Fort Worth Fire

One woman was killed after a fire destroyed a duplex in Fort Worth’s Wedgwood neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, fire officials say. The fire happened in the 5300 block of Wooten Drive, according to the Fort Worth Fire Department. An official said the cause of the fire was not yet known and it was unclear how many additional residents were displaced. The…

Fort Worth firefighters credited with saving the lives of two young children are telling their story for the first time. NBC 5’s Jack Highberger reports firefighters Joey Gann and Morgan Hicks found the young children inside their burning apartment Monday afternoon.

A driver is injured after a crash in East Fort Worth on Sunday night, police said.

A driver is injured after a crash in East Fort Worth on Sunday night, police said.

An NBC 5 investigation finds sleeping with your bedroom door closed may add seconds in a house fire.

As investigators try to figure out what caused a driver to go off a Fort Worth bridge early Friday morning, one of the firefighters who was first on scene recalled the experience. About half a mile from Fire Station 6, is the place where two men died Friday when a truck crashed through a concrete barrier and plunged into the…

As investigators try to figure out what caused a driver to go off a Fort Worth bridge early Friday morning, one of the firefighters who was first on scene recalled the experience.

It’s a startling statistic: Since 2015, more firefighters and police officers are dying by suicide than in the line of duty, according to a report. In January, nearly 1,000 Fort Worth firefighters will take a course to learn to spot the signs of someone at risk for suicide. According to a report published in 2017 by the Ruderman Family Foundation,…

It’s a startling statistic: since 2015, more firefighters and police officers are dying by suicide than in the line of duty, according to a report.

A 68-year-old woman rescued from a house fire in Fort Worth Monday evening has died, officials confirmed Tuesday morning. The fire was reported about 6:30 p.m at a house on the 2600 block of Castanada Circle on the city’s east side, fire department spokesman Mike Drivdahl said. Firefighters arrived in about five minutes and found heavy smoke and flames coming…

A Fort Worth firefighter was injured after she was arriving at the scene of a previous accident and was struck by another vehicle Tuesday morning.

A Fort Worth firefighter was injured when she was struck by a vehicle as she arrived at the scene of a crash early Tuesday morning along State Highway 114, fire officials say. Fire crews arrived at the scene of a rollover crash on Highway 114, near Texas Motor Speedway, at 5:54 a.m. Tuesday, officials said. When firefighter Shonna Moorman exited…

Fort Worth firefighters helped make Christmas a little brighter for dozens of families Monday. “With the help of the Fort Worth Firefighter Charities, we purchased 50 meals for families this year,” says Mike Drivdahl, Public Information Officer for the FWFD. Shari Turner’s family was one of the ones selected by the Salvation Army. “We’ve been living here for 60 days….

Fort Worth fire crews responded to a home for a carbon monoxide investigation that happened during construction. Firefighters arrived about 7:30 p.m. to the home in the 2500 block of 5th Avenue. Contractors were working at the home and were using a construction material that expands and solidifies, fire officials said. A chemical reaction caused smoldering to occur and fill…

Fort Worth fire crews responded to a home for a carbon monoxide investigation that happened during construction.

An 82-year-old woman has died after being pulled from her burning Fort Worth home Monday night, authorities say.

Several people were rescued from a fire early Wednesday at an abandoned South Fort Worth church building, authorities say.

A fire at a single-story home in Fort Worth appeared to have started in the garage, officials say.

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No one was hurt when a lightning bolt blasted a crater into a Fort Worth parking lot Wednesday morning, authorities say.