patch.View PhotosAll five firefighters were transported to Southampton...

    News • November 16th, 2011

  • Injured New York Firefighters Taken Out of ICU

    Two Panama firefighters who were injured when a well casing used as a chimney dislodged from a burning barn and fell on them have been taken out of intensive care.

    News • November 16th, 2011

  • Utah Firefighter in Coma After Suffering Stroke

    Orem Firefighter/Paramedic Michael Stentzel completed a daily run on Nov. 2 when he became unresponsive.

    News • November 15th, 2011

  • Two N.Y. Firefighters Injured Battling Barn Fire

    Two Panama, N.Y. firefighters were injured Thursday morning after a collapse at a barn fire, according to The Post-Journal.Crews responded to the blaze on Route 474 near Blockville around 1:25 a.m.Firefighters David Dole and Adam Kester were injured...

    News • November 11th, 2011

  • Severely Burned D.C. Firefighter Returns to Work

    Firefighter Chuck Ryan was cleared by doctors on Tuesday and returned to work at a fire station in the southeast section of the city early Wednesday morning.

    News • November 9th, 2011

  • NFPA: Firefighter Injuries Lowest in Decades

    The number of firefighters injured in the line of duty last year was the lowest in nearly 30 years, an NFPA report shows.During 2010, NFPA officials estimated there were 71,875 firefighters injured, an eight percent decrease in those hurt on the job...

    News • November 9th, 2011

  • Firefighter Injured in Pennsylvania House Fire

    LEECHBURG, Pa. -- A firefighter was hurt while battling a blaze at a home in Leechburg on Tuesday. The fire erupted shortly after noon at a home on Market Street, officials said. Steve Myers said he saw...

    News • November 9th, 2011

  • Hydrant Hit in San Diego, 317,000 Gallons Spilled

    SAN DIEGO -- San Diego police are searching for two men who fled the scene after crashing a minivan into a fire hydrant in Grant Hill on Monday. The crash occurred at about 10:45 p.m. at 28th Street and G Street and...

    News • November 9th, 2011

  • Atlanta Firefighter Seriously Injured in Fall

    An Atlanta firefighter was seriously injured in a fall from a ladder early Friday.

    News • November 4th, 2011

  • Pennsylvania Firefighter Burned Battling Blaze

    WEST VIEW, Pa. --A firefighter was hurt while battling a blaze in West View early Thursday morning. The fire broke out at a home along Georgetown Avenue shortly after 1 a.m. The blaze started on the second floor of the home, crews said. A...

    News • November 3rd, 2011

  • Three N.C. Firefighters Injured in Blaze at Plant

    Three firefighters received minor injuries while fighting a plant fire in Kinston Wednesday morning, according to

    News • November 2nd, 2011

  • Florida Firefighter Injured While Battling Blaze

    An Orange County firefighter was hurt Friday morning while battling a house fire.

    News • October 28th, 2011

  • Ohio Firefighters Bail Out to Escape Flashover

    Two other firefighters inside the structure dove down a staircase to escape.

    News • October 27th, 2011

  • Two Firefighters Hurt Battling California Wildfire

    FRAZIER PARK, Calif. -- Fire crews still attempting to surround a 35-acre fire that started burning Saturday afternoon in Frazier Park. Video of the Station Fire was provided by Jerry Ferris, who runs the Pine Mountain Club...

    News • October 24th, 2011

  • Video: S.C. Firefighters Struck at Crash Scene

    Two Goose Creek firefighters are recovering after they were hit by an oncoming car Wednesday while on the scene of a crash and it wa

    News • October 22nd, 2011