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•May 18, 2025

OREGON AMBULANCE OVERTURNS IN CRASH

OAKRIDGE, Ore. — An Oakridge Fire & EMS medic...

•May 17, 2025

CLEVELAND FIRE CADET DIES DURING TRAINING

By WOIO: A cadet in the Cleveland Division of...

•May 17, 2025

3 NJ FIREFIGHTERS HURT AT WAREHOUSE FIRE

By TAPinto: More than 100 firefighters have responded to...

•May 17, 2025

CAR NARROWLY MISSES TENN FIREFIGHTERS – HITS RIG

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Some members of the Hendersonville...

•May 17, 2025

STORM RELATED FIREFIGHTER LINE OF DUTY DEATH-KY (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on that Major Roger...

•May 17, 2025

PARAMEDIC ASSAULTED WITH DEADLY WEAPON IN CALIFORNIA

A 45-year-old person was arrested Thursday night after assaulting...

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•May 17, 2025

STORM RELATED FIREFIGHTER LINE OF DUTY DEATH-KY (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on that Major Roger Leslie Leatherman of the Laurel County...

•May 17, 2025

FIREFIGHTERS DOWN AT FATAL CO INCIDENT (The Secret List)

All, This happened earlier this morning in St. Mary’s County, (southern) Maryland. Initial reports are that...

•May 16, 2025

BALTIMORE CITY FIREFIGHTER LODD DURING TRAINING (The Secret List)

All, Another terrible week for the Baltimore City Fire Department as earlier today one of...

•May 16, 2025

2 UK FIREFIGHTERS LODD, 2 OTHERS CRITICAL-HANGER FIRE (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on that 2 Firefighters (and a member of the public)...

•May 15, 2025

FIREFIGHTER CANCER REGISTRY IS RE-OPENED (The Secret List)

All, We are glad to pass on that the NIOSH National Firefighter Registry for Cancer...

•May 14, 2025

HI, TX, OR, NJ, SC, FL, MD, & W.VA FIREFIGHTER LODD UPDATES (The Secret List)

All, Here are additional NIOSH Firefighter Line of Duty Critical Injury and Death reports that have...

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•May 18, 2025

OREGON AMBULANCE OVERTURNS IN CRASH

OAKRIDGE, Ore. — An Oakridge Fire & EMS medic unit was involved in a rollover...

•May 17, 2025

PARAMEDIC ASSAULTED WITH DEADLY WEAPON IN CALIFORNIA

A 45-year-old person was arrested Thursday night after assaulting a paramedic with a deadly weapon,...

•May 13, 2025

CAR COLLIDES HEAD-ON WITH HONOLULU AMBULANCE

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A paramedic was hurt and an ambulance damaged in a head-on crash...

•May 11, 2025

TWO INJURED IN VIRGINIA AMBULANCE CRASH

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Two volunteer rescue members were injured after their ambulance was...

•May 10, 2025

PEDESTRIAN FATALLY STRUCK BY VIRGINIA AMBULANCE

A pedestrian was hit by an ambulance in Ashburn late Friday night. According to the...

•May 10, 2025

PENNSYLVANIA AMBULANCE NEARLY HIT BY DUMP TRUCK

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — A Cumberland Goodwill EMS ambulance was nearly hit by a truck...

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