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Backed by a $1M AFG grant, the Lodi Fire Department plan involves 15 firefighter-paramedics and four paramedic engines at no extra cost to residents
Greenville City Council approves a 24/72 schedule to boost recruitment and work-life balance
Monthly receipts averaging $160K put Kingston’s ambulance billing on pace for $1.9M
The state is backing research into firefighting and cancer, citing 9/11-scale exposure concerns and developing stronger protections for crews battling wildfires near cities
Charlotte Police Officer Brent Simpson suffered cognitive decline that dated back years before his death in 2024, his widow, Gina Elliott, shared
The nine-month extension deepens a partnership with Redemption Counseling Center, boosting on-demand therapy for Flagstaff first responders
The Enhancing First Response Act would recognize dispatchers’ lifesaving role and improve emergency communications infrastructure
FDNY Ceremonial Unit leader Lt. Joseph LaPointe, who has guided hundreds of funerals and every Ground Zero anniversary since 2001, is stepping down after 35 years of service
Ceremonies at Ground Zero, the Pentagon and Shanksville honor nearly 3,000 victims as volunteers nationwide mark the 24th 9/11 anniversary with day-of-service projects
“My 7’03” tall cadet, Jordan, stopped by the station to try on some uniforms. We are going to have to add some material,” Kemah PD Chief Raymond Garivey Jr. said on social media
The Auburn PD, Cayuga County DA’s Office, Cayuga County Probation Department and Cayuga Sheriff’s Office will receive $372,034 through the Gun Involved Violence Elimination initiative
After federal agents detained two workers at the Bear Gulch wildfire, Commissioner Wayne Fournier advances an ordinance to bar uncoordinated arrests and safeguard first responders on fire lines
The White House confirms early talks on turning the 9/11 Memorial & Museum into a federally run national monument