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COMPTON - BET’s new show “First In” executive produced by Tyrese Gibson explores the explosive world of the Compton fire and paramedic department. “First In” is a 10 episode half hour original series that examines the day to day struggles of the Compton California fire and paramedic department. Most fire stations go out on an estimated 3000 calls a year. The ...

WASHINGTON - Three months after the deadliest accident in Metro's history, never-before-seen video and still photographs from the scene are being released. The images are part of a 12-minute video documentary produced by the D.C. Fire and EMS Department. The video includes first-hand accounts from some of the firefighters who were first on the scene on June 22, 2009. Lt. Tony ...

MEMPHIS, TN — A Memphis firefighter is recovering at home after cardiac arrest and what he and his wife believe was providential help. Kenneth Richmond collapsed in the office of Bon Lin Middle School on Aug. 18 as he checked out his children for an orthodontist appointment. Dawn Graves was also in the office to take her child to a doctor ...

SPOKANE -- A criminally insane killer who strangled a woman because voices told him she was a witch has walked away from an Eastern State Hospital field trip to the Spokane Interstate Fair. Deputies are combing the fairgrounds and the perimeter within several blocks of the sprawling complex in search of Phillip Paul, 47, a man with a history of escape and assault in ...

ANCHORAGE - Daniel Skriloff, an Alaska wildfire fighter, had just come off the line, battling the oppressive heat and smoke of the 12,000-acre Hardluck Creek blaze near Fairbanks, when he got the bad news. Back at the Palmer-based headquarters for the Pioneer Peak Hotshots, thieves -- as part of a storm of theft and destruction -- broke into and stole his ...

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry was blasted Wednesday after he swept three appointees from their jobs just two days before they were set to critically examine a flawed arson investigation that contributed to the execution of a Corsicana man. The hearing of the Texas Forensic Science Commission, scheduled for Friday in Irving, was abruptly canceled by the new chairman the governor ...

BOSTON - It was the kind of emergency call every dispatcher dreads. The one about his own house. Quincy Police 911 dispatcher Mike Bowes knew something was wrong Friday when dozens of callers suddenly jammed his lines. “I was talking to an EMT when the call came in, all the lines lit up red,” he said. “That happens when a lot ...

Police arrested an evicted tenant Saturday for arson in the blaze that killed a Yonkers firefighter. Rafael Roldan became a bitter firebug after sneaking into his former home and finding his belongings in disarray, Westchester officials said. "We do believe he is fully responsible for setting the fire," said First Deputy Police Chief Charles Gardner at a news conference announcing the ...

EUGENE, OR - Police in Eugene are asking for assistance in finding out who set a homeless man on fire. [widget:news__firelinks_best] The assault happened about 3 a.m. Saturday. A 43-year-old homeless man was walking on a sidewalk when he reported being bumped from behind. As he turned around he was set on fire. The man was able to roll on the ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A defibrillator was credited with stopping a bullet in the chest of a gunshot victim. Doctors in Florida said the 61-year-old unidentified man had an Medtronic implantable cardiac defibrillator to prevent sudden cardiac arrest. [widget:news__how_to_become_vol_ff] The October edition of the journal Heart Rhythm said the man suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, but had no damage to ...

 NEW ALBANY, MISS. — A 22-year-old volunteer firefighter remained jailed Monday on one count of capital murder and two counts of arson after a weekend house fire killed an elderly woman in Union County.   Officials say William Cody Lambert will make an initial court appearance this week to face the charges. Lambert is from the Guntown community in Lee County. ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va.--At least 30 West Virginia firefighters have been arrested this year for starting fires, including fires they have later returned to fight, state Fire Marshal Sterling Lewis said. National experts say the arsonist firefighters start blazes for a variety of reasons but often because they want to seek excitement and be heroes. Some are also suspected of receiving money or ...

"We will win this struggle not for glory, nor wealth, nor power, but for justice, for freedom, and for peace; So help us God."- Tom Harkin "You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy."- Colin Powell View September 11th Tribute Videos → [page] Remembering that Fateful Day Next → [page] Remember Our Fallen Next → ...

PEABODY — Two firefighters are finding another way to help others. Mike Hayes and Tim O'Keefe plan to run the Marine Corps Marathon on Oct. 25 in Washington, D.C., and raise money for the nonprofit Burn Foundation, overseen by the International Association of Fire Fighters. "Everything we raise goes to charity," said Hayes, who discovered the marathon on the IAFF Web ...

As thousands converge on Colorado Springs this weekend for an annual ceremony honoring the nation’s fallen firefighters, members of the Colorado Springs Fire Department will be behind the scenes, attending to the families of the fallen. On Saturday, 122 names will be added to the International Association of Fire Fighters’ black granite wall in Memorial Park. Volunteers from Colorado Springs will ...

Tennessee Responder Dies After Crash The Johnson County, Tenn. responder who was in critical condition following a Sept. 15 ambulance crash has died, sources reported Friday. Joseph R. Barlow, 55, of Mountain City, passed away at Johnson City Medical Center, according to TriCities.com. He had been ejected from the ambulance and airlifted from the scene. The website also reported that Barbara ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Firefighters tried to hold back a massive wildfire from consuming thousands of homes and a communications center in Los Angeles County on Monday as they mourned two firefighters killed when their vehicle rolled down a mountain side. About 12,000 homes, as well as crucial communications and astronomy centers atop Mount Wilson, were threatened by fire. On the ...

Zygimantas Zalys, “Z” to all of his friends and coworkers, joined the Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department in June 2005. “Z” joined the department so he could become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). “Z” wanted to help people. “Z” immediately started riding an ambulance out of OWL Station 12 while he went through his EMT training. After completing EMT class, “Z” ...

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - The Perry Township fire department is down a tanker after a crash this morning that left the truck engulfed in flames. Perry Clear-Creek Fire Protection District and Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jeff Calabrese said two firefighters on their way back mutual aid to Van Buren fire early this morning crashed their tanker into a tree. The accident ...