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Four firefighters were injured Tuesday morning in a blaze where a mayday alert was called at an apartment building in the Jeffrey Manor neighborhood on the Far South Side, officials said.

A new independent report recommends sweeping changes to safety protocols at the Apopka Fire Department in the wake of the death of Austin Duran last year.

Ukrainian firefighters in the Donetsk region are being overwhelmed by recent Russian attacks on towns near Bakhmut.

Ukrainian firefighters in the Donetsk region are being overwhelmed by recent Russian attacks on towns near Bakhmut.

Firefighters with Orange County Fire Rescue are taking a plunge by becoming rescue divers for the department.

For many of us, we call first responders on our worst days. These days, they’re facing daunting tasks while dealing with staffing issues and high call volumes.

A major fire of a Chicago Heights warehouse broke out Monday morning.

A man was found on fire in the bathroom of a Walmart Neighborhood Market over the weekend. The man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Local residents are asked to keep their windows and doors closed as fire crews try to contain the blaze.

Chicago firefighters responded Wednesday morning to a call of a fire at a Bronzeville high-rise building on the South Side.

"Battle of the Badges" to raise funds for families of fallen first responders.

Building collapse on South Side - one missing

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Seminole County firefighters extinguished a car fire in Altamonte Springs on Thursday. Fire crews responded to the fire on Interstate 4 near mile marker 91 around 5 p.m. Photos: Seminole County firefighters put out car fire on I-4Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 4 Seminole County firefighters put out car fire on I-4 Fire crews responded to the fire on Interstate 4 near mile marker 91 around 5 p.m. The Seminole County Fire Department said it was a “quick stop,” and there were no injuries. Investigators did not release the cause of the fire.

Police said none of them was believed to have suffered life threatening or life changing injuries.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Seminole County firefighters said five people were taken to the hospital on Tuesday afternoon after the fire suppression system at a Seminole County gas station activated by accident. Firefighters said they responded to the BJ’s Wholesale in Sanford on Tuesday afternoon after maintenance workers accidentally knocked something that triggered the system to turn on. The system dumped 560 gallons of dry chemicals on the fuel pump area. Read: Argument over disciplining a child led to murder-suicide in Deltona, sheriff saysFirefighters said the five people taken to the hospital had breathing difficulties or eye irritations. Photos: 5 hospitalized after fire suppression system activated at Seminole County gas stationExpand Autoplay Image 1 of 9 Fire suppression system activated The system dumped 560 gallons of dry chemicals on the fuel pump area.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Firefighters in Nashville found an unattended baby inside a hotel room following reports of a fire Wednesday night, authorities said. >> Read more trending newsFirefighters were called to the South Nashville hotel at about 8 p.m. CDT, WZTV reported. According to the Nashville Fire Department, firefighters found a hotel room with the door open and the blaze contained to one wall. The infant was inside the room and was alone, according to the television station. Baby hospitalized after left unattended in hotel room during fire https://t.co/e2tPX1KEum — WSMV 4 Nashville (@WSMV) October 13, 2022Investigators said the fire was accidental and likely due to an electrical problem, according to WTVF.

Firefighters climbed 110 floors in downtown Orlando to represent the 110 floors inside the Twin Towers.

KYIV, Ukraine — (AP) — Ukrainian firefighters known for rescuing people from buildings hit by shelling in more than six months of war turned their attention over the weekend to a furry victim — a gray-and-white kitten. Video showed the firefighters petting and cuddling the feline as they carried it to safety. “We found a beauty,” one of the firefighters said as the kitten wiggled around in a colleague's arms. Ukraine's emergency services said the kitten's paw needed medical attention. “Heroes of our time,” the emergency services proclaimed of the firefighters.

Last week's heatwave response was praised "but beneath the surface deeper-seated problems remain".

Russia's leader has confined his trips to the former USSR since the invasion of Ukraine in February.

A piece of green land on Sadina Street will be the home of Osceola County Fire Station 45.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Osceola County firefighters rescued a four-legged friend when they got a call about a fire at a retirement community. First responders were able to get the dog out of harm’s way after a fire spread through a townhome in Good Samaritan Village. Firefighters said they treated the resident for smoke inhalation and rescued the homeowner’s pet dog. Everyone is expected to be OK.READ: Arrest made after motorcycle removed from fatal crash sceneOsceola County firefighters said they put the fire out in less than four minutes. pic.twitter.com/WVNwhZCnLU — Osceola County Fire Rescue & EMS (@OSCFR) July 6, 2022Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

The roof of the village pub is badly damaged but there are no reports of any injuries.

