Off Duty

How to get the best bang for your buck, especially when tapping into personal funds for work items

You KNOW they’ve been drinking, so don’t allow the bystander effect to stop you from protecting them – and others

Former Tarrant Fire Chief Jason Rickels was arrested last month on assault and other charges after allegedly pulling a gun on a realtor and photographer at a property he owned

Crews were assisted by off-duty firefighters, police officers and bystanders during the rescues

The agent and the firefighter removed the woman from a bridge where she was threatening to jump

Floyd Medical Center EMT Desiree Hartmann was speaking with dispatchers while following a wrong-way driver when she witnessed the head-on collision

Genevieve Hansen recalled how she was not allowed to administer medical assistance to George Floyd

Las Cruces Firefighter Jesse Johnson, who is also a hobby beekeeper, estimated there were 3.5 pounds of bees swarming the man's car

An Asian man claimed the white fire captain said "I'm going to kill you and your kind of people"

Members of the Asian Firefighters Association also handed out cards for a new tip-line for Chinese speakers

North Brookfield Fire Chief Joseph Holway searched throughout the three-story building to make sure everyone was outside

St. Matthews Firefighter Suguan Benjamin followed the smoke to what would later be an all-hands fire

The firefighters from two volunteer companies pulled a semi-conscious resident from the burning home