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As a fire engulfed her home, she made a desperate 911 call: “Oh God, I can’t get up and can’t breathe. Hurry up.”
The former Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Department official faces 18 months in prison
The tribute will recognize police officers, firefighters and paramedics who responded to the New Year’s Day truck-ramming attack that killed 14 people
Host Chris Cebollero sits down with three veteran fire, EMS and police experts to better understand the communication issues and challenges facing responders
Officials are supporting a pair of bills aimed at providing workers compensation coverage for responders with job-related PTSD
Bickering between police and firefighters over air rescues has led to transport delays, raising concerns that the feud could impair medical care
Departments are scrambling for ways to protect their first responders and identify the powders and pills they encounter on the scenes of overdoses and crimes
The direction came after Fire Chief Patrick McIntosh said his pilots would continue air rescues and ignore the Sheriff’s decision to take over
The bill would provide immunity for trained police officers, firefighters and EMTs when veterinary care isn’t immediately available
Local officials said the community helped raise the $800 needed for the adaptable sled within hours
In the past two years the two departments have clashed, with police and fire helicopters jockeying in the air to be the first to arrive at rescue calls
Officials said the public safety model of first responders acting as firefighters, police officers and EMS providers helps decrease response times
Former Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake “unlawfully withdrew” a variable pension benefit that paid out more money to retirees when the stock market improved
An officer found several firefighters at the scene wrestling with and trying to control Kate Lynn Blatt, who refused to calm down and stop resisting
The Castle Rock Fire Department lit a town star with a thin blue line in order to remind the community of the “sacrifices first responders make every single day”
Officers Corey Helms and Dylan Cole rescued the children after a woman in the house threw him the keys to the front door
Santa Barbara police surprised the firefighter with his stolen gear after catching the thieves in a pursuit
The Jeffersonville Fire Department said they were “humbled” by the visit from Trooper Morgenn Evans, who was shot in the head during a traffic stop
Brian Cremeans injured a firefighter and an EMS provider, and also hit a fire truck and an ambulance before driving off
The survivors raised more than $40,000 to assemble 1,000 baskets as a gesture of appreciation
Lindsey Derby was a police officer and an EMT before becoming Kasson Fire and Rescue’s first female firefighter
By working together to combat acts of mass violence, public safety agencies will save more lives
The errant dumping generated questions about whether the department is as yet skilled enough to use the helicopters to fight fires
Representatives from Pueblo law enforcement and fire department competed in a hockey game designed to raise funds for underprivileged children
The firefighters, who are not on leave, are under investigation for alleged sex acts with an underage girl and then sharing video of the acts on an app
James William Baker II faces a charge of invasive visual recording, a state jail felony punishable by 180 days to two years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000
The man doused himself in gasoline before police struck him with a Taser after witnesses reported he was being erratic with a gun
Witnesses said they heard several shots fired and saw a half-dozen patrol cars tailing a large AAA flatbed truck
The pranks began when firefighters tied a donut to a string and flew it over to the police department with a drone
The Santa Rosa Police Department worked for more than a week to collect new costumes for children affected by the fires that swept through Sonoma County
The device contained explosive material; it was safely decommissioned by the bomb squad
The new standards will provide guidance on the tactical, legal and ethical use of unmanned aircraft systems
The girl doused her brother’s back with hair spritz and then used a lighter to ignite the fire