A driver had to be extricated from their car Friday afternoon after crashing it into a Longwood home, according to the Seminole County Fire Department.

Video: ‘This is what we train for’: Orlando firefighters recall moment they saved woman from burning car A team of Orlando firefighters is reflecting on the moment they saved a woman who was trapped inside a burning car. ORLANDO, Fla. — A team of Orlando firefighters is reflecting on the moment they saved a woman who was trapped inside a burning car. The firefighters said it was a team effort to tackle the flames while Ibrahim checked on the woman. READ: Orlando firefighters rescue ducklings from storm drainThey said that 30 seconds to a minute after they got the woman out, the flames got even more intense. Photos: Orlando firefighter gives up own mask to save entrapped womanExpand Autoplay Image 1 of 7 Orlando Firefighter Gives Up Own Mask to Save Entrapped Woman (Orlando Fire Dept.)

Former Volusia County firefighter Kathy Weaver received a life-changing diagnosis two years before state law was enacted, providing payments to Florida firefighters who develop certain cancers. (WFTV.com News Staff)VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida League of Cities has asked an appellate court judge to uphold a ruling against a former Volusia County firefighter, who has been seeking financial compensation under the law for a career-related cancer diagnosis. Kathy Weaver received that life-changing diagnosis two years before state law was enacted, providing payments to Florida firefighters who develop certain cancers. It came five years after her 2012 retirement, following three decades of fighting fires and rising through the ranks to become a Volusia County Fire Rescue deputy chief. READ: Orange County firefighter’s cancer claim to go before administrative judgeBichler is leading Weaver’s fight against Volusia County, which could pave the way for retroactive payments to firefighters across the state.

Duckling rescue Firefighters said the crew of Engine 4 rescued eight ducklings from an Orlando storm drain. (Orlando Fire Department)ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando firefighters helped a mother duck get her ducklings back in a row on Monday. Firefighters said the crew of Engine 4 rescued eight ducklings from an Orlando storm drain. The firefighters said they stuck around to make sure the babies were reunited with their mom. READ: Sheriff’s program aims to strengthen Orange County’s Asian communityClick here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

Video: Orange County firefighters begin new hazardous materials training They also practiced finding and rescuing a firefighter in trouble. (WFTV)ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Firefighters in Orange County held their first day of training this week for Orange County Fire Rescue’s new special operations unit. WATCH: Take a look inside Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic RewindOCFR simulated a hazardous materials response Thursday at the Forsyth Facility Center. Photos: Orange County firefighters begin new hazardous materials trainingExpand Autoplay Image 1 of 5 Orange County firefighters begin new hazardous materials trainingThey also practiced finding and rescuing a firefighter in trouble. “Today, were doing some hazmat training,” said Greg Hubbard with Orange County Fire Rescue.

BERLIN — (AP) — Firefighters in the western German town of Bocholt received an unusual distress call Friday from a local high school after teachers were unable to open a safe containing the questions for a final-year exam that students were due to take. Firefighters raced to the scene to find that the lock had jammed and set about sawing open the safe, the Bocholt fire department said. “That way the students were able to sit their exam with about an hour's delay,” it said. While teachers cheered the firefighters for saving the day, the reaction from students was mixed. “Some of them would probably have enjoyed a sunny day off instead,” said fire department spokesman Matthias Hanne.

A Flagler County firefighter is making sure his team is prepared in the case they run into a child with autism.

Two men were found dead in a house fire in the Morgan Park neighborhood.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Seminole County firefighters said they battled a two-alarm apartment fire in Fern Park on Monday afternoon. Firefighters tweeted about the fire at Hidden Meadows Loop before 3:30 p.m. Monday. Firefighters said eight apartment units were impacted by the fire, two of which were vacant, and one person was treated on the scene. pic.twitter.com/px6qWqT6S1 — Seminole County Fire Department (SCFD) PIO Media (@scfdpio) March 28, 20228 units affected in 2-story apartment fire in Fern Creek. pic.twitter.com/9em48FZ99p — Seminole County Fire Department (SCFD) PIO Media (@scfdpio) March 28, 2022Channel 9 has crews on the way to the apartment complex to gather additional details.

