Assaults
Recent violent events have pushed Wake County officials to buy additional protection for first responders
Crime
The Vine Grove volunteer firefighter met the teen when she was part of the department’s junior firefighter program
Firefighters said they have been threatened with pipes and broken mops, hit with rocks and physically obstructed from administering care or responding to a fire
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
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
Violence
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
Crime
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
Crime
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
Violence
A man approached the ambulance crew in the rig, wielding a wooden tree stake, and began “smashing windows and trying to assault them”
While tending to a patient on scene, Seattle firefighters were attacked by a double amputee who tried to intentionally slam into them with his motorized wheelchair
Fire Chief
Lorain Assistant Fire Chief Matthew Homolya had been on leave since March
Arrests
Petaluma firefighters reported that a man in a pink jacket waved a Buck knife at them
Violence
A second firefighter who was exiting the apparatus was struck by the suspect’s vehicle
Madison County crews were extricating the man from the vehicle when he reportedly became erratic and confused, and elbowed a firefighter in the face
Violence
Researchers have developed a systems-level checklist to address stress and violence affecting fire-based EMS responders
Crime
Conrad John Sunde IV works for the Duluth Fire Department; state and federal boards will determine whether his licenses should be suspended or revoked
Brett A. Rider assaulted three female dispatchers; Tonawanda Supervisor Joseph Emminger called his on-duty behavior inappropriate and sexually harassing
Investigators say the victim suffered a broken left arm, a swollen right arm and a concussion
Luis Rodriguez was charged with aggravated battery and jailed
Former Newport Township Chief Daniel Kowalski is also accused of obstructing firefighters in a separate incident
Captain Walter Swenson is serving time and was recently terminated
Additional charges against Millbury Capt. Walter Swenson were dropped as a result of the plea, including assault to rape a child
Austin James Corry, 29, pleaded guilty to multiple felony counts of forcible sexual abuse of a fellow Kanosh, Utah, firefighter whom he supervised
The Rockford firefighter was transported to a local hospital and treated for his injuries
Arrests
The firefighter was arrested, and police sources said he has an arrest history pre-dating his employment with the department
Arrests
Lumberton Master Firefighter William Taylor Deese was arrested Saturday and charged with simple assault on a female
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