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The family of pilot Michael Fournier, reached a settlement with the aircraft maintenance company after investigators cited hydraulic failure as the cause of the crash
Kansas City Firefighter Dominic Biscari may receive nearly $1 million to settle a grievance filed by the firefighters’ union after the city suspended him without pay
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Laredo Firefighter Guadalupe David de Luna, 42, was fatally shot in an apparent domestic altercation; an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer was arrested
Retired Dallas Firefighter Michael Dorety and his wife Susan were celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary on the Grand Princess when they both contracted COVID-19
Officials said the man hampered firefighters’ response to the blaze and shouldn’t have been driving around due to a county stay-at-home order
The bill guarantees that people in high-risk jobs who contract COVID-19 will be eligible for workers’ compensation without having to prove the infection was a direct result of their jobs
The proposal would shield EMS providers, healthcare workers and hospitals from civil lawsuits as they make difficult decisions during the pandemic
The volunteer firefighter allegedly removed evidence while responding to the blaze
First responders are concerned they are unwittingly putting themselves at risk by relying on residents to disclose if they are infected with COVID-19
First responders in the state are urging lawmakers to pass the bill in order to ease the path to workers’ compensation
The firefighters were asleep around 3:15 a.m. when the man reportedly entered the station
The Maine Department of Labor found that firefighters who went to investigate an initial propane leak did not have SCBAs or sufficient hazmat training
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The Columbus Divisions of Fire and Police and Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said they made the decision after consulting with legal counsel
Officials say the 15-year-old driver of the other vehicle was speeding and now faces charges of manslaughter and assault
Officials say the town suspended EMS operations due to COVID-19 exposure concerns without giving proper notice to the community and state licensing agency
HIPAA-covered entities may share protected health information when first responders may be at risk of infection
The suspect has been terminated and charged with first-degree sexual abuse
The proposal comes after firefighters who transported the first patient in the state to die from the disease were not notified of the exposure
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Jackson Fire Lt. Yancey Williams was shot and killed late Sunday night
The firefighters say they were wrongly demoted to captain when they should have been reassigned as battalion chiefs
The former firefighter said in a lawsuit that two supervisors raped her, a coworker slapped her backside and another firefighter masturbated in front of her
Officials said the items taken include antique extinguishers, nozzles and sprinkler heads
Saratoga Springs officials are seeking to build the $6.6 million facility in a location that will improve response times to newly developed parts of the city
The two companies will pay a total of about $16,000 for safety violations prior to the 2019 explosion that killed Capt. Michael Bell
Scott A. Major allegedly punched the volunteer firefighter who had asked him to move his vehicle that was blocking apparatus responding to a fire
The man reportedly fought with three firefighters, resulting in assault and harassment charges
Fire officials say the fees would hopefully deter facilities from relying too heavily on emergency services
The man was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for leaving the scene after striking and killing Greeley Firefighter Steve Kuzik
Denver’s fire chief resigned after an incident this year echoed last year’s ball featuring a sex toy with a “Latino caricature” on its box
Officials say the man admitted to setting the fire and then attempting to fight the fire while intoxicated two months after quitting the department
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