Assaults

R.I. firefighter-EMT on probation following fight with patient

A patient handcuffed to a stretcher reportedly kicked the responder with enough force that he was pushed out the rig's doors and onto the ground

Man pleads guilty to assaulting Mass. fire chief, police officer

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"He spun back around and shoved Fire Chief Larry Fisher in the chest causing him to go backwards into the ambulance door," a Merrimac Police Officer said

Thermal imagers: Decision-making units vs. situational awareness units

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Bullard

Understand the differences between the types of TIs will help identify the units that work best for your members

Video: Miami firefighter who punched man on hospital gurney unlikely to face charges

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“If he never learned the consequences of spitting in a grown man’s face, then consider my actions a public education," the firefighter told Telemundo

DCFEMS firefighter charged, accused of choking another firefighter until unconscious

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Both firefighters were on duty, and the injured person was transported to a hospital

Pa. chief punched firefighter from another department during blaze, police say

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Both men suffered facial injuries, and Stowe Fire Chief Matthew Chapman is facing charges of simple assault and harassment

N.Y. firefighter found guilty of sexually abusing Uber driver

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Watervliet Firefighter Edward Rolfe was suspended with pay for over three years before losing his job

'Very disturbing' officials say of lawsuit alleging sexist culture at Conn. AMR branch

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Hamden Mayor Lauren Garrett said wants to be sure company changes and that she asked the fire chief to tell members to speak up if they witness misconduct

Man entered Ill. fire station, refused to leave, prosecutors say

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Decatur police officers had to remove the man, who told them he was "high on meth" as he fought with them

Wis. ex-firefighter-paramedic convicted of sexually assaulting patient faces 2 more charges

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One of the new offenses took place while Clifford Heiser was still employed by the Wausau Fire Department

Ind. firefighter sentenced for attacking lawmaker while off duty

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Thomas Gatto could return to active duty pending a review by the Indianapolis Fire Department

Union: EMS lieutenants are only FDNY supervisors who ride alone, adding to danger

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Vincent Variale, president of the Uniformed EMS Officers Union Local 3621, says Capt. Alison Russo might still be alive if someone had been with her

NYC man accused of killing of FDNY EMS Capt. Alison Russo is arraigned, pleads not guilty

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Dozens of EMS providers watched from a courtroom gallery as Peter Zisopoulos entered his plea in a video feed from a Bellevue Hospital bed

EMS response is often considered safer than firefighting, but is it?

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The dangers to EMTs/medics are less well known to the general public than firefighting, even at times to the agencies where they work

Slain FDNY EMS Lt. Alison Russo to be posthumously promoted to captain

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Acting Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said Russo "mentored many new EMTs and paramedics, cared deeply for the communities she served, and set an incredible example"