/police Police en-US Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:12:34 GMT /ems-training-and-education/md-ems-seminar-celebrates-2-decades-of-delivering-continuing-education-to-first-responders Marking 20 years in March 2025, the seminar honors Dr. F.W. Miltenberger’s EMS legacy while continuing to educate emergency responders Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:12:34 GMT /ems-training-and-education/md-ems-seminar-celebrates-2-decades-of-delivering-continuing-education-to-first-responders /legal/lessons-from-the-mcclain-case-protecting-first-responders-and-improving-ems-practices The defense attorneys representing one of the firefighters share the legal and operational lessons from this high-profile case, emphasizing documentation, training and BWCs Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:46:58 GMT /legal/lessons-from-the-mcclain-case-protecting-first-responders-and-improving-ems-practices /patient-care-compassion/welcome-to-the-era-of-performative-patient-care Improve your patient care and decrease your legal liability risk with conscious, deliberate practices Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:57:58 GMT /patient-care-compassion/welcome-to-the-era-of-performative-patient-care /legal/man-dies-after-sedation-in-calif-police-custody-following-disturbance Hayword authorities say the patient had methamphetamine in his system when midazolam was administered during an in-custody incident Thu, 01 May 2025 16:46:44 GMT /legal/man-dies-after-sedation-in-calif-police-custody-following-disturbance /protecting-ems-providers-violence/woman-who-fatally-stabbed-mo-ff-medic-was-out-on-bond-after-biting-police-officer A Kansas City woman has been charged in the fatal stabbing of Firefighter/Paramedic Graham Hoffman, days after posting bond in an assault case involving a police officer Tue, 29 Apr 2025 13:46:14 GMT /protecting-ems-providers-violence/woman-who-fatally-stabbed-mo-ff-medic-was-out-on-bond-after-biting-police-officer /1-dead-11-injured-in-shooting-at-s-c-tourist-town A shooting in Myrtle Beach left 11 people injured and one person dead after a disturbance involving several people Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:04:21 GMT /1-dead-11-injured-in-shooting-at-s-c-tourist-town /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/1-dead-6-injured-in-shooting-at-n-c-college A shooting at Elizabeth City State University during its Viking Fest celebration left one person dead and six others injured Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:19:38 GMT /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/1-dead-6-injured-in-shooting-at-n-c-college /mass-gathering/nfl-draft-photos-ems-fire-police-on-the-clock Public safety personnel were on duty at Lambeau Field to keep fans safe and secure at the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:41:40 GMT /mass-gathering/nfl-draft-photos-ems-fire-police-on-the-clock /vehicle-crashes/several-injured-when-suv-crashes-into-mich-gas-station An SUV crashed into a group of motorcyclists a Kalamazoo gas station injuring seven people and causing major damage Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:22:23 GMT /vehicle-crashes/several-injured-when-suv-crashes-into-mich-gas-station /vehicle-crashes/video-calif-driver-tries-to-flee-crash-that-killed-1-injured-6 Six people were injured in a fatal four-vehicle hit-and-run crash in Riverside Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:37:45 GMT /vehicle-crashes/video-calif-driver-tries-to-flee-crash-that-killed-1-injured-6 /legal/calif-firefighter-arrested-on-suspicion-of-drug-theft-from-at-least-1-station An audit by the San Jose Fire Department revealed possible drug theft and tampering at 16 additional fire stations Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:57:14 GMT /legal/calif-firefighter-arrested-on-suspicion-of-drug-theft-from-at-least-1-station /active-shooter/shooting-with-multiple-injuries-at-florida-state-university The 20-year-old gunman was identified as the son of a Leon County Sheriff's Office deputy Thu, 17 Apr 2025 22:21:00 GMT /active-shooter/shooting-with-multiple-injuries-at-florida-state-university /trauma/4-injured-in-shooting-at-dallas-high-school A shooting at a Dallas high school left three students wounded and fourth injured, prompting a major emergency response Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:33:40 GMT /trauma/4-injured-in-shooting-at-dallas-high-school /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/mich-house-fire-injures-12-including-police-officers Farmington Hills police officers arrived to find fire showing from the house and reports of people trapped inside Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/mich-house-fire-injures-12-including-police-officers /legal/wash-judge-dismisses-stroke-patients-dui-protocol-lawsuit A judge dismissed a lawsuit against Puyallup police and Central Pierce Fire & Rescue filed by a woman who was misdiagnosed with DUI but was later found to have suffered a massive stroke Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:33:05 GMT /legal/wash-judge-dismisses-stroke-patients-dui-protocol-lawsuit /vehicle-crashes/ala-ff-shot-by-bank-robbery-suspect-at-crash-scene A Center Star Fire/Rescue firefighter was shot while trying to help at the scene of a crash, not knowing the driver was fleeing police after a bank robbery Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:38:44 GMT /vehicle-crashes/ala-ff-shot-by-bank-robbery-suspect-at-crash-scene /legal/ohio-bill-seeks-14-foot-harassment-protection-zone-around-first-responders A former sheriff and a volunteer firefighter created a bill that makes harassing first responders engaged in their lawful duty a first-degree misdemeanor Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:46:15 GMT /legal/ohio-bill-seeks-14-foot-harassment-protection-zone-around-first-responders /stolen-ambulance/video-fla-man-finishes-beer-in-stolen-ambulance-before-arrest The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver came to a stop and finished drinking a beer