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•August 19, 2026

UPDATE: OKLAHOMA APPARATUS CRASH

The Ingalls Fire Department released an update on the...

•August 18, 2026

TWO FIREFIGHTERS, TWO CIVILIANS INJURED IN CHICAGO ENGINE CRASH

Four people, including two Chicago Fire Department firefighters, were...

•August 18, 2026

FIRE DEPT. HAS RIG STRUCK FOR THE 2ND TIME IN 3 MONTHS ON I-65 – KENTUCKY

UPTON, Ky. (WDRB) — For the second time in...

•August 18, 2026

FIVE FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT VACANT HOUSE FIRE – NEW YORK

A two-alarm fire has left three people in the...

•August 18, 2026

FIVE FIREFIGHTERS, FOURTEEN CIVILIANS INJURED AFTER BUS VS. APPARATUS CRASH

EMS transported five firefighters and 14 civilians to area...

•August 18, 2026

A”Standard” First Alarm Dwelling Fire…Until It Wasn’t (Watch)

For those that may have missed it – or...

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•August 18, 2026

A “Standard” House Fire-Until It Wasn’t: WATCH That $31.5M FIREFIGHTER LODD Case (The Secret List)

All, For those who may have missed it – or want to view it again...

•August 18, 2026

9/11 Anniversary Items & Your 9/11 Community Event (The Secret List)

All, If you are like me, you are getting all sorts of “feeds” related to...

•August 15, 2026

BELGIUM: GAS EXPLOSION KILLS FIREFIGHTER, Baltimore Triple LODD Lawsuit (The Secret List)

All, This incident started as an emergency response to a gas leak at a building...

•August 13, 2026

FIRE CADET DIES AT TRAINING (The Secret List)

All, College of the Sequoias (near Fresno, California) is mourning the loss of a fire...

•August 13, 2026

Fatal EMS Related Shooting (The Secret List)

All, Multiple law enforcement agencies were in Austin early Thursday morning after an ambulance stolen...

•August 11, 2026

WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER DIES-Medical Emergency-Minnesota (The Secret List)

All, A Firefighter assigned to the July Lightning Fires near Ely (Minnesota) died Tuesday after...

LODD Reports

•August 19, 2026

RESTAURANT/TAVERN FIRE RESULTS IN DEATH OF ONE FIREFIGHTER AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO THREE OTHER FIREFIGHTERS – LARWILL, INDIANA – AUGUST 19,1997 – NIOSH FF FATALITY REPORT F97-07

Restaurant/Tavern Fire Results in Death of One Firefighter and Serious Injuries to Three Other Firefighters...

•August 18, 2026

A”Standard” First Alarm Dwelling Fire…Until It Wasn’t (Watch)

For those that may have missed it – or want to view it again – ...

•August 18, 2026

TWO FIREFIGHTERS DIE FOLLOWING SEVEN-ALARM FIRE IN HIGH-RISE BUILDING UNDERGOING DECONSTRUCTION – DEUTSCHE BANK BUILDING – MANHATTAN, NEW YORK – AUGUST 18, 2007 – NIOSH FF FATALITY REPORT F2007-37

Two Firefighters Die Following Seven-Alarm Fire in High-Rise Building Undergoing Deconstruction – Deutsche Bank Building,...

•August 18, 2026

FIVE FIREFIGHTERS AND ONE CIVILIAN KILLED IN EXPLOSION OF GASOLINE STORAGE TANKS – THE SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD FIRE – KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – AUGUST 18, 1959

Five Firefighters and One Civilian Killed in Explosion of Gasoline Storage Tanks – The Southwest...

•August 17, 2026

FIVE FIREFIGHTERS FATALLY BURNED IN EXPLOSION DURING CHEMICAL FACTORY FIRE – VAN SCHAACK BROTHERS CHEMICAL WORKS FIRE – CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 17, 1940

Five Firefighters Fatally Burned in Explosion During Chemical Factory Fire – Van Schaack Brothers Chemical...

•August 17, 2026

REFINERY BLAZE KILLS EIGHT FIREFIGHTERS – GULF OIL REFINERY FIRE – GIRARD POINT, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – AUGUST 17, 1975

Refinery Blaze Kills Eight Firefighters – Gulf Oil Refinery Fire – Girard Point, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

EMS Close Calls

•August 16, 2026

FIVE PEOPLE TRANSPORTED AFTER AMBULANCE CRASH – CALIFORNIA

HESPERIA, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Five people were transported to area hospitals Friday afternoon after a...

•August 7, 2026

AMBULANCE TRANSPORTING CHILD INVOLVED IN 4-VEHICLE CRASH – ILLINOIS

CALUMET PARK, Ill. (WLS) — Four vehicles, including an ambulance with a child inside, were involved...

•July 13, 2026

AMBULANCE STOKEN FROM FIREHOUSE – FLORDIA

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the Jacksonville Fire Department confirmed with Action News Jax that...

•July 9, 2026

Ohio Fire Medic Stabbed By Patient (The Secret List)

All, An Ohio Fire Paramedic was taken to the hospital after being stabbed while preparing...

•June 29, 2026

THREE PEOPLE INJURED IN WRONG WAY CRASH INVOLVING AMBULANCE – NEW YORK

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Three people were injured on Saturday following a wrong-way crash involving...

•June 2, 2026

MEMBERS NEARLY STRUCK AT FATAL STRUCK BY CRASH – NEW JERSEY

A 43-year-old woman was killed Friday morning on Route 1 in West Windsor after she...

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