Firefighter Safety News

  • 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

  • Indianapolis Firefighter Burned Battling Blaze

    INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indianapolis firefighter was hurt while battling a blaze Friday morning on the city's east side. Firefighters were called to a home in the 2600 block of Southeastern Avenue just after 9:30 a.m...

    News • October 21st, 2011

  • Two Colo. Firefighters Injured Battling Blaze

    AURORA, Colo. -- Two Aurora firefighters were injured battling a fire in an apartment building in the 2000 block of South Paris Way Sunday morning, Capt. Allen Robnett said. Crews were responding to a fire in a third floor unit at the...

    News • October 16th, 2011

  • Video: Indiana Firefighters Survive Flashover

    South Bend firefighters were caught in a flashover Wednesday morning.

    News • October 13th, 2011

  • Tenn. Firefighter Hit by Hose Coupling Goes Home

    A Bradley County firefighter who was hit in the head after coupling from a fire hose failed during a routine test Saturday has been released f

    News • October 13th, 2011

  • Fire Causes $3M in Damage to Fla. Country Club

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Investigators say an electrical problem sparked an overnight fire that caused an estimated $3 million in damage at the Coral Ridge Country Club in Fort Lauderdale. At about 2:45 a.m., nearby...

    News • October 13th, 2011

  • 2-Year-Old Girl Saved From N.C. House Fire

    STATESVILLE, N.C. -- A 2-year-old Statesville girl is at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital recovering after she was pulled from a burning home on Monday afternoon. The girls family told firefighters Emma Rae Thompson has...

    News • October 12th, 2011