PHOTOS: A driver and three workers were taken to the hospital after construction equipment collapsed onto multiple cars and a construction box in Brickell Monday morning, fire rescue officials said.

Miami Fire Rescue officials said a 85-foot drill rig, also known as a pile rig, collapsed on Southeast 12th Street and Brickell Bay Drive around 8 a.m.

Miami Fire Chief Robert Hevia said the drill rig collapsed onto a construction box and three vehicles, including two that were parked and one that was driving down Brickell Bay Drive.

Hevia said that the driver of a white BMW SUV saw the drill rig falling, stopped her vehicle and put it in reverse. The drill rig then landed on the SUV’s hood, which caused a fire, and the driver was able to escape by going out the back.

Video showed the downed equipment on top of the box and the charred remains of the BMW, as well as the two parked cars. Two workers, ages 29 and 27, were in the construction box when the drill rig fell on top of it, trapping them.

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PHOTOS: A domestic dispute between two brothers escalated into a dangerous standoff and massive house fire Friday night in Hamilton, according to Assistant Police Chief Brian Robinson.

Robinson said police were called to a home in the 200 block of Eaton Avenue around 6:50 p.m. after a third party reported two men fighting in the front yard.

The first officer arrived approximately eight minutes later and found a man outside with blood and an injury to his arm. The man told police he had been in a physical altercation with his brother, who had been drinking.

According to Robinson, the injured man said his brother was also severely injured and had run back inside the home after the fight. Both men are believed to be in their mid-to-late 20s. By approximately 8:30 p.m., flames were visible through the windows and roof of the home.

Firefighters initially remained outside because of the reported gunfire and information from family members that several guns and a large amount of ammunition may have been inside. Police said some of the popping sounds heard after the fire began may have been ammunition igniting in the flames.

Once crews moved closer to attack the fire, police officers used ballistic shields to protect firefighters in case shots were fired from the home.

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At least seven people have been injured in an accident involving a Los Angeles Fire Department ladder truck and three other vehicles in South Los Angeles. This crash happened around 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of South Figueroa Street and 120th Street, near the 110 and 105 freeways.

Video from the Citizen App shows the fire truck lodged in the front of a sports bar near a laundromat. Three sedans were seen crashed right next to it.

A firefighter is among the injured, according to LAFD, and one person had to be extricated from a vehicle. All seven injured people were taken to the hospital in unknown condition. The intersection remained shut down for hours, with the fire truck still lodged in the building before crews eventually towed it away.

The cause of the accident is under investigation. This is the second accident involving a city fire department vehicle in the past four days.

“I know that they were going emergency when they were responding to that incident, when they were involved in that traffic accident at this intersection,” said Capt. Anthony Tubbs with LAFD. “There’s pretty significant damage to our apparatus, as well as a couple civilian vehicles, enough to result in seven individuals who needed to be transported.”

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VIDEO: A suburban auto body shop owner and a retired firefighter are teaming up to honor New York firefighters on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Together they restored a vintage fire truck, but the reason behind their bond goes much deeper. John Tobin arrived at a fire station on Staten Island to return a piece of history.

“FDNY really embraces their history,” he said. “It’s the love of the fire service and the respect that one tries to give back.” The special moment was captured on cellphone video on Tuesday ahead of the 25th anniversary of September 11.

The retired Elgin firefighter spent two years restoring the front of this vintage fire truck for Ladder Company 81. The truck served several communities before ending up at a dealer in Shorewood. His friend reached out to him about the truck.

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On this 25th anniversary of September 11, we honor the memory of a national tragedy that changed our country forever. We will never forget the fallen, nor those who still carry the weight of that day.

We honor the heroism, courage, and sacrifice of firefighters and all first responders who selflessly ran into the path of danger, and we recognize the lasting toll carried by survivors, families, and responders.

Twenty-five years later, we remember the courage, sacrifice, and service of those who answered the call on September 11, 2001.

This video honors the firefighters, first responders, public safety professionals, and countless others whose actions that day and in the days that followed, demonstrated extraordinary bravery and commitment to others.

