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Investigators say the former Stanley firefighters deleted critical safety files, erased hydrant maps and crippled emergency response systems
Firefighters are always on camera, and reputation rides on every response
The former Waterbury lieutenant, dismissed over medical marijuana use, was arraigned after prosecutors said he referenced Charlie Kirk and threats to shoot local political officials
The department expects to complete its investigation into the role of two fire department members present at the fatal police-involved incident next week
The Suffolk County DA said the now-former volunteer with the Wading River Fire Department arrived for work wearing what appeared to be a police uniform
According to police, Wellsburg Chief Scott Kins said he had been responsible for more than 20 drawings and bingos since he took on the role of chief in 2021
Veteran Kansas City Kansas Firefighter Leejamahl A. Washington says his co-workers wore Nazi memorabilia, and he found a noose in front of his locker
The Westfield crewmembers say they were fired for reporting allegations of sexual harassment by the chief; city attorneys say they broke rules
The Memphis Fire Department’s decision follows the firing of five city police officers over the alleged use of force and failure to render aid to Tyre Nichols
The state health department suspended the Walla Walla man’s paramedic license, making him ineligible for paid leave, a city spokesperson said
John Krueger has been accused of inappropriately touching two children and is on unpaid leave from the Antigo Fire Department
Each family will receive funds from Kansas City plus money from the private auto insurance provider for the firefighter who was driving
Police received a tip that an account associated with DFR Driver-Engineer Jesse McFall’s phone number had uploaded child pornography
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Kyle Daniel DuPrey, 36, resigned from the East Moline Fire Department prior to his arrest this week after charges were unsealed
Jerome George Williamson, 49, was allegedly “highly intoxicated” and screamed at the Plymouth firefighter before lunging towards him
A Henderson Police Department affidavit states that the couple invited the woman to live in their home but told her to move out after her money was gone
Michael Yagmin was the only New Britain member to lose his job over the scandal that surfaced after Firefighter Matt Dizney was found dead
An officer saw an SUV driving down Highway 40 while “flashing red and blue emergency lights,” the Grand County Sheriff’s Office said
Eric Shane Howell is said to have violated five Memphis department policies, including harassment
Firefighter Robert Buckley has been charged with assault and battery on a person over 60 causing serious bodily injury
Raymond Barton says his rights were violated, and his attorneys say he was at odds with Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley
Leander Bissell is accused of murdering Johnny Tetrick and faces five other charges; he may be sentenced to 15 years to life in prison if he is convicted
Rachel Peace’s husband, Gary Peace, died after suffering a heart attack; her lawsuit names 11 defendants
The suit states the city suppressed the salaries of EMS providers and says their work is substantially equal to firefighters’ work
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
As firefighters battled the Wyoming Borough laundromat blaze, Michael Inman rushed inside saying he wanted to find his cellphone
Former Mobile Fire Department firefighter Kay’Ana Adams said she was “blindsided” by her termination after growing her hair out to cover the ink
Chrystyne Sanchez is accused of fatally stabbing 25-year-old Charles Christian Reid, a wildland firefighter, in 2019
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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
Greenfield Township VFD administrator and former 911 dispatcher James Bartels admitting to starting the fires to “give the boys something to do”
The state Civil Service Commission ruled that Newark’s former public safety director was within his authority to make the reassignments
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