Explosion hurts 2: An illegal butane marijuana lab exploded, injuring two firefighters Sunday. (Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images)ANAHEIM, Calif. — Two firefighters were injured Sunday when an illegal butane marijuana lab exploded at a commercial building in Southern California, authorities said. >> Read more trending newsThe lab exploded at about 11:22 a.m. PST about three blocks east of Knott’s Berry Farm, the Los Angeles Times reported. The two injured firefighters were taken to an area hospital, the newspaper reported. Butane marijuana labs are extremely dangerous, the Times reported.

Several people have been taken to hospitals after a fire that included a “mayday” emergency call Saturday afternoon on the city’s Far South Side.

A fire union official said members are "furious" and shouldn't be forced to get the shot or risk pay.

Dog rescued from fire Marion County firefighters rescued a dog from a house fire on Thursday night. (Marion County Fire Rescue)MARION COUNTY, Fla. — Marion County firefighters rescued a dog from a house fire on Thursday night. Firefighters said a neighbor called 911 to report that a home on the 11000 block of SE 61st Avenue, Belleview, was on fire. Firefighter paramedics went inside to search the home and found a dog, named Cuya. Firefighters said Cuya was brought outside and given life-saving oxygen through a donated pet oxygen mask.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott called it a "gut wrenching tragedy" for the city, the fire department and the firefighters' families.

Flagler County firefighters Flagler County firefighters got an unexpected start to 2022 when they helped deliver a baby on New Year’s Day. (Flagler County Fire Rescue)FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — Flagler County firefighters got an unexpected start to 2022 when they helped deliver a baby on New Year’s Day. Officials said Flagler County Fire Rescue Lt. Jon Moscowitz and Firefighter/Paramedic Jimmy Melady helped deliver Traci Kuehn’s baby girl as they transported her to AdventHealth Daytona Beach. Baby Sunnie arrived at 6:02 p.m., on Jan. 1, 10 weeks early, weighing 3 pounds, 5 ounces. READ: California twins born 15 minutes apart: One in 2021, the other in 2022Kuehn expressed her gratitude to Moscowitz and Melady for assisting in safely bringing baby Sunnie into the world.

Firefighters said Monday that rescue workers in Sicily have recovered four more bodies in the rubble of buildings that collapsed following a gas leak explosion, bringing to seven the number of confirmed dead

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County firefighters are battling a blaze at a honey farm. Firefighters said flames were through the roof of Webb’s Honey. READ: What’s open/closed on Thanksgiving; Black Friday hours for Macy’s, Best Buy, Walmart, others#Structure Fire 21777 SR 520 Webb's Honey. Flames through the roof. — OCFire Rescue (@OCFireRescue) November 24, 2021Check back and watch Eyewitness News for live updates.

Wheeling police are asking for the public’s help after a young mother was found dead in an apparent homicide and her 1-year-old baby daughter went missing, police said Wednesday.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando firefighters put out a massive house fire on Willie Mays Parkway on Tuesday night. Firefighters said two fire stations responded to the home, including three engines and two towers. Officials said no one was injured in the fire, and that the cause is still under investigation. READ: Jury to resume deliberating Markeith Loyd trial verdict this morningFire cause under investigation. pic.twitter.com/ysASlCFK8q — Orlando Fire Dept (@OrlandoFireDept) November 3, 2021Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

WINTER PARK, Fla. — Firefighters said they are investigating a “suspicious” house fire after a Winter Park home went up in flames early Tuesday. At about 12:22 a.m., firefighters responded to a house fire coming from the garage area at 3335 Heartwood Avenue. Firefighters said they found heavy smoke and flames in the house. One cat was found safe, another was given oxygen and the third cat did not make it, according to firefighters. https://t.co/yJT4UZLNtZ — OCFire Rescue (@OCFireRescue) November 2, 2021Firefighters said the fire is suspicious at this time and the State Fire Marshal will handle the investigation.

The driver of the truck, identified as a 34-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the accident scene, according to Newport Fire Protection District Lt. Keenan Stone.

Just as he did during a fire two years ago, a dog named Rello woke up his owner, Coy Freeman, early Thursday morning, alerting him to a blaze on the South Side.

It was one of the most powerful stories of heroism from September 11, 2001.

A woman was killed early Saturday morning in a house fire in the 2400 block of Anna Way, the Elgin Fire Department said.

Italian firefighters are battling a high-rise blaze in Milan that spread rapidly through a 20-story residential building.

Italian firefighters on Sunday battled a high-rise blaze in Milan that spread rapidly through a 20-story residential building and poured black smoke into the air. Mayor Giuseppe Sala said there were no reports of injuries or deaths, but that firefighters were kicking down doors, apartment by apartment, to make sure there were no victims. “We are sure that there was time to get out, but until the controls are finished, we cannot be entirely sure," Sala told reporters at the scene.

