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•August 10, 2026

OUT OF WATER: FIREFIGHTER BATTLES FOR BENEFITS AFTER FIRE HYDRANT FAILURE CAUSES TBI – FLORIDA

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Petersburg firefighter who...

•August 8, 2026

NAKED WOMAN STEALS FD TRUCK – WISCONSIN

A 36-year-old woman was arrested early Tuesday morning in...

•August 8, 2026

MULTIPLE INJURIES IN APPARATUS ROLLOVER – ILLINOIS

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (First Alert 4) -The St. Clair...

•August 8, 2026

PEDESTRIAN TRUCK BY FIRE APPARATUS – MICHIGAN

GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 25-year-old Hudsonville man has been...

•August 8, 2026

UPDATE: BATTALION CHIEF WAS SHUTTING OFF FUEL PUMP WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE

Albany Fire Battalion Chief Wayne Brennan discovered gasoline spilling...

•August 8, 2026

ENGINE ROLLS THROUGH FENCE WHILE AT MEDICAL CALL – CONNECTICUT

A fire engine rolled away and through a fence...

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•August 10, 2026

PA FIRE POLICE OFFICER LODD (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on that a Shaler Villa Fire Company (Western PA) Fire...

•August 8, 2026

3 FIREFIGHTERS KILLED DURING 2 WILDLAND INCIDENTS (The Secret List)

All, Horrific Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths continue within the wildland firefighting community as fires...

•August 7, 2026

2 FIREFIGHTERS, CRITICAL-FIRE APPARATUS CRASH (The Secret List)

All 2 volunteer Firefighters were critically injured Thursday when a tanker truck from the Ingalls...

•August 7, 2026

NIOSH REPORT: MAINE LODD(S) SILO FIRE, VIDEO INTERVIEW w/FIRE CHIEF (The Secret List)

All, The below NIOSH report and slides were published today. F2026-07 ME: Lumber Mill Silo Fire and...

•August 5, 2026

NY FIREFIGHTER BURNED AT GAS PUMP-Video w/ Radio Traffic, FIREFIGHTER Threatened (The Secret List)

All, Two people (including a Firefighter) are being treated for burns — (the FF flown...

•August 4, 2026

EMS CHIEF LODD, Free Training At FDNY Next Week (The Secret List)

All, The Chief of Neptune Township EMS Chief Bil Rosen collapsed and died suddenly on duty...

LODD Reports

•August 10, 2026

ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF KILLED IN PORCH COLLAPSE DURING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FIRE – ALTUS, OKLAHOMA – AUGUST 10, 2018

Assistant Fire Chief Killed in Porch Collapse During Residential Structure Fire – Altus, Oklahoma –...

•August 10, 2026

THREE FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN WALL COLLAPSE FOLLOWING FIRE IN PEANUT WAREHOUSE – BISHOP & SPEARS PEANUT WAREHOUSE FIRE – ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – AUGUST 10, 1887

Three Firefighters Killed in Wall Collapse Following Fire in Peanut Warehouse – Bishop & Spears...

•August 9, 2026

FIREFIGHTER FATALLY BURNED AFTER BEING CAUGHT IN FLASHOVER WHILE SEARCHING FOR TRAPPED CHILDREN DURING RESIDENTIAL FIRE – CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 9, 1983

Firefighter Fatally Burned After Being Caught in Flashover While Searching For Trapped Children During Residential...

•August 9, 2026

FIREFIGHTER DIES IN FALL FROM FIRE ESCAPE LADDER – CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 9, 2010 – NIOSH FIREFIGHTER FATALITY REPORT F2010-25

Firefighter Dies in Fall from Fire Escape Ladder – Chicago, Illinois – August 9, 2010...

•August 9, 2026

FOUR FIREFIGHTERS FATALLY ELECTROCUTED WHILE OPERATING AERIAL LADDER DURING FIRE AT CHEMICAL COMPANY – MERCER CHEMICAL COMPANY FIRE – OMAHA, NEBRASKA – AUGUST 9, 1899

Four Firefighters Fatally Electrocuted While Operating Aerial Ladder During Fire at Chemical Company – Mercer...

•August 8, 2026

THREE FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AS BRACED WOOD FRAME BUILDING COLLAPSES AND STRIKES TOWER LADDER BUCKET – 4251 THIRD AVENUE, THE BRONX, NEW YORK – AUGUST 8, 1980

Three Firefighters Injured as Braced Wood Frame Building Collapses and Strikes Tower Ladder Bucket –...

EMS Close Calls

•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...

•May 21, 2026

THREE INJURED IN AMBULANCE ROLLOVER CRASH – MICHIGAN

ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. — Northbound US 131 was closed for about five hours between mile...

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