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ICE delays EMS

In Minneapolis, witnesses say ambulances had to park blocks away after federal vehicles jammed the street where an ICE agent fatally shot a woman, forcing EMTs to reach her on foot.

$3.25M Settlement

Southfield, Michigan will pay $3.25 million to the family of a woman who was pronounced dead by EMS in 2020, then found breathing at a funeral home hours later.

Violent Water Rescue

An Atlantic City surf rescue turned violent when a distressed man in the water attacked a firefighter with a screwdriver before being subdued.

Off-duty FF Saves 7

An off-duty Georgia firefighter is being honored for pulling seven people, including a 4-month-old, from a head-on crash and clearing an unresponsive father’s airway.

Misconduct Probe

A Baltimore County paramedic, under investigation for filming explicit videos in stations, calls the videos “artistic expression.”

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