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09/02/2026

Courtesy of Connect-Bridgeport.Com

Bridgeport among Several First Responders at Recent Structure Fire that Results in Unit being Destroyed

The Bridgeport Fire Department was among several agencies alerted to a call for a structure fire on Sunday, August 30.

The call came that evening at 6:44 p.m. to Harrison-Taylor 911. Multiple other agencies responded and were alerted to assisted as well.

Units arrived at the 2200 block of Philippi Pike in East View, between Clarksburg and Stonewood. Upon arrival, units observed, and reported, a working vehicle fire with exposures.

Upon further inspection, first responders noted that the vehicle on fire – an old school bus – was being used as a residence, according to the Nutter Fort Volunteer Fire Department. The fire did have exposures to an adjacent garage and other items on the verge of igniting.

Bridgeport Fire Chief Greg Pigg said his staff entered the garage area. They were looking for an extension of the fire, which he said they did not find.

The Nutter Fort Fire Department reported that the fire was quickly placed under control. They also reported that there were no injuries reported. No further information was available, but pictures from the NFVD page show the bus/residence appearing to be destroyed.

(Editor's Note: Photo with this story is from the Nutter Fort Fire Department page.)

08/25/2026

NYC Battle of the Badges Charity Game

Battle of the Badges
7:10pm

The annual NYPD vs. FDNY Battle of the Badges charity baseball game at Citi Field has been rescheduled for Thursday, August 17 at 7:10 p.m. General admission tickets are $20.

Proceeds from the game will benefit NYPD and FDNY designated charities.

For more information, please visit:

Battle of the Badges charity baseball game

08/06/2026

Bronx 5th Alarm Box 3564. East 209th Street & Parkside Place

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08/03/2026

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On Aug. 2, 1978, six FDNY firefighters made the Supreme Sacrifice while battling a fire at a Waldbaum's supermarket in Brooklyn. It remains one of the deadliest fires in the Department's history.

Twenty members were operating on the roof when the supermarket's center section suddenly collapsed, sending 12 firefighters into the flames below.

We honor the memory of:

• Lt. James E. Cutillo, Battalion 33
• Firefighter Charles S. Bouton, Ladder 156
• Firefighter Harold F. Hastings, Battalion 42
• Firefighter James P. McManus, Ladder 153
• Firefighter William O'Connor, Ladder 156
• Firefighter George S. Rice, Ladder 153

Forty-eight years later, we continue to remember their courage, their sacrifice and their commitment to protecting New Yorkers. We will never forget them.

07/30/2026

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This morning, West Metro crews were conducting high-angle rescue training in a steep, rocky area near Morrison, west of C-470, when Firefighter/Paramedic Jarrod Leonard fell approximately 50 feet.
Jarrod sustained critical injuries and was transported to a local hospital.
Jarrod has served the West Metro community for more than 23 years and is one of our technical rescue instructors, helping train firefighters in the specialized skills needed to perform rescues in some of the most challenging environments.
Jarrod remains in critical condition and is receiving ongoing treatment and evaluations.

07/18/2026

Nearly 900 wildfires burn across Canada, forcing evacuations

Nearly 900 wildfires burn across Canada, with smoke spreading acros...

07/14/2026

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The Kansas City Fire Department has acquired a Mobile Command Unit from Frontline Communications, designed to improve multi-agency coordination during large-scale events and emergencies.

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07/14/2026

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UPDATE — FIRE CAUSE: FDNY Fire Marshals have determined the cause of a 3-alarm fire on June 19 at a church on Bushwick Avenue in Brooklyn to be incendiary. The investigation is ongoing.

07/08/2026

Courtesy of news4sanantonio.com

Woman arrested after she stole a downtown ambulance

SAN ANTONIO — A woman was taken into custody after she apparently stole an ambulance downtown while medics were treating a patient in the back.

The incident happened around 10:56 a.m. Wednesday morning in the 100 block of South St. Mary’s Street. According to SAPD, a medic unit was stopped on a call when a woman entered the unoccupied driver’s seat and drove off without authorization.

The San Antonio Fire Department said the ambulance was stopped after about 20 minutes. SAPD’s Eagle helicopter was requested to keep surveillance on the vehicle before the suspect stopped and was apprehended.

Officials said the two medics and the elderly male patient were not injured. The patient was transferred to another ambulance for continued transport.

(A woman stole an ambulance downtown while medics treated a patient in the back. SAPD helicopter tracked it for 20 minutes before she was arrested.) (SBG San Antonio)

06/29/2026

Courtesy of nydailynews.com

FDNY EMS medic assaulted in Bronx after rock thrown at his ambulance

FDNY EMS medic assaulted in Bronx after rock thrown at his ambulance

A 37-year-old FDNY emergency medical technician was attacked in the Bronx early Thursday after a rock was hurled at his ambulance, police said.

The EMS member was in his marked ambulance approaching the corner of Morris Ave. and McClellan St. in the Concourse section of the Bronx at 6:45 a.m. when someone threw a rock at its passenger-side window, cops said.

The EMT stopped the vehicle and approached the rock hurler, who then jumped the medic, repeatedly punching him in his head and body.

Responding police officers took the attacker into custody.

EMS rushed the EMT to Lincoln Hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries.

Charges against the suspect were pending Thursday.

A local deli worker identified the attacker as a troublemaking homeless person whom he said had stolen items in the past from the store.

He said he saw the end of the attack, and watched the beginning of it on the deli’s surveillance video.

"When I come in (at) 7-something, I saw the guy was on the ground,” the deli worker said. “I saw the video when I come inside the store, and the guy, he jumped the paramedic.”

He said local merchants were glad the man was arrested.

"He needed help,” the deli worker said. “This person like that is a danger to the street.”

(37-year-old FDNY emergency medical technician was attacked after a rock was hurled at his ambulance at the corner of Morris Ave. and McClellan St. in the Bronx.) (Julian Roberts-Grmela / New York Daily News)