Fatal Incident
Former Flint Fire Chief Raymond Barton claims he was fired for refusing to alter findings after a house fire where firefighters allegedly failed to search a room where two children later died
An armed man wearing a tactical vest opened fire outside CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, injuring one before being struck by a vehicle and fatally shot by church staff
Following 30 deaths and widespread destruction, Assemblymember John Harabedian is urging the state to launch an independent audit into emergency response failures
Brownsville EMS providers transported several injured people to hospitals
Crews from several agencies responded to Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Lt. Samod Rankins said he is “happy to be back,” but also is continuing his suit against New Haven
The hole was very unstable, said Greene County Ambulance Service, which worked with crews from the Eutaw and Tuscaloosa fire departments
The robotics team had been training downtown and responded about 15 minutes after the first distress call, said Commissioner Laura Kavanagh
Captain Roy L. Sewell Jr., a former Cub Scout, is fondly remembered as a supporter of the local pack
A 2021 disciplinary letter to Capt. Jeffrey Scott Klein states that the patient, who needed a glucose shot, was handcuffed and put in a prone position
“This has nothing to do with the monetary value of the lawsuit, but everything to do with accountability,” Nichols’ mother said
A three-story building collapsed, killing Lt. Sean Williamson, a 27-year-fire department veteran
The New Britain Fire Department fired Michael Yagmin last year after an inquiry found drug dealing and on-duty drug use among nine firefighters
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Firefighters and FDNY’s robot dog located the sole victim’s remains in the rubble
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EMS providers transported several victims; FDNY firefighters searched the site with a robot dog and drones and used a tower ladder to remove a man from the roof
Crews were dispatched, but Cody Mullens, 28, succumbed to his injuries
A total of 18 EMS providers responded, and 25 Louisville Fire crewmembers assisted with treatment, triage and transport
Officer Trevor Abney was ambushed and shot below the left eye, leaving him blinded in that eye and with a .40-caliber bullet lodged in his brain
Fire department leaders are advising the public to be careful and urging lawmakers to establish regulations quickly
“The first thing you feel is failure. We want to be able to save our brother or sister,” said Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 spokesman Patrick Quane
More storms in the Midwest and South may bring additional twisters and hail
About 60 FDNY crewmembers worked to remove the workers from a trench
The hurt Westborough firefighter, as well as a city police officer, were treated for non-life-threatening injuries
Chicago Firefighter Jermaine Pelt was pulled from the home and transported, along with two other injured firefighters, to a local medical facility
A lawsuit filed by high-ranking chiefs says Richard Blatus’ retirement highlights tactics used to get older chiefs to retire
No charges have been filed, despite police video footage that shows the firefighter putting Robinson-Laney’s wallet inside his coat
In Belvidere, Ill., Fire Chief Shawn Schadle witnessed “absolute chaos” at a theater with a collapsed roof and 260 people at the venue
West Firefighter Edward Hykel was injured in the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion
More than two dozen injured men were transported to hospitals in “delicate-serious condition,” said the National Immigration Institute in Ciudad Juarez
Efforts by FDs, EMS agencies, police departments, and the state’s search and rescue task moved from heat-imaging devices and drones to heavy machinery
The storm devastated the town of Rolling Fork, including the local hospital, which was forced to transfer patients to other medical centers
Monterey Park Fire Chief Matthew Hallock said grief counselors and peer support have helped along with the knowledge that lives were saved
The workers were pronounced dead on scene, and EMS providers transported one patient to a medical center
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