Firefighter Close Calls

NewsOn6: Two firefighters were injured fighting a house fire in Turley early Tuesday morning. Firefighters say when they got to the scene near 56th street north and Peoria an abandoned house was on fire and was starting to spread to another abandoned house … [Read more...]

By Kristine Garcia, Pix11: A fire broke out at a Marble Hill home early Saturday, injuring at least three firefighters.         More than 100 firefighters responded to a blaze on the first floor of a three-story home along West … [Read more...]

By Shaddi Abusaid, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A firefighter was hospitalized and two dogs were killed after a blaze erupted overnight at an East Point home, authorities said. Firefighters were called to a home in the 2100 block of Kenny Court about 2:20 a.m., East … [Read more...]

One of the New Mexico firefighters seriously injured in an explosion last week had surgery Monday and is recovering. Roswell firefighter Hoby Bonham had skin grafts and is up and walking, KRQE-TV reports. Another firefighter, Jeff Stroble, suffered extensive burns over most of … [Read more...]

Two firefighters suffered minor injuries Tuesday while responding to the Sand Fire — Northern’s California’s largest so far this fire season — as the threat from the blaze dwindled and resources were scaled back from earlier in the week, authorities said. As of Wednesday … [Read more...]

MISHAWAKA, Ind.—One firefighter was injured while putting out an apartment fire on Wednesday night, according to the Mishawaka Fire Department. The fire department said in a post on Twitter that firefighters responded to the 1300 block of Penn Ave. on Tuesday night, around … [Read more...]

Four firefighters were injured battling a West Islip blaze that started in a barbecue grill on the back deck and was put under control by at least seven departments Wednesday night, authorities said. Flames tore into the house on Jefferson Avenue just before 6:30 p.m., … [Read more...]

A field fire sparked in Magna on Wednesday morning, injuring two firefighters and a civilian. Capt. Archuleta with the Salt Lake City Fire Department said the fire was located at 1980 S. 7200 West, at a junkyard. Officials said a civilian also … [Read more...]

MENOMONEE FALLS — For two days last week, Menomonee Falls had almost no equipment to fight a fire. There were no fire engines Tuesday, and by Wednesday night, only part of a ladder truck was working. But Assistant Chief James Mollet said that is not even the worst … [Read more...]