Fire-EMS
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The man says she hit him with a boot during an argument and also tried to strike him with a tire iron
Key parts of the system that handles emergency calls failed five times in July
When police spoke with him, he had a “generic gold EMT badge” and admitted waving it at the other driver
During the camp, the girls participated in a series of simulated firefighting and emergency situations
The medic noticed that she had no way to get out of her house in an emergency
The injured workers were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries
The floodwaters left others clinging to tree branches in swiftly moving high water and damaged about 100 homes and businesses
Rescuers responded and cut him out of the vehicle
Amazingly, the truck driver survived the crash
The motive is under investigation, but the shooter is said to have a long-running dispute with township officials over his dilapidated property
Officials found that ambulance calls to the casinos dropped 20 percent after the ban was extended to their gaming floors
Police said a 16-year-old boy was driving his siblings to various schools in a minivan that didn’t have any child seats installed and none of the passengers were wearing seat belts
Officials said the shooting occurred after two different groups in the restaurant started brawling
One man had his legs severed and may lose the other from the injuries
After hitting the bicyclists, the truck struck a parked car, sending both vehicles into a nearby home
Emergency responders found the SUV wedged under the bed of the tractor-trailer, and crews had to stabilize the truck’s bed before they could extricate the passengers
The man was transported to a hospital in critical condition and the girl is in serious condition
He got probation after acknowledging he accidentally set a 1997 fire in the San Bernardino National Forest that killed the pilot of a firefighting helicopter
The surviving skydiver was transported to a hospital with fractures to his extremities and possible head injuries
The pilot apparently struck a power line while attempting to return to the airport Saturday afternoon
The man knocked over two mannequins then started hitting people, swerving from side to side and often running straight into them
The woman walked into the fast-food restaurant, screamed that she was going into labor and ran for the restroom
A nearby extinguisher was used to put out the fire and no one was hurt
Police found her 6-year-old and 23-month-old sons, lying face down on a couch with multiple stab wounds
The children, who were between ages 10 and 18, were treated in the emergency room, along with the bus driver and two chaperones
An autopsy determined he died of crushing injuries caused by the trash compactor
His heart stopped beating for 10 to 15 minutes before he was resuscitated
Officials say the boy was extremely lucky he wasn’t knocked unconscious because he could have drowned
An ambulance responded within nine minutes, following horrified calls to 911 for help
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