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Chief Bryan Frieders breaks down the fire department role at major events like the Super Bowl and large festivals
Four Jacksonville firefighters have been booked on misdemeanor criminal mischief after paintballs struck vehicles and investigators found paint and spent shells at a LaVilla station
Fresno firefighters rescued an 89-year-old woman in critical condition and treated a police officer for smoke inhalation after a blaze in the 500 block of North Fulton Street
From a hoax school shooting to Boston Marathon planning, real-world incidents show how relationships and pre-event coordination determine outcomes
Investigators say a passerby assaulted a firefighter while crews were preparing to extinguish an outdoor fire in Connelly Springs
After a yearlong delay and a compromise with Mayor Justin Bibb, City Council is set to vote on creating a “care response” that dispatches clinicians with EMS to certain mental health emergencies
The report indicates that Good had four gunshot wounds, and paramedics found her pulse “inconsistent”
A garbage truck struck a tractor-trailer, killing the driver and sending three others to the hospital during a response that included extended extrication and the use of whole blood
Officer Dack Thompson completed the 585-hour program to meet dual-role requirements in Rohnert Park’s consolidated police-fire department
A distressed man pulled from the ocean off an Atlantic City beach allegedly attacked a firefighter with a screwdriver during a rescue
After more than a decade of joint rescues and wildfire response, Bernalillo County firefighters were ousted from the Metro Air Support Unit following a policy change allowing off-duty cannabis use
A Syracuse police officer and an off-duty firefighter/EMT teamed up to perform CPR on a critically injured woman found outside a burning home, reviving her before EMS arrived
A 19-year-old Marion County rookie says co-workers restrained, beat and waterboarded him during his second shift while trying to force his phone passcode, prompting firings and criminal charges
West Haven police officers and West Shore firefighters rescued a driver after a crash sent a vehicle into the Long Island Sound
A two-alarm fire in an 11-story senior housing building in Bayonne left one woman dead and sent eight police officers and three residents to the hospital
A total of 10 Marion County Fire employees have been fired following an alleged violent hazing incident at Station 21, as the FD works to address its workplace culture and rebuild public trust
Two people were killed and nine were wounded when a gunman opened fire in an engineering classroom as students took final exams
Students sheltered in place for hours as police searched academic buildings and neighborhoods around the Ivy League campus for the shooter
Wichita police say a man tried to break into multiple EMS vehicles, forced his way into an apartment to film firefighters performing CPR on a patient, then stole a department vehicle
The FDNY and the NYPD Emergency Service Unit lowered an officer and a firefighter down to lift the injured worker to safety
Police arrested a woman after she allegedly stabbed a fire hose multiple times while firefighters worked a pre-dawn house fire
Police say a Baltimore City Fire Academy trainee threatened to “stack bodies” before classmates alerted instructors, leading officers to seize multiple firearms from his vehicle
ChatGPT said:Firefighters battling a Longview house fire were blocked by a hostile resident who retreated into the smoke-filled home, prompting a police response and mental health crisis team callout.
Three Marion County firefighters and one paramedic face felony charges after allegedly stripping, beating and waterboarding a 19-year-old co-worker at Fire Station 21 in Ocala
A Boston firefighter was charged with trafficking a minor for sexual servitude, multiple counts of child rape and indecent assault spanning 2018–2024
A new after-action report on January’s catastrophic Palisades Fire praises officers’ heroism but details major coordination breakdowns, unclear command structures and recordkeeping lapses
Erlanger’s new cross-training program lets officers provide lifesaving care before ambulances arrive, improving coordination between police and fire
Fort Worth firefighters had just exited Engine 14 when it was struck while blocking traffic for an earlier wreck
Over 100 agencies ran preparedness exercises at Amon G. Carter Stadium and 14 other sites, testing communication and active-threat response ahead of FIFA World Cup crowds