Plant City Police Department / Facebook image screen shot Rookie Cop and Rookie Firefighter Help Save Autistic Boys from House Fire: 'I Would Do It Again' The off-duty cop knew something was wrong when he saw smoke and saw his neighbor run out of her home with only one of her three children. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 28, 2022
Kendyl Young / Flickr Massive Recall Announced, Normal Home Item Has Been Spontaneously Bursting Into Flames One home product containing a lithium-ion battery and solar panels is now being recalled as a fire hazard. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal June 26, 2022
West Allis Police Department / Facebook video screen shot Video: First Responders Enter 'Fully Engulfed' Home to Rescue 3-Year-Old Trapped in Back Bedroom The police searched desperately for the little boy, calling his name and trying to find him in the smoke-filled room. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 24, 2022
CBS Philly / YouTube screen shot 'Catastrophic Accident': Philadelphia Firefighters Trapped in Rubble After Deadly Building Collapse Tragedy struck in Philadelphia after a building that caught fire collapsed while responders were still inside. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal June 18, 2022
WCCO - CBS Minnesota / Youtube screen shot Tens of Thousands of Chickens Killed in Massive Farm Fire — Adds to Bizarre String of Food Disasters Across US It happened again. Another fire at a food processing plant. Is this another coincidence like the fact-checkers say? By Mike Landry, The Western Journal June 7, 2022
@dcfireems / Twitter screen shot While Helping Battle Apartment Blaze, Rookie Firefighter Hears Noise and Saves Woman's Life Kojo Saunders proved his mettle at an apartment fire after entering a unit and finding the inhabitant still inside, in serious condition. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 30, 2022
Calf Canyon and Hermits Peak Fire / Facebook screen shot Firefighters Find Newborn Elk While Battling Massive Wildfire: 'Didn't Think It Was Alive' If all goes well, in four months the little calf named 'Cinder' will be big enough to release back into the wild. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 26, 2022
Orlando Fire Department / Facebook Woman Pinned in Flipped, Burning Car Faces Certain Death Until Firefighter Gives Her His Oxygen Mask When first responders arrived on the scene of the accident around 11 p.m., a car had hit a tree, flipped and caught fire. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 18, 2022
Morristown Emergency and Rescue Squad, Inc. / Facebook screen shot Good Samaritan Rescues Driver from Burning Car Right Before Car Explodes, Trapping First Responders Flames leaped from the vehicle and started to make their way into the woods along the road, endangering those in the area. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 16, 2022
Drew Angerer/Getty Images Electric Vehicle Charging Sparks Multiple House Fires, Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Damage Caused Electric vehicles have risks of fire, which must be recognized. Like cars, EVs are also dangerous and not perfect - like politicians think. By Abby Liebing, The Western Journal May 10, 2022
Saved by Zade / Facebook Firefighters Rescue 9 Kittens After Home Housing Local Rescue Supplies and Kittens Catches on Fire Not only did the home belong to a local family, but they are heavily involved in a cat rescue and were housing nine kittens at the time. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 5, 2022
Steinmetz Family Farms / YouTube screen shot Dog Stuck on 2nd Floor of Burning Home Makes Desperate Attempt to Escape as Flames Close In A passer-by quickly alerted neighbors, directed someone to call 911, and attempted to fight the blaze with a garden hose. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 30, 2022
Orange County Sheriff's Office / Facebook screen shot Deputy Scales Burning Building to Save Baby Stuck on Third Floor: 'He Was Sent There to Save Her' Elenus stopped by the sheriff's office to thank her heroes in person - and her heroes were waiting with gifts and clothing for the kids. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 29, 2022
IMPD News / Facebook screen shot Mom and Toddlers Trapped in Burning Apartment Saved Just in Time by 'the Grace of God and You Guys' Smoke was billowing out of the broken window by the time officers arrived, obscuring the mother and her two little ones. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 26, 2022
KTBC-TV / screen shot Firefighters Save Man and Dog Trapped on Third Floor of Burning Apartment with No Way Out Most of the residents were able to escape without an issue - except for one man and his dog, who were trapped on the third floor. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 21, 2022
Kevin Winter/Getty Images Dolly Parton's Charming Former Home Offered as Free Wedding Venue for Couples Affected by Wildfires In 2003, after her mother passed away, Dolly Parton inherited the family home and later sold it to a friend. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 19, 2022
Salem Fire Department / Facebook screen shot Fire Department Gets Special Note and Donation from Boy: 'The Smallest Gesture Can Mean the World' Jackson Gilchrist said that he learned about first responders' jobs at school and was touched by their dedication. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 18, 2022
Sacramento Fire Department / Facebook Fire Crew Finds Homeless Puppy at Burning Debris Pile, Now He's Being Fostered by a Firefighter The puppy's back leg was burned and he had melted plastic on his head and body, but he's doing well and already winning hearts. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 18, 2022
KTRK-TV / video screen shot Good Samaritans Hear Man Yelling for Help, Spot Him in Burning Home Trapped by Burglar Bars Within minutes, the men had come up with a plan, and the one of the good Samaritans pulled his truck around. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 16, 2022
(Glendale Fire Department / Facebook screen shot Police Responding to House Fire Pry Open Garage Door, Then Hear Puppies Whimpering Inside First responders arrived to find that a fire had started in the attic, burning through the roof and into sections of the house and garage. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 16, 2022