Assaults

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

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

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

“We are so sad,” said FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens. “The members of her station looked up to [Alison Russo]. She kept them in line.”

Lt. Alison Russo-Elling joined the department as an EMT in 1998 and was promoted to paramedic in 2002 before becoming a lieutenant in 2016

Unprovoked killing of Lt. Alison Russo-Elling is a tragic reminder that first responders are putting their lives at risk for choosing to serve their community

Robert Sanford left the Chester Fire Department a month after the Capitol attack

Angelo Alleano served with the Manchester department for about 23 years; his crimes spanned 6+ years

The Seattle Firefighters Union said there have been about 40 alleged attacks on on-duty firefighters over four months

Christopher Lee Osborne pleaded guilty to violating the teen girl's civil rights by forcibly raping her at the Danville Fire Department last year

Willimantic Chief Marc Scrivener said the crewmembers restrained the agitated patient in an ambulance, but he broke free

A man approached the ambulance crew in the rig, wielding a wooden tree stake, and began "smashing windows and trying to assault them"

Lorain Assistant Fire Chief Matthew Homolya had been on leave since March

Petaluma firefighters reported that a man in a pink jacket waved a Buck knife at them