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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
More than 30 agencies responded to the scene, and EMS providers transported more than 30 people to area hospitals
“The actions depicting in a video of the incident are completely unacceptable,” department officials said in a statement
The child also tried to cut a second firefighter with a knife
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“This has nothing to do with the monetary value of the lawsuit, but everything to do with accountability,” Nichols’ mother said
Louisville Officer Nickolas Wilt was on the job for just 10 days when he was critically wounded by the active shooter at Old National Bank
The 89-year-old Kirtland man has been arrested and is expected to be charged with arson
The Palm Beach County first responder left his gear in the vehicle along with his Apple MacBook Air, which he pinged
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Officer Trevor Abney was ambushed and shot below the left eye, leaving him blinded in that eye and with a .40-caliber bullet lodged in his brain
Rookie Louisville Metro Police Officer Nickolas Wilt was in critical but stable condition following emergency brain surgery
Syracuse crewmembers used a pulley system, and EMS providers transported the patient to a hospital
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Firefighters at Roseville Fire Department Station 5 heard gunfire and brought a wounded highway patrol officer into the station
The fire department is investigating, as are Miami-Dade police, who are also looking into a possible criminal angle
No charges have been filed, despite police video footage that shows the firefighter putting Robinson-Laney’s wallet inside his coat
The two told Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputies they heard gunshots, saw a man chasing them as they fled and saw what looked like a bullet hit the ground nearby
West Firefighter Edward Hykel was injured in the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion
A female suspect is dead; the Nashville Fire Department said it responded to an “active aggressor”
An Orlando firefighter pulled a Seminole County deputy from his patrol vehicle seconds before it became engulfed in flames
Efforts by FDs, EMS agencies, police departments, and the state’s search and rescue task moved from heat-imaging devices and drones to heavy machinery
The blaze injured 3 firefighters and 3 EMS providers while destroying DNA evidence
State Senator Javier Valdez said the bill would help address current job shortages and “promote diversification of Washington’s public service”
The workers were pronounced dead on scene, and EMS providers transported one patient to a medical center
The Henderson city council also approved 3% raises for public safety union members
Several pieces of construction equipment were set on fire at the site for the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center
Robert Long told the state Emergency Medical Services Board that officers refused to remove Nichols’ handcuffs, which would have allowed EMTs to check his vital signs
The Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Division found that JaMichael Sandridge and Robert Long violated state rules of emergency aid and treatment
The Manchester-by-the-Sea Fire Department has been without a crew since last summer
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