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Israel Fire and Rescue Services

Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze at a construction site in Petah Tikva, August 8, 2026. (Fire and Rescue Services screenshot)
August 9, 2026, 5:55 am
Fire rages for some 10 hours underneath construction site at Petah Tikva mall
Blaze began in underground parking lot where various materials intensified inferno; no injuries reported; site was empty due to Shabbat
By Michael Horovitz
Medics and police officers at the scene of a fatal crash involving multiple buses in Ashkelon, August 4, 2026. (United Hatzalah)
August 4, 2026, 4:39 pm
Two women killed, one wounded after being run over by bus in Ashkelon
Incident involved collision of 3 buses, police investigating; separately, traffic snarls after Route 1 and 6 closed by Ben Shemen forest blaze
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Yuval Kogan (Courtesy)
July 24, 2026, 12:39 pm
4-year-old boy who went missing on Ashkelon beach found alive after daylong search
Yuval Kogan reported to be well, with footage showing him sitting in a car with volunteers and police; his mother said she was waiting for him with a popsicle
By ToI Staff
People inspect damage caused by a fire on July 18 in the Israeli settlement of Havat Gilad in the West Bank, seen on July 19, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 20, 2026, 5:02 pm
Police arrest 2 Palestinians in connection with devastating fire at West Bank settlement
No casualties in Havat Gilad blaze, which forced over 100 families to evacuate, destroyed 13 homes; police said to believe it was lit unintentionally by cigarette butt; probe ongoing
By Charlie Summers
Damage caused by a fire that broke out a day earlier in the Israeli settlement of Havat Gilad in the West Bank, seen on July 19, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 19, 2026, 1:25 pm
13 homes burnt, dozens damaged in West Bank settlement as crews battle blaze for 2nd day
Over 100 families said to evacuate homes in Havat Gilad, no casualties reported; probe indicates cigarette caused fire, no other materials found at scene, arson not suspected
By ToI Staff
Firefighters respond to a carbon monoxide leak at an East Jerusalem beauty salon, July 8, 2026. (Fire and Rescue Service)
July 8, 2026, 11:54 pm
18 hospitalized after inhaling CO at East Jerusalem beauty salon; 3 arrested
No danger remains in area following sweep by first responders, officials say; probe finds illicitly installed generator emitted poisonous gas
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
View of a massive wildfire near Latrun, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, April 30, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
June 30, 2026, 4:07 pm
KKL-JNF allots NIS 13 million for firefighting gear in 94 forest-adjacent communities
‘In a forest fire, the first few minutes are critical,’ says organization’s chairman Eyal Ostrinsky, highlighting need for local first responders
By Sue Surkes
From L to R: Iman Khair and Hala Azzam, 13, in an undated photo published after they drowned in the Jordan River in northern Israel on June 28, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 27, 2026, 10:44 pm
Two 13-year-old girls found dead after being swept away by Jordan River
Hala Azzam and Iman Khair reportedly entered water in Galilee recreation area without adults present; intensive hours-long search included helicopter, elite rescue unit
By ToI Staff
OneDay volunteers from the Hefer Valley in central Israel during training to become emergency rescue workers. (Courtesy, OneDay)
June 16, 2026, 6:14 am
Jarred by Israel’s lack of readiness, volunteer rescuers train for quake they know is coming
With country 99 years into century-long cycle but still well behind on reinforcing structures, social org prepares civilian teams to dig through rubble of thousands of buildings predicted to collapse in temblor
By Sue Surkes
Home Front Command search and rescue forces work amid the rubble of a residential building struck by an Iranian missile in Haifa, April 6, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 6, 2026, 8:21 am
4 bodies found in wreckage of Haifa residential building hit by Iranian missile
Victims extricated in 18 hour-long search-and-rescue operation, complicated by presence of unexploded warhead, which would have caused far greater devastation; 4 lightly hurt as area targeted again overnight
By Emanuel Fabian
Hazmat officials examining a suspicious object at Ben-Gurion International Airport on April 5, 2026. (Fire and Rescue Service)
April 5, 2026, 1:22 pm
Package emitting smoke triggers hazardous materials operation at Ben Gurion Airport
No reports of injuries, employees evacuated from area; firefighters identified substance that reportedly caused ‘thick, black’ smoke to rise out of parcel
By Charlie Summers
Rescue services on the scene of a fire in Netanya, Israel, on February 25, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
February 25, 2026, 1:06 pm
Two dead, at least 9 hurt in Netanya apartment building fire
Blaze that killed two octogenarians was likely caused by candles left burning unattended, investigators say
By ToI Staff
Ori Mechtaiev, 18, a Border Police trainee who was shot and killed in Azor, in an apparent case of accidental discharge, on February 22, 2026. (Israel Police)
February 23, 2026, 12:41 am
18-year-old Border Police trainee killed in suspected accidental shooting
Ori Mechtaiev, son of deputy fire chief, killed by fellow conscript in apparent case of unintentional discharge; Military Police detain two
By Charlie Summers
Paramedics arrive at a refinery in Ashdod after two factory employees were exposed to hazardous material during their work on February 11, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
February 11, 2026, 3:16 pm
Two women die at Ashdod refinery, likely due to lack of oxygen
Police, firefighters rule out toxic substance leak after factory employees found unconscious; suspect they suffocated in their hazmat suits
By Charlie Summers
Rescue forces search for a missing man who was caught in the Nahal Modi'in stream during a storm near the settlement of Modi’in Illit, January 15, 2026. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)
January 16, 2026, 1:48 pm
After three days, rescuers find body of teen swept away by stream in downpour
Moshe Lodimer, 17, was pulled into the Nahal Modi’in stream during a heavy storm; deputy fire chief calls on citizens to stay away from flood sites, overflowing streams
By ToI Staff
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