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The jury found that Matthew Plote, a former Illinois volunteer firefighter, killed Melissa Lamesch before setting her house on fire
Treasure Hennessy had been given permission to use the Fort Mitchell fire station as a safe house to hide from Bradley Wayne Stokes
EMS Captain Edgar Baez and Lieutenant Alison Russo used to respond to calls together in the Bronx decades ago
The medical examiner’s office ruled Jesse Reed’s death a “suspected homicide” with “blunt force injuries” listed as a contributing cause of his death
“It is a relief to finally have justice,” said Oren Barzilay, president of FDNY EMS Local 2507
Nearly six years after her death, co-workers cried in the courtroom and shared hugs outside with her family
Jabez Bobo was also charged with first-degree arson for the blaze at the mobile home park where Flint Firefighter Ricky Hill Jr. collapsed at the scene
Boston Fire offered Duxbury Fire Department its Critical Incident Stress Management team to help the responders and their families
Compassion elevates emergency medical care to a ministry of kindness
Our initial and ongoing assessment of patients should be no different than our initial and ongoing assessment of fire scenes
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
Chrystyne Sanchez is accused of fatally stabbing 25-year-old Charles Christian Reid, a wildland firefighter, in 2019
Marco Rico was being held for sentencing after pleading guilty in the murder of Coral Springs firefighter-paramedic Christopher Randazzo
At the scene of a prior wreck on I-76, Jacquelyn Walker swerved in her Jeep, which had faulty brakes, and struck three firefighters and a state trooper
Dozens of EMS providers watched from a courtroom gallery as Peter Zisopoulos entered his plea in a video feed from a Bellevue Hospital bed
“That man murdered my daughter, and she would be the first one to come to his aid if he needed help,” her father said at the service
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”
As news of Lt. Alison Russo-Elling’s death spread, people took to social media to express their condolences
Terell Josey, 28, was convicted and is awaiting sentencing for the July 2021 murder of Francis “Frank” Drombowski
Robert Doerr’s widow and a second suspect were each charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of the Evansville firefighter
Former Dillon City Fire Chief John Walter “JW” Bailey “fought fire with the best of them,” said his son Keith Bailey, who led the department at the time
Surveillance video reportedly shows Baker Fire Chief Brian Keith Easterling shoot a business owner over a financial dispute
Family members told police that Firefighter Christopher Lalor and the man were longtime friends
Christopher Lalor, a 21-year veteran of the Racine Fire Department, was found dead in his home
A statement from Robert Alston Somerville’s family says a “horrific chain of events” led to the fatal shooting of Stockton Captain Vidal “Max” Fortuna
Aristola Devinci Jenkins is the boyfriend of firefighter Christopher Lee Easter’s stepdaughter
Cherokee County Firefighter Timothy Hicks and his wife, Amber, were found shot to death inside their home; a toddler found at the scene was unharmed