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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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. ...

MARION - A man was arrested early Wednesday morning after being accused of impersonating a firefighter. Trevor J. Willis, 29, 4891¼2 N. Prospect St., was in the 500 block of Oak Street knocking on doors, asking residents if he could get room dimensions because he was a firefighter, police reported. Authorities allege he tried to enter at least three homes. [widget:featured_career_firefighter] ...

TORONTO - Do paramedics like to clown around? Sure they do! In fact, most of the clowns driving floats in the Santa Claus parade are Toronto paramedics. "I'm Mrs. Santa Claus and I love it," says Maria Smyth, who works as a support assistant with Toronto EMS (Emergency Medical Services). "It is something I look forward to all year," says Smyth, ...

The granddaughters of a firefighter killed in the line of duty more than 70 years ago were presented with a tribute badge today to replace the original that was salvaged from the ruins of the devastating 2008 Sayre Fire in Sylmar. Firefighter George Damron died while responding to a call in Boyle Heights in 1935. His badge was a cherished keepsake ...

PRYOR, Okla. (AP) — The state Medical Examiner's office has ruled that the death of an Osage volunteer firefighter was a homicide. Michael Cobb's body was found inside after fire destroyed his home on Apr. 28. Mayes County Sheriff's investigator Albert McKee says the state Fire Marshal's Office determined that an accelerant had been used to start the blaze. A motorcycle ...

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 ...

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho woman who died after being pinned under a garage door at the paramedic building where she used to work first lured emergency workers away with a fake 9-1-1 call. KTVB-TV reports that 35-year-old Melissa Farris of Caldwell told dispatchers late last Thursday that a car had driven off a road. As an ambulance left the Canyon ...

ABINGTON -- A Boston EMT has been accused of shooting two of his friends after a night of drinking at a fund-raiser before grabbing his medical kit and helping to administer first aid. The EMT, Rhys Williams, 41, is accused of shooting two brothers during an argument early Sunday morning after he was thrown out of the party. Both brothers are ...

HAUPPAYGE, NY - With screams for help and visible flames shooting from the rear of a neighbor's house early Monday morning, two volunteers from the Hauppauge Fire Department rescued an unconscious neighbor from the home with an assist from a Good Samaritan, witnesses and fire officials said. All done without benefit of protective gear. Steve Webber, 28, was returning home from ...

JERICHO, AR - A small Arkansas town is without their fire chief. He's recovering at The MED after he was shot in court by a police officer. The courtroom chaos happened Thursday, August 27, 2009 in Jericho, a tiny town of 200 just north of Marion. Crime scene tape still surrounds Jericho City Hall where Chief Don Payne was shot in ...

BRONX - A good Samaritan perched atop a fourth-floor fire escape helped firefighters stage a dramatic rescue of a young boy from a burning Bronx apartment on Wednesday. Firefighters from the FDNY's Ladder 47 raced to 1418 Zerega Ave. in Westchester Square shortly after 4 p.m. and found a fourth-floor apartment ablaze - with two people trapped inside. The truck's ladder ...