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May 19, 2024

DRIVER FLEEING POLICE CRASHES INTO AMBULANCE, ONE CRITICALLY INJURED – FLORIDA

LARGO, Fla. – One man is fighting for his life while three others were seriously injured after a driver crashed into an ambulance while speeding away from law enforcement early on Saturday morning, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Around 2:44 a.m., investigators say deputies tried to conduct a traffic stop on a 2014...
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FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN MISSISSIPPI APPARATUS ROLLOVER CRASH

TONE COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) – A firefighter in south Mississippi was injured while responding to a call. The Wiggins Fire Department, located between Hattiesburg and Biloxi, was responding to a crash around midnight when their engine rolled over. The rollover left one of the firefighters trapped under the engine, the department said. The firefighter was...
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ANOTHER CLOSE CALL ON THE ROADWAY – PENNSLYVANIA

In Pennsylvania. Gladwyne Fire Company and Belmont Hills Fire Company were dispatched to an accident on I-76 Westbound 334.7 for an accident with injuries at 0530 am predawn. The right lane and right shoulder were blocked by 2 fire trucks parked diagonally across the highway. Both cones and flares were being used at the time...
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IT’S OK, NOT BEING OK – WOMAN OPENS UP ABOUT SUICIDE STIGMA

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — First responders can often be the difference between life or death in so many situations. But that tough work can take a real toll on their mental health. In fact, according to the group “First Help,” on average, more than 200 first responders have taken their own lives in the United...
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OHIO FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC TAKES HIS OWN LIFE (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on that the Canton (Ohio) Fire Department is mourning the death of 42-year-old Firefighter Paramedic Jared Kneale who died by suicide Friday. “It is with the permission of Jared’s wife and children that wish to share that Jared’s death was the result of suicide due to a post traumatic stress related illness,”...
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