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•October 7, 2026

PARTIAL ROOF COLLAPSE TRAPS TWO FIREFIGHTERS – NORTH CAROLINA

A partial roof collapse left two firefighters trapped at...

•October 6, 2026

Firefighters & UL, What DO Firefighters Want? DUI Firefighter Response Crash/Charges (The Secret List)

All, Here’s an update from UL-FSRI’s Fire Safety Academy,...

•October 6, 2026

FIREFIGHTER CHARGED WITH DUI AFTER FIRE APPARATUS CRASH – VIRGINIA

A Firefighter faces charges after being accused of driving...

•October 6, 2026

FIREFIGHTERS ESCAPE INJURY AFTER FLOOR COLLAPSE – NEW MEXICO

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two firefighters escaped without injury Wednesday...

•October 5, 2026

TRAILER DETACHES FROM TRUCK – STRIKES FIRE APPARATUS – VIRGINIA

At 10:20 a.m. this morning, while leaving Fire Station...

•October 5, 2026

TWO FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT HOUSE FIRE – MISSOURI

Two firefighters are recovering from injuries suffered while battling...

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•October 6, 2026

Firefighters & UL, What DO Firefighters Want? DUI Firefighter Response Crash/Charges (The Secret List)

All, Here’s an update from UL-FSRI’s Fire Safety Academy, Beginning TODAY Tuesday, October 6, Advanced...

•October 5, 2026

Firefighter Charged: Fatal Response Crash, Apparatus On Fire, Chief LODD (The Secret List)

All, A Pennsylvania volunteer Firefighter is facing charges after a deadly crash in Monroeville (near...

•October 5, 2026

EMS Plane Missing w/6, Apparatus Crash, Command College, NH Firefighter Close Call-Video (The Secret List)

All, The search for six people who were aboard an air ambulance that was bound...

•October 1, 2026

FATAL MEDIC HELICOPTER CRASH (The Secret List)

All, Two people were killed, two were injured and another remains missing after a REACH*...

•September 30, 2026

FIREFIGHTERS INJ: THERMAL RUNAWAY, MEDIC ATTACKED-STABBED-Reports (The Secret List)

All, The below NIOSH Firefighter incident report and slides were published this morning. =FIREFIGHTER MEDIC...

•September 28, 2026

Again: FIREFIGHTER STRUCK-Major Injuries, Chief Speaks Out (The Secret List)

All, A firefighter was hospitalized after a driver blew through a freeway blockade and crashed...

LODD Reports

•October 7, 2026

FIREFIGHTER SUFFERS OUT-OF-AIR EMERGENCY AND DIES DURING APARTMENT BUILDING FIRE – HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT – OCTOBER 7, 2014 – NIOSH FIREFIGHTER FATALITY REPORT F2014-19

Firefighter Suffers Out-of-Air Emergency and Dies During Apartment Building Fire – Hartford, Connecticut – October...

•October 6, 2026

FIREFIGHTER FATALLY INJURED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY HOSELINE AND FALLING FROM LADDER DURING SECOND ALARM FIRE IN CONVENT SCHOOL – ST. ROSE’S ACADEMY FIRE – SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 6, 1893

Firefighter Fatally Injured After Being Struck by Hoseline and Falling From Ladder During Second Alarm...

•October 6, 2026

TWO FIREFIGHTERS KILLED BY COLLAPSING WALLS DURING CONFLAGRATION THAT DESTROYED FORTY BUILDINGS – PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – OCTOBER 4-5, 1839

Two Firefighters Killed By Collapsing Walls During Conflagration That Destroyed Forty Buildings – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

•October 5, 2026

ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEER AND TWO FIREMEN KILLED IN FIRE COLLAPSE OF LODGING HOUSE – THE OWL LODGING HOUSE FIRE – SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 5, 1917

Assistant Chief Engineer and Two Firemen Killed in Fire Collapse of Lodging House – The...

•October 5, 2026

SIX FIREFIGHTERS KILLED BY COLLAPSING WALLS DURING FURNITURE STORE FIRE – KEENAN AND JAHN’S FURNITURE STORE FIRE – DETROIT, MICHIGAN – OCTOBER 5, 1894

Six Firefighters Killed by Collapsing Walls During Furniture Store Fire – Keenan and Jahn’s Furniture...

•October 4, 2026

FOUR FIREFIGHTERS KILLED AFTER BEING TRAPPED IN ELEVATOR DURING FOUR-ALARM WAREHOUSE FIRE – PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – OCTOBER 4, 1922

Four Firefighters Killed After Being Trapped in Elevator During Four-Alarm Warehouse Fire – Philadelphia. Pennsylvania...

EMS Close Calls

•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...

•September 7, 2026

EMS WORKER PLEADS NOT GUILTY AFTER DRAGGING MAN WITH AMBULANCE FOR MILES – WEST VIRGINIA

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WKRC) – A former ambulance driver is facing charges after she allegedly ran...

•September 7, 2026

AMBULANCE INVOLVED IN CRASH, TWO FIREFIGHTERS INJURED – MASS

At approximately 1:30 AM this morning, Agawam Rescue 1 was involved in a motor vehicle...

•September 2, 2026

TWO EMS WORKERS INJURED AT AMBULANCE CRASH – NEW YORK

ONONDAGA, N.Y. (WSYR) — Two first responders were brought to a hospital on Monday after...

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