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After an investigation revealed years-long delays in Public Safety Officers’ Benefits claims, Sen. Chuck Grassley is demanding leadership changes and accountability at the DOJ
Herrin officials, firefighters and residents gathered for a ribbon-cutting and open house at Herrin’s modern fire station, which replaces a 50-year-old facility
San Bernardino County fire officials tested a lightweight, battery-powered aircraft that could speed up emergency response in remote areas at a lower cost than helicopters
LEOs interviewed said the law decriminalizing small amounts of heroin and other street drugs is ineffective and they believe it negatively affects public safety
There’s currently no law against making ghost guns; the new law would ban the ownership, sale and shipping of ghost gun parts in New York
Days before starting firefighter training EMT Arnaldo Rodriguez was brought before Chief Michael Gala and ordered to stay home
911 call and radio audio shows how tense the scene was when a Lenoir County paramedic was shot
The bill called for changing the standard for releasing police K-9s to bite someone, which would make it the same standard for officers using deadly force
Charleston firefighters faced three bad hydrants and had to wait on tankers from neighboring FDs
The “peacekeepers” in the new unit received training in areas including crowd de-escalation tactics and crisis interruption
Firefighting foam entered the public water distribution system during a fatal fire in an apartment building for seniors
Proponents say the robot will save lives by sending it into dangerous scenarios such as barricades or standoffs, or in situations that might involve explosives
Union President Tim Leech said there was an 8-day stretch when the Bloomfield neighborhood firehouse had no fire engine