Tag: firefighters

When people mention spotting a spider, a snake or another creepy crawly in their home, one (mostly) joking reaction is that the place should be burned down. But for one ...

With the technological takeover that has happened in many young people's lives, it has become rarer to see kids outside exploring and doing "normal" kid things. Many school-age children are ...

Landmark Theatre is a well-known historical site in Syracuse, New York, but on Friday morning first responders got a different kind of show than most people would expect. On Friday ...

Sometimes, despite their best efforts, pet owners are stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to paying for care after serious accidents. Heartwrenching pleas for help ...

When a construction worker in Scottsdale, Arizona, fell into a 25-foot trench at a worksite on Monday morning, a fellow worker jumped down to rescue him -- but he also ...

"Why now are we being bribed and coerced to take a medication."

When a 3-year-old boy in Flagler County, Florida, woke up from a nap to a house filled with smoke and smoke alarms blaring, he did what many children his age ...

When first responders get to a scene, they never quite know what they're going to encounter, which is why they train for all kinds of scenarios. When emergency response showed ...

On Aug. 24, 14-year-old Lily Swanson of Leyland, Lancashire, England, was out walking her dog Isobel when she sensed danger brewing. She was close to home, on Hough Lane, when ...

Last Thursday, a 15-year-old dog named Zoey wandered away from her home in Arlington, Texas, and found herself trapped underground. It took city rescue crews, the water company, police, firefighters, ...

If you have even a hint of claustrophobia -- or even just a healthy fear of danger in general -- this story will stick with you. On Monday, in Newington, ...

On Monday, a dog walker was taking a 14-year-old goldendoodle named Sienna for a stroll in Northampton, Massachusetts -- not all that unusual an activity for the dog, which often ...

Plenty of children are in awe of firetrucks and firemen. The lights, the sounds, the excitement, the heroism -- all of it dazzles young hopefuls. Hanford Fire Department Chief Steve ...

One woman's selfish actions have been used for good after a community banded together over a lemonade stand and a noble cause. Twins Katelyn and Elias Smidt, 9, were excited ...

People tend to learn the pitfalls of their local areas pretty quickly, often through trial and error. You learn which streets will get you to your destination the fastest, where ...

On July 25, in Auburn, Alabama, a man reportedly put his family, his neighborhood, first responders and himself in a very dangerous position. Calls came into the Auburn Police District ...

Most people know to avoid bees. And generally, if you don't bother them, they won't bother you -- but there are some circumstances where this is not the case. For ...

The Dixie Fire in California has burned over 220,000 acres since it started on July 13, leaving behind a charred landscape and only 23 percent contained by Thursday morning. According ...

Gertie is a white terrier mix from Cincinnati, Ohio, who has a nose for adventure. Like many of the terrier type, she's an "earth" dog, living up to the stereotype ...

On Tuesday afternoon, a handful of firefighters in Orange County, California, were treated to a unique scenario when a woman became trapped in a very small space between two buildings. ...