A firefighter returning from a call was hit by a vehicle outside the firehouse in Wilmington, Delaware. It happened on Wednesday around 8 p.m. as crews were backing a ladder truck into the Five Points Fire Station on South Maryland Avenue. The firefighter had just stepped off the truck when he was struck.

The emergency response took an unexpected turn when a firefighter fell through the second story onto a colleague below.

Patrick Trout died at home after working a full shift Sunday overnight into Monday, according to Commissioner Chuck Simms. The cause of his death has not been determined, Simms said. Trout, 47, was a member of Detroit Fire for the past 12 years.

Delaware State Police are investigating an accident Wednesday night, January 7, 2026, involving a firefighter in front of the Five Points Fire Company on Maryland Avenue.

As one Pasadena firefighter fought the Eaton Fire, it destroyed his house in Altadena. Chien Yu and his family had lived in their house for about eight years. On Jan. 7, 2025, he was having dinner at home when the fire broke out.

A CAL FIRE firefighter died after suffering a medical emergency while battling a house fire in Riverside County early Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed. According to CAL FIRE and the

A 19-year-old firefighter says he was assaulted and waterboarded by coworkers during an alleged hazing incident while on duty at a Marion County fire station.

BRISTOL, CT (WFSB) - A garage fire left one firefighter hurt in Bristol overnight. Fire officials told Channel 3 that the fire broke out on Chapel Street around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday. According to Bristol’s deputy fire chief, the firefighter was hurt because of icy conditions.