in full view of troopers Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:35:38 GMT /stolen-ambulance/video-fla-man-finishes-beer-in-stolen-ambulance-before-arrest /burns/man-in-stable-condition-after-being-set-on-fire-near-times-square A man suffered burns to his face, neck, chest, and arms before officers extinguished the flames Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:02:19 GMT /burns/man-in-stable-condition-after-being-set-on-fire-near-times-square /police/4-arrested-after-fatal-hyperbaric-chamber-explosion-at-mich-medical-facility A fatal explosion at a Troy medical facility’s hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber claimed the life of a five-year-old boy and injured his mother Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:48:27 GMT /police/4-arrested-after-fatal-hyperbaric-chamber-explosion-at-mich-medical-facility /escaping-violent-encounters/patient-having-trouble-breathing-assaults-n-j-ff-emts After being removed from the building, the man punched one Paterson firefighter/EMT, kneed another and fled the scene Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:18:25 GMT /escaping-violent-encounters/patient-having-trouble-breathing-assaults-n-j-ff-emts /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/20-injured-in-ky-nursing-home-fire Residents of the Landmark Nursing Home in Bardstown, as well as staff and police officers, were treated for smoke inhalation Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:55:00 GMT /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/20-injured-in-ky-nursing-home-fire /mental-health/bipartisan-bill-seeks-national-mental-health-hotline-for-first-responders Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Josh Hawley have introduced a bill aimed at expanding mental health support for police officers, firefighters and EMTs Sun, 02 Mar 2025 17:00:00 GMT /mental-health/bipartisan-bill-seeks-national-mental-health-hotline-for-first-responders /legal/justice-department-drops-alleged-discriminatory-first-responder-hiring-cases-in-dei-rollback On his first day, President Trump ordered federal agencies to end all “equity-related” grants and contracts, later mandating contractors to certify they don’t promote DEI Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:45:40 GMT /legal/justice-department-drops-alleged-discriminatory-first-responder-hiring-cases-in-dei-rollback /hospital/pa-police-officer-killed-in-hospital-shooting West York Borough Police Officer Andrew Duarte died in a shooting inside UPMC Memorial Hospital Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:10:43 GMT /hospital/pa-police-officer-killed-in-hospital-shooting /ems-training-and-education/md-ems-seminar-celebrates-2-decades-of-delivering-continuing-education-to-first-responders Marking 20 years in March 2025, the seminar honors Dr. F.W. Miltenberger’s EMS legacy while continuing to educate emergency responders Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:12:34 GMT /ems-training-and-education/md-ems-seminar-celebrates-2-decades-of-delivering-continuing-education-to-first-responders /search-and-rescue/calif-rescuers-hike-8-miles-in-storm-to-rescue-hypothermic-hiker Rescuers from several agencies set out during an atmospheric river weather condition in Monterey County after the hiker sent out an SOS Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:33:09 GMT /search-and-rescue/calif-rescuers-hike-8-miles-in-storm-to-rescue-hypothermic-hiker /line-of-duty-death-lodd/widows-of-slain-minn-first-responders-rely-on-each-other-in-a-year-of-loss The wives and families of Burnsville Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth, Officer Paul Elmstrand and Officer Matt Ruge share how difficult the losses have been since their husbands were killed in the line of duty Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:13:35 GMT /line-of-duty-death-lodd/widows-of-slain-minn-first-responders-rely-on-each-other-in-a-year-of-loss /whole-blood/del-state-police-join-ems-in-carrying-whole-blood Delaware has expanded access to life-saving whole blood transfusions in emergency situations, with every medic agency in the state now carrying it Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:02:00 GMT /whole-blood/del-state-police-join-ems-in-carrying-whole-blood /active-shooter/5-wounded-5-dead-in-shooting-at-wis-school Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said the 17-year-old female shooter is among the deceased Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:46:12 GMT /active-shooter/5-wounded-5-dead-in-shooting-at-wis-school /active-shooter/shooting-with-multiple-injuries-at-florida-state-university The 20-year-old gunman was identified as the son of a Leon County Sheriff's Office deputy Thu, 17 Apr 2025 22:21:00 GMT /active-shooter/shooting-with-multiple-injuries-at-florida-state-university /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/this-is-evil-authorities-find-multiple-improvised-explosives-inside-truck-in-new-orleans-attack The attack killed 14 people, including an 18-year-old who had ambitions of becoming a nurse; authorities initially put the death toll at 15, which included the suspect Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:10:19 GMT /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/this-is-evil-authorities-find-multiple-improvised-explosives-inside-truck-in-new-orleans-attack /vehicle-crashes/atv-rider-doing-tricks-is-killed-in-collision-with-mo-ambulance A Kansas City Police Department spokesperson said the victim had accelerated and lost control before striking the ambulance Mon, 25 Nov 2024 14:11:25 GMT /vehicle-crashes/atv-rider-doing-tricks-is-killed-in-collision-with-mo-ambulance /fatal-incidents/we-dont-believe-there-are-any-survivors-rescuers-find-debris-from-american-airlines-plane-crash First responders have recovered at least 28 bodies from the Potomac River after the midair collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:25:03 GMT /fatal-incidents/we-dont-believe-there-are-any-survivors-rescuers-find-debris-from-american-airlines-plane-crash