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•November 14, 2026

TWO FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT CONDO FIRE – CONNECTICUT

CROMWELL, Conn. — Two firefighters were injured while responding...

•November 14, 2026

FIREFIGHTER CRITICAL – INJURED AT SCHOOL BUS CRASH/FIRE – NEW YORK

Henderson, N.Y. – A volunteer firefighter is in critical...

•November 14, 2026

TWO CHICAGO FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN FALL INTO BASEMENT FIRE – ILLINOIS

CHICAGO (WLS) — Two firefighters and another person were...

•November 14, 2026

THREE FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN AMBULANCE CRASH – ALABAMA

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — An ambulance carrying a patient and...

•November 14, 2026

TOWER LADDER CATCHES FIRE ON TURNPIKE – MASSACHUSETTS

MILLBURY, Mass. — A firetruck that caught on fire...

•November 14, 2026

FIREFIGHTER IN STABLE CONDITION AFTER FIRE AT FACTORY – INDIANA

SHIPSHEWANA, Ind. (WOWO) — A firefighter was injured in...

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•November 11, 2026

AZ, W.VA FIREFIGHTER LODDs, CITATIONS IN FF LODDs, Welcome Home Lily, FF Falls From Aerial (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on that Fellowsville (Preston County, West Virginia) Volunteer Fire Department...

•November 9, 2026

FIRE CHIEF DIES WHILE RESPONDING (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on that a longtime Oregon Fire Chief who spent more...

•November 7, 2026

AL FIREFIGHTER DIES IN QUARTERS (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on that Selma (Alabama) Fire and Rescue Captain Aeneas Pettway,...

•November 6, 2026

FIREFIGHTER SHOT: Stable, Boston LODD Report, FDNY MAYDAY Radio, Ohio FF Shirt Fundraiser (The Secret List)

All, Renton (Washington) police killed a suspect who shot a Firefighter last night. Firefighters responded to...

•November 5, 2026

FUNERAL INFO: Ohio Firefighter Paramedic Ryan C. Milligan (The Secret List)

All, Visitation for FF-PM Ryan Milligan will be held on Sunday, November 8, 2026, from...

•November 5, 2026

Fires Down? 10 Dead Last Night, 87 Seconds, LODD Report, FF Cancer Deaths (The Secret List)

All, In Brooklyn, 6 people were killed in a fire that ripped through a home...

LODD Reports

•November 13, 2026

FIREFIGHTER CRUSHED BY FALLING SMOKESTACK FOLLOWING GENERAL ALARM HOTEL FIRE – NATIONAL HOTEL FIRE – PEORIA, ILLINOIS – NOVEMBER 13, 1911

Firefighter Crushed by Falling Smokestack Following General Alarm Hotel Fire – National Hotel Fire –...

•November 13, 2026

FIRE LIEUTENANT DIES AND FOUR FIREFIGHTERS INJURED DURING THREE-STORY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL FIRE – WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS – NOVEMBER 13, 2019 – NIOSH FIREFIGHTER FATALITY REPORT F2019-18

Fire Lieutenant Dies and Four Firefighters Injured at Three-Story Multi-Family Residential Fire – Worcester, Massachusetts...

•November 12, 2026

TWO FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN FLOOR COLLAPSE DURING FIRE IN WATERFRONT WAREHOUSE – HARBECK STORES FIRE – BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 12, 1892

Two Firefighters Killed in Floor Collapse During Fire in Waterfront Warehouse – Harbeck Stores Fire...

•November 12, 2026

SHIFT SAFETY OFFICER FALLS THROUGH HOLE IN FLOOR INTO BASEMENT OF ABANDONED ROW HOUSE DURING FIRE AND DIES FROM SMOKE INHALATION – BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – NOVEMBER 12, 2014 – NIOSH FIREFIGHTER FATALITY REPORT F2014-24

Shift Safety Officer Falls through Hole in Floor into Basement of Abandoned Row House During...

•November 12, 2026

FIREFIGHTERS DIES AFTER FALLING INTO LIGHT/AIR SHAFT DURING FIRE IN FOUR-STORY MIXED OCCUPANCY STRUCTURE – CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – NOVEMBER 13, 2023 – NIOSH FIREFIGHTER FATALITY REPORT F2023-12

Firefighter Dies After Falling into Light/Air Shaft During Fire in Four-Story Mixed Occupancy Structure –...

•November 11, 2026

AZ, W.VA FIREFIGHTER LODDs, CITATIONS IN FF LODDs, Welcome Home Lily, FF Falls From Aerial (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on that Fellowsville (Preston County, West Virginia) Volunteer Fire Department...

EMS Close Calls

•November 14, 2026

ANY EMS CALL CAN TURN DEADLY – CLOSE CALL

A312, E312, and B312 were dispatched to a CPR call for an unconscious, unresponsive person...

•November 10, 2026

AMBULANCE INVOLVED IN FATAL CRASH – PHILADELPHIA, PA

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A crash involving an ambulance and a Nissan Altima left one person...

•October 19, 2026

FIREFIGHTERS INVOVLED IN HIT & RUN AMBULANCE CRASH – NEW YORK

Two members of the Troy Fire Department were injured Sunday night after a crash involving...

•September 14, 2026

MAN ARRESTED AFTER CRASH WITH AMBULANCE – FLORIDA

A Central Florida man was arrested after he fled from a crash with an ambulance....

•September 11, 2026

FIREFIGHTER AMONG THREE INJURED IN LAFD AMBULANCE CRASH – CALIFORNIA

A Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter was among the three people injured when an ambulance...

•September 7, 2026

AMBULANCE CRASH SENDS FOUR TO HOSPITAL – FLORIDA

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. – A Hernando County Fire Rescue unit responding to an emergency call crashed at...

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