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NEW YORK (AP) - A teenager killed in a confrontation with New York City police over the weekend was shot 11 times, the medical examiner's office said Sunday. Dashawn Vasconcellos, 18, died of gunshot wounds to the torso, neck and extremities, medical examiner spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said. Police fired a total of 14 times, chief NYPD spokesman Paul J. Browne said. ...

SEATTLE - Newly minted firefighter/EMT Gavin Rogers not only received his permanent badge in front of 100 people during a ceremony Sunday night -- he got engaged. Rogers picked the ceremony, which marked the end of the one-year probation for a half-dozen Jefferson County firefighters, to pop the question to girlfriend Kara Spray, according to the Peninsula Daily News. [widget:news__scholarships_and_videos] During ...

WACO, TX - The son of a Waco firefighter, who reportedly told officers, “I had to do it,” was arrested Monday on murder and arson charges in his father’s shooting death and the destruction of his Downsville home. McLennan County sheriff’s deputies transferred 21-year-old Ramonell Stephens on Monday from the burn unit at Parkland Hospital in Dallas to the McLennan County ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Jim Gallagher may have no children of his own, but the native San Franciscan light-heartedly points out that he was instrumental in raising 14 siblings. He continues to devote much of himself to the welfare of The City’s kids. At age 74 and retired from his “unusual” professional path, Gallagher remains involved with the San Francisco Firefighters Toy ...

FAIR HAVEN -- The fire chief who jumped off the Oceanic Bridge Sunday night took the plunge after crashing his chief's car into a utility pole in Rumson. It took rescuers from about 16 agencies to pluck Fair Haven Fire Chief Shaun Foley from the chilly Navesink River Sunday night. Authorities said the 27-year-old was driving his chief's car and struck ...

NEW YORK - It's time, Jim Ryan wanted to tell Congress Wednesday, as hundreds of his fellow Sept. 11 responders journeyed to Capitol Hill. It's time for Congress finally to make sure the sick and dying heroes who answered the call are given the help leaders promised them in the days after the worst-ever terrorist attack on America, the 48-year-old ex-firefighter ...

SUNLAND - Three people from Riverside, including a 14-year-old boy, died in a fiery early-morning crash Sunday when their sport utility vehicle slammed into a lettuce-loaded big rig that was stopped on the shoulder of the Foothill (210) Freeway. The 41-year-old male SUV driver, a 40-year-old female passenger and a teenager in the backseat died in the vehicle after it burst ...

FLORENCE, SC - A huge weight has been lifted off of Florence County’s Emergency Medical Services employees. Earlier this year, the county purchased 10 powered ambulance cots, which are powered by a hydraulic system that raises and lowers a patient with the touch of a button. The cots were purchased in an effort to reduce lifting injuries among EMS workers. “We ...

CHICO, CA - Becky Quigley, a 23-year-old Hotshot Firefighter, is in a Chico hospital where she battles a different kind of fight than the 23-year-old Weed resident is accustomed. Instead of fighting fires, Quigley now fights to recover from injuries that nearly killed her when a water-tender truck inadvertantly drove over Quigley - twice - on Sept. 21. Sue Tavalero, a ...

BOSTON - Two former Boston firefighters were charged by federal prosecutors today with faking career-ending injuries to receive tax-free accidental disability pensions, while a fire department personnel clerk was charged with perjury and obstruction of justice in the federal fraud investigation. Former district chief James Famolare, 65, and firefighter Albert Arroyo, 47, are facing multiple counts of mail fraud for seeking ...

Enjoy the post-holiday spoils by sharing your leftovers with the rest of the department with some of our favorite after-Thanksgiving recipes. So stop licking your lips and get cooking! Sources: Food Network, Epicurious, About.com Recipe: Turkey Barbecue → [page] Turkey Barbecue Ingredients: Instructions: • 16 oz canned tomatoes; cut up • 6 oz tomato paste • 1 tsp Powdered mustard • ...

NEW YORK (AP) - A would-be firefighter died after collapsing during training because he was singled out to repeat a dangerously grueling exercise without oxygen and other basic rescue equipment, his widow said in a $10 million lawsuit filed Tuesday. Jamel Sears passed a strenuous test that involved hauling a 100-pound dummy and running up and down stairs in heavy gear, ...

LAUREL, MD - Laurel volunteer firefighter Mike Sellner can relate to the ordeal that many overseas military service members face when calling home to the United States. Sellner, who served in the Navy and was stationed in Cuba in the mid-1970s, remembers the stacks of quarters and dimes sitting atop pay phones and the automated voice that told him to deposit ...

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - For firefighters, the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge is akin to the Olympics. The competition is a chance for them to test their physical fitness in an obstacle course that simulates some of the challenges firefighters see on the job. They haul water-filled hoses, drag mannequins and run up flights of stairs in full gear. [widget:news__training_center] Over the years, ...

For one reason or another, sometimes we can spot images in the most unlikey places. We have a collection of photos where some have said they can spot a face - can you see them too? Test your detective skills and tell us what you see! An Easy Warm-Up → [page] Easy Warm-Up Did you find it? Check your answer ...

Sometimes the best stories are the ones you can't make up. When it comes to emergency dispatch, this tends to be the case. Sit back and enjoy this list of some of the most outrageous 9-1-1 calls we've ever heard. *Note: All videos may not be real First Video >>> [page] I Need A BambulanceWarning: Strong Language Next Video >>> ...

DETROIT - The 27-year-old businessman accused of paying a handyman $20 to burn a vacant house — a blaze that claimed the life of a Detroit firefighter — has been bound over for trial, the county Prosecutor’s Office said today. [widget:get_grants] Mario Willis is charged with felony murder and arson of a dwelling in the death last November of Walter Harris, ...

TAMPA - A man accused of hitting his estranged wife in the head with a hammer and setting her on fire will be held without bail at least until next week. Hillsborough Circuit Judge Walter R. Heinrich said he didn't have enough information to make a decision Thursday on whether to allow bail for Christopher Hanney. He set the case for ...

COMPTON, CA - A lot of reality shows featuring singers, actors and rappers are for those with a career on the way out, said actor-singer Tyrese Gibson. Not him. So, rather than go that route, Gibson is getting into reality as a producer and narrator of "First In," a 10-episode series launching Wednesday at 10 on BET that follows firefighters and ...

DENVER - Angela R. Cook became the highest ranking female officer in Denver Fire Department history Monday when she became division chief over crews, operations and training at Denver International Airport. She is one of seven members of Fire Chief Jim Sestrich's command staff. Cook was not available for comment after Monday morning's swearing-in at the Denver City and County Building. ...