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A Volusia County firefighter made a daring leap onto a runaway boat to rescue an unconscious man as the vessel spun out of control on a lake near De Leon Springs
Authorities say the fire captain used his role as an EMT instructor to inappropriately touch students under the guise of medical assessments
Firefighters in Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill have been the victims of vehicle break-ins while on emergency calls
The damage to the truck was minor and no firefighters were injured
Latoya Lyerly told police she was “filled with demons” before she set it on fire, killing the owner and two other residents
Another fire department employee resigned in lieu of termination after claiming the officer was unprofessional during a traffic stop
The driver ran through a crash scene and fatally struck another driver standing in the median with police and firefighters
The 23-year-old man also stole cash and clothes from a firefighter’s car in the parking lot
Firefighters unable to locate a reported car fire searched surrounding roads when a woman thought she saw an impersonator illegally pulling over another driver
Deputies Patrick Dailey and Mark Logsdon were fatally shot while responding to a complaint about a man inside a Panera Bread restaurant
The ambulance was stolen from a Houston fire station near midnight; the woman said she was fleeing an abusive boyfriend
Major provisions include a new tier for newly hired police and firefighters that limits maximum pension payments and requires employers and employees to share equally in payments to retirement accounts
The bill would provide benefits to the families of public safety officials killed in the line of duty
Officers teach situational awareness and principles of “Run, Hide, Fight”
New hires would be given a choice of opting for a 401(k)-style retirement plan rather than a plan with a guaranteed pension
Labor safety officials said they won’t issue charges because Adam Brunt, 30, was a trainee and not a worker
Chief Jeremy Hunt, who’s also a reserve police officer, exchanged gunfire with a man after responding to a vehicle crash
The children, ages 5 and 2, said their mother was at work; smoke alarms were not working at the time
The proposal would require newly hired police and firefighters to work for 25 years before they’re entitled to a full pension
Responders will no longer have blanket immunity from lawsuits brought by individuals who accuse them of not providing the proper level of protection or response
They were charged with two counts of cruelty to persons, second-degree unlawful restraint and risk of injury to a minor
The 25-year-old homeless man was setting a fire for warmth that ended up causing the massive fire
They were already planning on the purchase but the shooting death of Lt. Jason Adams accelerated the purchase
Despite warnings on social media, the initial inspection found nothing
A fire captain and fire department employee claimed an officer was unprofessional and disrespectful during a traffic stop; they recanted their report after being shown body camera footage
When stopped by the police, the driver’s breathalyzer test was 0.15 — almost twice the legal limit of 0.08
Vests were prompted by officials after a firefighter was shot and killed while responding to a patient suffering from a seizure
The men told a resident they were checking compliance with a new fire code that required smoke detectors
The department is checking its equipment and preparing the station to house crews who will weather the storm that could bring 18 to 24 inches of snow
Jason Adams, 29, was responding to a patient with a seizure; officials said he may have been mistaken as an intruder by the patient
Firefighter Timothy Devine’s father claimed the officers provoked Devine to kill himself in 2012 by repeatedly firing nonlethal ammunition at him
Crews were called to the school after an alarm sounded; they caught the man while running in full gear
The 19-year-old is accused of taking $7,630.50 worth of radios, shoulder microphones, batteries and chargers
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