Firefighter Close Calls

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- An Oak Ridge firefighter was injured, transported to an area hospital and released after tackling a fire at a vacant home on Valentine's Day. The Oak Ridge Fire Department said a caller reported a house fire around 3:20 a.m. on February 14 at 102 … [Read more...]

One firefighter was injured and 14 people were displaced Thursday afternoon by a two-alarm fire in Newark, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the blaze at the three-story, wood-frame home at 35-37 West End Ave. around 1:30 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony … [Read more...]

MANCHESTER — Two fire trucks collided in the city Friday afternoon leaving nine people injured. The fire trucks were responding to a call when they were involved in a crash with a Ford F-150 pickup truck about 12:45 p.m. near Maple and Bridge streets. In a news … [Read more...]

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. - Several firefighters were transported early Friday morning after battling a house fire in Prince George's County. The fire was reported around 4 a.m. in the 10900 block of Dower House Court in Upper Marlboro. Officials say one … [Read more...]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A chief with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department was responding to a call for service when the chief’s truck was T-boned by another vehicle Tuesday night, according to a department spokesperson. The crash happened near the intersection of Atlantic … [Read more...]

WESTPORT, CT — A Fairfield firefighter was injured while responding to one of three large, separate brushfires Wednesday along Interstate 95, according to fire officials. The fires happened about 2:30 p.m., with the first reported along I-95 southbound at Exit 18, according to … [Read more...]

SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (CBS) — A firefighter was injured Thursday evening trying to contain a fire at a home in South Holland. The fire broke out at 16754 S. Paxton Ave. in the south suburb, officials said. At one point, fire officials were forced to call in a mayday, when the … [Read more...]