Through the voices and experiences of fire service leaders, we reflect on the lessons, the leadership, and the legacy of 9/11.

We remember those we lost. We honor those who served. And we remain committed to never forgetting.

We remember 9/11 not just as a moment in time, but as a defining experience for our nation and our fire service. These quotes and reflections, shared by first responders, preserve the personal truths of that day, ensuring we never forget the sacrifices made and the lessons learned.

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VIDEOS: One of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off a Miami runway and killed five people repeatedly warned they were coming in too fast nearly two minutes ahead of time and at the last second urged them to abort the landing, according to highlights of the cockpit recording that investigators released Wednesday.

The National Transportation Safety Board released some details from the recording after investigators interviewed both pilots, but the full transcript won’t be made public until later. The agency said the other pilot didn’t consistently respond to the speed warnings.

The Amazon plane came in fast on Sunday afternoon and then barreled roughly 1,300 feet (396 meters) past the end of the runway and smashed into a van carrying workers at a plane cleaning company before hitting a compact SUV as it slid across a public road before catching fire.

All five people who died were in the van. Five others were hurt, including two who remained in critical condition on Tuesday. The two pilots survived.

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The triplet sons of an FDNY firefighter, who responded to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, are not identical but they share a common past and will soon share a common future.

They’re three of the thousands of children who lost a parent 25 years ago on Sept. 11 or in the years after due to 9/11-related illnesses.

William Gormley’s sons – Raymond, Billy and Kevin – were just 3 years old when their father rushed to the twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001. While many children lost parents that day, the brothers grew up with their father, only later learning the toll his work at Ground Zero had taken on his health.

“We all, for the most part, have the same lives in a lot of ways,” Raymond said while sitting on a couch between his two brothers. “The same trauma, the same upbringing, the same everything. No one understands me like these two understand me.”

But for Kevin, Raymond and Billy didn’t learn about what happened from the history books, they lived it and they always had each other to rely on.

“This is a huge point my father always made, he said, ‘These are your people. You were born with them, and this is what you got til the end,'” Kevin said.

They don’t remember what happened on Sept. 11, since they were so young. “Now, 25 years later, we’re understanding the full grasp of what happened that day,” Raymond said.

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A Beverly Hills apartment building caught fire Wednesday, displacing residents and forcing a partial roof collapse. The Beverly Hills Fire Department responded to a call in the 200 block of South Rexford Drive around 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 9.

Residents evacuated safely, but multiple firefighters were injured, with two taken to the hospital, including one treated for heat exhaustion. High heat and humidity created significant physical challenges for crews battling the flames in heavy gear.

The fire forced residents out of the garden-style, multi-unit building and onto the street as flames shot through the roof. Neighboring homes were also impacted by the emergency response. Scott Prisland, a 30-year resident of one of the four units, evacuated alongside his wife, Marnie. Firefighters managed to pull photo albums from their home, along with a Tony Award Prisland recently won for the Broadway musical “Schmigadoon!”

“The Beverly Hills Fire Department did get us out and rescued the Tony, which is very nice,” Prisland said. “We lost a lot of other stuff, which is terrible, and I feel horrible for our neighbors.”

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During the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, first responders faced a number of problems. One of the most significant was a communications system that did not allow emergency workers from different agencies to easily coordinate with one another.

They all had unique radio systems with their own frequencies. That slowed responses in many instances at the World Trade Center in New York City, at the Pentagon and at the crash site in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

The federal 911 Commission, established to examine the attacks and the response, recommended the creation of an agency that would work on delivering a nationwide broadband network that would be dedicated to public safety. The network needed to be robust enough to provide interoperable communications between all responding agencies to a major disaster.

In 2012, Congress created the First Responder Network Authority, known as FirstNet, to oversee the buildout of the network. Through a public/private agreement, AT&T was selected to build, operate and maintain the network. Congress appropriated a $7 billion to start the buildout and purchase dedicated prime broadband spectrum capable of supporting public safety communications.

