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A Galveston officer’s near-fatal submersion has fueled public outrage over EMS response times. Clinical science tells a different story — and reveals why cooperation, not conflict, is needed now.
Mislabeling public safety K9s creates confusion, liability and access issues during high-stakes deployments
Tonya Hoover led from the top of the fire service. Her daughter, Alexandria Pecia, is now forging her own way in law enforcement
An independent review says incident command wasn’t formally established until 25 minutes after the shooter was in custody and fire crews were dispatched late
Police say at least two people exchanged shots at a site behind a vacant building owned by a landlord
State police said a man chased, passed and cut off a Wawayanda ambulance, preventing the crew from reaching a call
Box Elder Deputy Mike Allred and K-9 Azula were immediately fired upon as they responded to a domestic disturbance call that killed Sgt. Lee Sorensen and Officer Eric Estrada
Fire and police agencies in Nashville, New Orleans, Toledo and Prince George’s County launched investigations and placed employees on leave after online comments about Kirk’s death
Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot at an event at a Utah college
Security video shows an unidentified man entering the Bellerose home and leaving minutes before alarms sounded
All three Champaign first responders sustained serious stab wounds and were transported for emergency treatment
The union accused Galveston EMS of prioritizing computer training over rapid hospital transport following a swift water rescue
Attorneys for 31-year-old Dontae Melton Jr. say officers restrained the man and waited nearly an hour for an ambulance that never came
A Florence County man opened fire on an ambulance during a domestic violence call
The arrests came during a federal investigation that led the Bureau of Land Management to end contracts with two Oregon-based forestry companies
Reasons for the arrests remain unclear after federal agents detained members of a private contractor crew during an ID check during the Bear Gulch Fire
Hennepin EMS official said the police’s swift, accurate tally of victims let medics move the wounded quickly to three hospitals
Minneapolis Police say the shooter opened fire through church windows toward the children sitting in the pews during school Mass before dying at the scene
Alexandria Police Officer Whitney Buerger, once saved by an AED herself, delivered a shock that revived a man in cardiac arrest
With staffing unsustainable, the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office is phasing out its E-unit
A Honolulu man suffered burns to his face after being attacked with sulfuric acid
Police say a gunman with a mental health history opened fire outside the Austin store and fled in a stolen car
More than 100 volunteers joined police, firefighters, EMS and school staff in Springfield for a full-scale drill designed to test emergency response
A DeKalb County police officer was killed while responding to an active shooter who fired shots into CDC buildings before being found dead
A man seeking treatment at a Charleston hospital was shot and killed by police after attacking an employee with a knife
The AP reconstructed the July 4 Texas flash flood rescue using responder audio and survivor footage, revealing a chaotic response as the disaster killed 136 people
A Salem EMT was arrested after South African police linked him to a global network sharing child sexual abuse material
Federal prosecutors allege suspects staged medical crisis to bypass entry procedures at San Ysidro
In a two-day joint exercise with Auburn University and emergency agencies, first responders simulated an active shooter scenario to sharpen tactics
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