An on-duty Richmond University Medical Center EMS EMT was shot in Staten Island this evening. The victim had responded to Forest Avenue for reports of a man who needed medical aid, the man was loaded into the ambulance, then pulled out a gun and shot the EMT. The suspect was … [Read more...]
After the suspected overdose death of an off-duty city firefighter in January, New Britain suspended seven firefighters and fired another in connection with an apparent ring that used drugs at various firehouses, city officials said. In addition, nearly a half-dozen firefighters … [Read more...]
ELBA, N.Y. — The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report Tuesday on the deadly Mercy Flight helicopter crash on April 26 in Genesee County. The helicopter went down near the town of Elba, off of Norton Road, about halfway between Buffalo and … [Read more...]
Two Owensville EMS workers were injured Saturday in a crash on Highway 50 in Osage County. Joshua Opperman, 41, was flown by Lifeline Helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur to be treated for serious injuries. Opperman was driving the ambulance. He is reportedly … [Read more...]
Rochester, N.Y. — A house fire that injured a firefighter on the city’s northeast side is under investigation. Crews responded around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday to a home on Fifth Street and reported flames from the second story of a wood-frame home. Crews had to back off from … [Read more...]
A fire broke out at a housing complex in San Jose Tuesday morning, leaving three people, including a firefighter, injured and three units with significant damage, according to the fire department. The fire along the 1500 block of Fitchville Avenue was reported just before 10 … [Read more...]
A firefighter is expected to make a full recovery after being injured Monday while battling a blaze at a home in East Long Beach, authorities said. The fire broke out sometime around 5:45 p.m. in the 5600 block of Deborah Avenue, just north of the 405 Freeway near … [Read more...]