Houston firefighters embraced just feet away from a blackened foundation where, just five years ago, they lost several of their own.
Read moreHouston FD Honors Firefighters Killed in Southwest Inn Fire
C.S.S.T. Gas Lines
The number of people switching to natural gas as a fuel source is ever growing. It’s obvious the frequency of “gas calls” in which we respond seems to be increasing by the day. With this becoming a solid reality, the opportunity of becoming...
Read moreFirefighter Mother Describe Rescue From Dorchester
BOSTON (CBS) – A Dorchester mother says it was the most nerve-wracking decision she has ever made to hand her son to a Boston firefighter out a third floor window as smoke and fire was building around her.
Read moreFire Sends Two Chicago Firefighters to Hospital
Fire Sends Two Chicago Firefighters to Hospital Two firefighters were injured in an extra-alarm blaze on the Northwest Side that spread to several buildings, officials said. The fire started around 11 a.m. in a 3-story building in the 2900 block...
Read moreLatvia Firefighter Catches Falling Man from Window
Incredible resourcefulness and improvisation by Latvian rescuers has helped save a person who fell from the fourth floor of a multi-story building.
Read moreTraining Minutes: Extending a Hoseline Up Exterior of a Building
In this Training Minutes video, John Simpson and company offer three methods for extending a hoseline up the outside of a building.
Read moreConstruction Concerns: Corrosion
Corrosion of a metal can be defined as its degrading from a reaction with its environment. This degradation can cause weakening of the metal by reducing its cross section, by changing its crystalline structure, or by a gradual chemical reaction...
Read moreStorm drops record-breaking rain in parts of California
This photo from video provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department shows Montecito Creek flowing alongside debris left over from January mudslides in Montecito, Calif., Wednesday, March 21, 2017. A strong Pacific storm dropped heavy rain...
Read moreWASHINGTON BANS SALE OF FIREFIGHTING FOAMS
Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill Tuesday that will make Washington state the first in the country to ban the sale of firefighting foams containing chemicals known to be a health hazard.
Read moreCELEBRATING 20 YEARS FIGHTING FIREFIGHTER CANCER
As you know. this year is the 20th Anniversary of FirefighterCloseCalls.com: “The Secret List” and we are doing something special with sincere hope that you will be a part of this “giving back” effort:
Read moreAMBULANCE STRIKES SHERIFF DEPUTY AT EMS SCENE
The Medina Sheriff’s Office (Ohio) confirms that a Deputy was struck by an area FD ambulance Thursday morning.
Read moreCHICAGO FIREFIGHTER INJURED
A Chicago firefighter was injured by falling bricks early Tuesday at the scene of a fire in the city’s Englewood neighborhood.
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