The initial buildout was completed in 2023. “It’s shocking that we went so long without it,” said Anne Arundel County Fire Chief and FirstNet Board member Trisha Wolford. “There’s two things that keep us safe: One is our SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) with our air, but the other thing is our communication,” she said.

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Fire crews on Wednesday were at the scene of a massive fire at the Lochmoor Club in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan.

Authorities urged residents and drivers to avoid the area and use an alternative route as crews work to address the fire. People were also urged not to approach the scene.

Witnesses tell CBS News Detroit that the fire appeared to have started in the kitchen and spread into the attic.

Officials say everyone who was initially inside the club escaped. It is currently unknown if any injuries were reported.

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VIDEO: As the country pauses this week to honor the victims of the 9/11 Terrorists Attacks, two former Syracuse fire chiefs are sharing their experience in New York City following the attacks.

A group of about 10 Syracuse firefighters went down one week after the attacks.

“When we were driving down there on the West Side Highway, people were holding up signs, ‘Thank you for your assistance and help,” said Former Syracuse Fire Chief John Cowin.

The firefighters wanted to help. Everyone had volunteered to go, but a group of 10 experienced firefighters were chosen to bring down their ambulance to supplement the medical crews at Ground Zero. Their other mission was clearing debris.

“The thing that struck me, the pile was two 110-story buildings and it wasn’t that high, maybe nine stories high,” Cowin remembers.

Cowin said they were there for a short period of time and they found one firefighter. “The whole scene stopped and went quiet,” Cowin said.

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VIDEO: The Westfield Fire Department is sounding the alarm after they say a stray bullet came through the roof and ceiling of one of its stations, narrowly missing a firefighter who was getting ready for bed.

“Thankfully, no one was injured, but this could have ended very differently,” the fire department said on social media.

This happened at the Westfield Fire Station 2 on Bentley Road. WFD said the bullet missed the firefighter by just two feet.

“Shooting a gun into the air isn’t just against the law… it’s deadly conduct with potentially deadly consequences,” WFD said. “If you hear what sounds like gunfire, call 9-1-1 immediately. One call can save a life.”

The fire department said shots fired into the air can travel up to three miles from where they were shot, damage home and vehicles, and cause serious injury or death.

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VIDEO: Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, fire and police departments say the lessons learned that day continue to shape emergency response, with a greater focus on specialized training, technology, coordination, and first responder safety.

At the Cherry Hill Fire Department’s Central Command, agencies from across Camden County regularly train together for special operations rescues, including building collapses.

“New York, Philly, they all had collapse training. Cherry Hill, we didn’t have any of that before 9/11,” said Lt. Sean Carlin of the Cherry Hill Fire Department. Rescue tactics and equipment have evolved significantly since then.

Teams now use respiratory protection during operations, and specialized tools help stabilize damaged structures. “These are aluminum struts. We use this in a variety of ways. We stabilize vehicles,” Carlin said. “But the bread and butter for this is structural collapse.”

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters rescued one person and three dogs from an RV fire in West Oakland on Tuesday morning as flames were seen underneath the tracks of the West Oakland BART train rushing by. The fire started around 6:30 a.m. The plume of smoke from the RV was visible for miles, as the motor home went up in flames.

Firefighters could be seen wrangling three dogs after the large flames had been put out. Fire department radio traffic indicated one of them had been tied up when the fire started, but crews were able to rescue it along with the other two dogs.

The dogs appeared to be in good spirits, playing with firefighters who were on scene as crews worked to put out the flames. According to radio traffic, one dog suffered minor burns, but it’s unclear how badly it was hurt.

After the fire was out, one person wrapped in a blanket could be seen staring at the wreckage. It’s unclear if they were the person who lived in the RV.

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PHOTOS: Fire crews are at the scene of what was once a massive fire in downtown South Bend that sent flames high into the air. This is at the construction site for the new Stadium Flats Apartments near Four Winds Field.

The South Bend Fire Department was called out to the site just after midnight Tuesday, with several callers saying the building was engulfed and that a crane was also on fire. Firefighters were able to prevent the flames from spreading to the Diamond View Apartments and the South Bend Cubs Performance Center.

