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Workers were instructed to evacuate, and no injuries were reported
Both firefighters were on duty, and the injured person was transported to a hospital
The firefighters and EMS providers are also seeking damages they say they are owed from having to work desk jobs, which pay less, for 18 months
A presumptive disabilities act was passed in 2012 but funding was never approved
The fire truck collided with a van; the fire truck was responding to a call for a gas leak
City officials stand with the fire chief and the pace of reforms to training, staffing and bringing in private ambulances
Dr. Jullette Saussy said the department is resistant to reform and that people are dying needlessly
They were reassigned to duties away from patient care and will undergo additional training while an investigation is conducted
Chief Gregory Dean said the department’s biggest issue is that it’s not equipped to handle a growing number of medical calls
A fire lieutenant will not be held accountable for his actions that may have contributed to the death of a toddler because he was allowed to retire before facing discipline
Crews arrived to see police with what they presumed to be their patient on the ground; they saw the patient didn’t need medical care and went back to their station
The apartment building burned unattended for as long as 12 minutes; no one was injured
Ryan Thompson, 23, was charged with second-degree murder and reckless driving
The firefighters were on their way to an apartment fire when a car pulled out in front of the rig
More than 3,000 firefighters will benefit from the $45 million settlement that had stretched over 14 years
No firefighters were on the tracks and no one was injured, but crews said the minor incident could have turned deadly with bad communication
Firefighters on the rig reported an air leak issue with the brakes, but officials are unsure if that issue caused the accident
A car drove in front of the rig, causing it to swerve and hit the cruiser; a firefighter and police officer suffered injuries in the collision
Firefighters wait outside the station for parking enforcement and beg not to be ticketed
She allegedly has had performance-based issues before, including sleeping on the job; she’s on administrative duty with no patient contact
For the second time in one week, a D.C. Fire and EMS ambulance was not immediately available for an infant emergency call
Paramedics began transporting a critically ill 5-month-old aboard the rig because an ambulance was unavailable; the boy didn’t survive
It is unclear what the connection is between the woman and the fire, which was about 9 miles from the White House
The city blames the delay on human error, while the firefighter’s union says it was caused by problems with technology used to identify units closest to emergencies
Since he was not dispatched to the call three blocks away, he did not respond or ask about the call for the child, who later died
A 27-year fire service veteran received a letter from the U.S. Treasury Department saying he owed nearly $27,000
The wrongful-death lawsuit alleges Medric “Cecil” Mills Jr. could’ve been saved if firefighters responded to bystanders who asked for help
Daron Dylon Wint, 34, has been issued an arrest warrant on charges of first-degree murder; it’s unknown what his motive was or if he knew the family
Lt. Kevin McRae, 44, died while battling the 2-alarm high-rise fire; another firefighter was injured
Jennifer Green submitted her resignation after criticism following the Metro smoke incident in January
Police are seeking a group of people who fired at an EMS supervisor who came upon people in two vehicles shooting at each other
One firefighter head-butted an officer after being stopped for running a red light; the other kicked an officer’s leg when he was restrained at a bar
Chief Gregory Dean led the Seattle Fire Department for a decade; he was known for improving cardiac care performance