Four people, including one firefighter, were taken to hospitals after a fire Monday night in a South Shore apartment building, fire officials said.

Some firefighters on the front lines in California don't know if their own homes have survived the blaze.

If the registered reading is verified, it will be hottest temperature ever recorded in Europe.

Thousands of people are being evacuated as uncontrolled fires continue to rage.

Heroes weekend returns to Legoland Florida Resort

'Embarrassed' raccoon rescued Firefighters in Dalton, Ga., rescued a raccoon after he got into a house on Monday, July 12, 2021. (Dalton Fire Department)DALTON, Ga. — Firefighters in Dalton got an unusual call on Monday night after a raccoon managed to find his way into a home, officials said. “Sure, there may be the occasional cat needing to be rescued from a tree, but a raccoon? That’s a new one.”Authorities were called to a home near Dalton High School on Monday night after the raccoon was found inside. “As you can tell, he was pretty embarrassed about it, but it’s really nothing to be ashamed of,” firefighters said.

Orange County Fire Rescue crews are helping a worker stuck in the bucket of a boom lift.

Only about 4% of all U.S. firefighters are women.

Many firefighters are leaving the field due to low wages.

More than 40 firefighters from Central Florida who are part of the Task Force 4 team deployed to assist in the search and rescue operations in Surfside.

Nine firefighters were sent home sick after working in the heat this week.

Police say firefighters found a body while they were putting out a grass fire at a rest area near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

Officials say firefighters have already been called in to fight large fires this season.

Parts of the eighth, ninth and 10th floors of the 19-storey building in east London are on fire.

ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. – A driver was critically injured and three firefighters were taken to a hospital after an SUV collided head-on with a firetruck Monday afternoon in Ormond-by-the-Sea, the Florida Highway Patrol said. AdThe driver of the Tahoe was airlifted to Halifax Health Medical Center in critical condition, troopers said. Three firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, according to officials. “They were struck head-on, yet they were able to retrieve their equipment from the fire engine, extricate the other driver from his vehicle, and prepare him for transport to Halifax Health Medical Center. Jay Brantt, a maintenance worker at the apartment complex where the firetruck came to a rest, said it appeared the driver was drunk.

Firefighters from Engine 117 pulled Lemon from the back of the home, but he was taken to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, where he was pronounced dead, the department said.

Orlando, Fla. – The city of Orlando opened a brand-new fire station in the Rosemont community on Monday. Station 9, known as “Outpost Nine,” is the new home to 30 firefighters on Center Loop off of Shader Road. The 12,000-foot building has private bunk rooms and restrooms for crews and it even includes a secure room for female firefighters. AdThe chief said the new fire station could serve as an example for other fire departments in the future. “We have had three other departments that have come in and toured the station and looking to do the same thing...absolutely,” he said.

The Gary Sinise Foundation held its Serving Heroes event with the Orlando Fire Department on Tuesday. During the stop, workers with the organization handed out dozens of meals to firefighters at Orlando Fire Station One. The event was part of a national COVID-19 relief campaign from the Gary Sinise Foundation. Tuesday's event came as the Gary Sinise Foundation prepares to launch its first chapter in Central Florida on Aug. 15. The organization said the chapter will be the first of many that will expand the footprint of the Gary Sinise Foundation.

A Reedy Creek representative said the timeline for Grants illness doesnt fall into the accepted CDC guideline of two to 17 days because he started showing symptoms 24 hours after contact with the paramedics. The Reedy Creek communications manager told News 6, We did pull all the EMS reports from June 23 (a week prior to the first person showing symptoms). Reedy Creek paramedics Steven Provost and Brian Astleford were on the June 29 call to Disney Springs and tested positive for the coronavirus four days later. Were on the front lines dealing with COVID everyday, Grant told News 6. They are a lot of employers in Florida simply saying you cant prove you contracted this disease on the job.

ORLANDO, Fla. The Orlando Fire Department is reporting an increase Thursday in coronavirus cases among its staff. As of Thursday, 28 members of the Orlando Fire Department have now tested positive for COVID-19, and 87 are in quarantine, according to a statement sent by department officials Thursday. The new statistics include the original number of COVID-19 positive department members and those in isolation. From the day previous, 21 more COVID-19 cases were confirmed within the department, as well as 23 more in a mandatory 14-day quarantine. On Thursday, the Florida Department of Health reported a jump of 316 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Orange County from Wednesday into Thursday.