Moment firefighters smash through wall to rescue a dog trapped behind it for FIVE DAYS

Moment firefighters smash through wall to rescue a dog trapped behind it for FIVE DAYS – before reuniting her with her owners Gertie the dog went missing in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 13 after running away   Owners Connie Frick and Lynn Herman put up missing posters all over town   Footage shows firefighter Jenny Adkin smashing … Read more

Cat stuck in gap between two properties is rescued by firefighters who remove bricks to free it 

Mission Impawssible! Cat stuck in three-inch gap between two properties is rescued by firefighters who remove bricks from garage to free it Kevin could not be reached after falling between two homes in Middlesbrough  Black and white feline believed to have fallen off roof before being heard crying Cat suffered a swollen knee but was … Read more

Blaze rips through tower block flat ‘with Grenfell-style cladding’ as 100 firefighters battle flames

A blaze has ripped through a London tower block which still has Grenfell-style cladding nearly four years after the tragedy, despite multiple warnings from locals.  More than 125 firefighters in 20 vehicles spent the morning battling the blaze at New Providence Wharf, near Canary Wharf, in the east of the capital. It has now been … Read more

Firefighters union ‘delayed volunteering in pandemic because of a health and safety row’ 

Firefighters have been ‘limited and delayed’ in carrying out potentially life-saving work during the pandemic because of a row over health and safety, according to a watchdog. The inspector of fire and rescue services said fire bosses and union officials being locked in lengthy and complicated negotiations about working conditions affected how much firefighters were … Read more

Flying ‘Santa’ CRASHES into power lines before being rescued by firefighters 

Paragliding ‘Santa’ CRASHES into power lines on his way to deliver candy canes to children and is left dangling for an hour Man dressed in a Santa suit got his sleigh-shaped paraglider caught in power-lines in Rio Linda, California He was on his way to deliver candy canes to local community in a ‘light craft’   … Read more

More than half of NYC firefighters say they will NOT take a COVID vaccine

REVEALED: More than half of NYC firefighters say they will NOT take a COVID vaccine when it becomes available to them A survey of 2,053 found that 55 percent said ‘no’ when asked ‘Will you get the COVID-19 Vaccine from Pfizer when the Department makes it available?’  The poll was taken by the Uniformed Firefighters … Read more

Firefighters tackle huge Bradford blaze at go-kart track once probed for ‘illegally’ storing tyres

Chaos in Bradford as hundreds of firefighters tackle huge blaze at go-kart track that had been probed for ‘illegally’ storing 50,000 tyres with schools forced to close and rail services cancelled  Huge fire started around 3am this morning in East Bowling area of Bradford  The site of the blaze is confirmed to be a former … Read more

Flooding chaos as firefighters use boats to rescue stranded motorists in North Yorkshire

Firefighters had to rescue stranded motorists on Sunday after a fortnight’s worth of rain brought by Storm Aiden fell in just 24 hours.  Nearly four inches of rain fell in North-West England during Sunday. The average for the whole month of November is 10 inches. In North Yorkshire, firefighters used boats to rescue nine people … Read more

More than a THIRD of firefighters and FDNY paramedics caught coronavirus

More than a third of New York City firefighters and first responders with the FDNY likely caught coronavirus at the height of the pandemic’s grip on the city, a new study reveals.  Scientists at New York University (NYU) assessed data on nearly every frontline worker at  the Fire Department of the City of New York … Read more

Rat is freed from a manhole by firefighters – but not before it chomps one of the men saving it 

Fat rat is freed from a manhole by firefighters – but not before the rotund rodent chomps one of the men saving it Volunteer fire brigade rescued rat stuck in manhole cover in Germany yesterday They arrived around 4.45pm in Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate The rat bit into one of the rescuer’s gloves when they reached … Read more