Schiller Park Firefighters Local 5230 / Facebook screen shot Awning Collapses, Trapping Woman Underneath in Bitter Cold for 10 Hours The woman stayed there, trapped, her voice muffled by the awning and the snow, until it got dark. By Amanda Thomason February 24, 2021
Robert Cohen / St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP Inmates Angry Over Virus Restrictions Smash Windows, Set Fires in St. Louis Jail Over 100 inmates smashed windows and set fires at a St. Louis jail in a disturbance over pandemic restrictions. By The Associated Press February 6, 2021
Mason County Judge Jerry Bearden via AP 'A Terrible Tragedy': Suspected Arsonist in Custody After Torching Historic Courthouse A suspect has been arrested after allegedly setting a fire at a 111-year-old Texas county courthouse. By The Associated Press February 5, 2021
High Springs Fire Department / Facebook 11 Hours After Car Falls Into 40-Foot Sinkhole, Woman Finally Rescued While the man was able to climb out of the hole and go for help, the woman was stuck in the sinkhole for almost half a day. By Amanda Thomason January 13, 2021
W-Underdogs / Facebook screen shot Homeless Man Risks Life by Rushing Into Blazing Fire To Save Shelter Animals Thankfully, a homeless man named Keith Walker was in the right place at the right time, and managed to save the animals on site. By Amanda Thomason December 29, 2020
Lilitz Fire Company No. 1 / Facebook screen shot Brave Firefighter Risks Life To Save Dog Trapped Inside Blazing Barn Thanks to Balmer's willingness to enter the burning building and rescue the pup, the family will still be complete this Christmas. By Amanda Thomason December 26, 2020
Chicago Police / YouTube screen shot 15-Year-Old Boy Charged with Murder After Stunning Attack on Retired Firefighter Is Caught on Camera 'Dwain was snatched from us by a world in which we live that has allowed evil and violence to raise its ugly head.' By Erin Coates December 17, 2020
Maskot / Getty Images Poll: Over Half of New York City Firefighters Won't Get the COVID Vaccine As the time nears for a COVID-19 vaccine to hit the market, fear is leading some to say they will not be vaccinated. By Jack Davis December 6, 2020
Getty Images Retired Fire Inspector Rallies 55+ Community After Orders To Toss Grills Are Handed Down 'A lot of us are immobile and pretty much restricted to our own condos. Those of us who have grills do so to avoid the restaurants.' By Jennifer Jean Miller November 26, 2020
Attractions Magazine / YouTube screen shot 13 People Left Stranded on Ride for 3 Hours After Roller Coaster Gets Stuck Rescue crews worked for three hours using a cherry picker to extract each of the 13 guests from the 61-foot-high roller coaster. By Amanda Thomason November 7, 2020