Residents in the Diamond View Apartments were evacuated. There is no word on what caused the blaze, as an investigation is underway.

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VIDEO: Arizona is currently home to about 100 solar farms, with several of those massive facilities operating right here in Yuma. While clean energy continues to expand across the region, fire safety experts warn that though solar-related fires are rare, they present intense, highly volatile hazards that can take days to control when they do ignite.

Just across the Arizona-California state line, firefighters battled a massive blaze Wednesday at the Mount Signal One Solar Plant. Local crews say fighting these unique electrical and chemical fires requires entirely different tactics compared to traditional structure blazes.

“Fires when they involve hazardous materials basically force us to slow down our stride,” said Cedric Cesena of the Imperial County Fire Department. “We have to ensure we are talking and looking with the technical experts who have the technical references that we can use.”

Many solar installations utilize lithium-ion batteries to store vast amounts of electricity. While highly efficient, that concentrated energy can become unstable. According to firefighters, these thermal runaway events can reach temperatures of up to 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit.

Lithium-ion battery failures have been blamed for a growing list of emergencies nationally, including golf cart, garage, car, airplane, and commercial building fires. When these chemical liquids are involved in a blaze, conventional firefighting methods do not work.

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An Auburn fire lieutenant is being praised for springing into action and driving a burning fire truck away from a gas station on Friday night. Shocking surveillance video shows the moment when Engine 4 caught fire around 7 p.m. at the Shell Station on Washington Street after a fuel line let go and sparked a fire in the engine compartments, according to the Auburn Fire Department.

That’s when officials say the lieutenant jumped into the driver’s seat and pulled the truck out from under the canopy and away from the building.

“The security video shows when he jumped out of the truck, fire followed him out of the cab,” the department said in a statement. “The other three members of the crew grabbed fire extinguishers from the gas station and extinguished the fire, as well as removing equipment from inside the cab of the truck.”

The statement continued, “The crew did a great job preventing damage to the pumps, the building, and our own equipment. One minor injury was sustained, but the member has been treated and will be OK.”

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Firefighters worked to put out a second-alarm fire that also caused multiple smaller fires Friday morning at an abandoned church building in north St. Louis.

The St. Louis Fire Department said the call came in around 1 a.m. and that firefighters responded in the area just two days ago to a small brush fire on the same property.

It’s believed that there were items in the church, such as clothes and other combustible things that may have been for donation, that contributed to the severity of the fire. The heat also played a role.

The department noted that no one was injured in the fire, and said one firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. It took crews two hours to knock out the fire, and at least 60 firefighters were on the scene.

The First Responder Canteen was also on scene to assist in hydrating and cooling the firefighters. The church has not been active for some time.

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VIDEO: Sometimes the smallest member of the team can make the biggest impact. One local firehouse has a new member who’s already become part of the family.

It’s now been over a month since Rufus the dog found his new home at Liberty Township Fire Department.

“The girl was like, ‘Do we want to see another dog?’ and I was like, ‘Nope, this is the dog. We’re going to give him a shot,’” said Captain Philip Lucarell.

In that short time, he’s already become an important part of the crew. “He’s an ambassador for the fire department, and he’s our morale officer,” Lucarell said.

Rufus spends his days around the firefighters, becoming part of their routine and bringing a little something extra to the station.

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PHOTOS: The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) has identified the two people who were killed in a fiery plane crash Thursday morning.

The crash happened around 8:15 a.m. in a wooded area near U.S. 301 near the Southwest Florida Water Management District office, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue. Officials said multiple 911 calls came in reporting an aircraft had gone down. When firefighters arrived, they found the small plane fully engulfed in flames and were able to put out the fire in less than 10 minutes.

The pilot, who deputies identified as David Siambanes, 59, as well as the passenger, Dawn Stone, 53, were both killed in the crash.

Both victims worked in the medical and healthcare field. Stone was a nurse practitioner with AdventHealth, specializing in bone health for adults.

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