Police

Fired D.C. firefighter to get $390K from Fairfax County over wrongful arrest

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Elon Wilson spent 21 months in prison after his arrest by former Fairfax County Officer Jonathan A. Freitag

Los Angeles firefighter, police officer fall ill after contact with ‘combative’ patient

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The first responders experienced tingling hands and blurred vision following the incident

On-demand webinar: Fire grants for radios

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L3Harris FR1 Grants

Find out how your agency can access ARP and other grant funding, as well as the strategies and tactics that achieve government funding awards.

S.C. police considered criminal charges related to 'over-sexed culture' at fire station

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A Columbia fire station was investigated for behavior related to butt-slapping, wedgies and an "overwhelming infatuation" with comparing male genitalia

Fla. senator files bill to toughen penalties for firefighter-murderers

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Sen. Ed Hooper’s proposed legislation would make the murder of a firefighter punishable by life in prison without the possibility of parole

Austin firefighters vote to fight ballot measure on police staffing

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The announcement could pit the city's two public safety departments against each other during the Nov. 2 election

Austin to vote on increased police spending at the expense of FD

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City leaders who have said if the proposition passes the firefighters could lose hundreds of jobs and be forced to sacrifice tens of millions of dollars to the police department

Light through the darkness: Lessons from a 9/11 survivor

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Port Authority Officer Will Jimeno, who was trapped in the World Trade Center rubble, shares what he has learned from his recovery post-9/11

'I didn’t begin my career thinking about terrorism': Running command at the Pentagon

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Years of preplanning aided the incident command of an MCI, building fire, technical rescue, hazmat, and terrorism crime scene all in one

Public safety leaders reflect on the 20th anniversary of 9/11

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Podcast hosts Marc Bashoor, Rob Lawrence, Chris Cebollero and Jim Dudley address how 9/11 affected all facets of public safety

Video: Hundreds mourn fallen Del. firefighter

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Cecilia Escobar Duplan received full FD honors at her funeral, plus New County Castle Police symbolically honored her wishes to become an officer

COVID-19 outbreaks ongoing in LAFD stations; cases jump among LAPD officers

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Amid low vaccination rates, COVID-19 cases continuing to hit police and fire department facilities

N.J. firefighter, police officer save 3 people trapped inside burning home

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Officer John McConnell entered the smoke-filled home to rescue two people, while Firefighter Brian Comitto used a ladder to rescue a third resident from the second floor