Day

May 20, 2025

MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING FDNY EMS OFFICER

NEW YORK — A New York man was convicted Monday of fatally stabbing a longtime emergency services officer in a 2022 unprovoked attack that took place steps away from her station in Queens. The victim, Lt. Alison Russo-Elling, 61, was ambushed while heading to a corner store in her uniform to get something to eat....
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NEW HAMPSHIRE AMBULANCE STRUCK BY SUV

An ambulance carrying a child in critical condition was hit by an SUV at an intersection in Durham, New Hampshire, on Monday morning, police said. No one was injured in the crash, including the child who was being taken to the hospital, but another ambulance had to be brought in to complete the trip, according...
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MEDICAL HELICOPTER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN PENNSYLVANIA

A medical helicopter landed on the lawn of a home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Monday night. No one was injured in the emergency landing that happened just after 7:40 p.m. on Musket Road near Cannon Hill Road in Whitemarsh Township, officials said. “We got very lucky tonight, it’s a miracle,” said Whitemarsh Police Chief Christopher...
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ONE MINUTE FROM DISPATCH TO ON-SCENE IN BALTIMORE WAREHOUSE FIRE

Baltimore firefighters were on the scene of a massive warehouse blaze in one minute. That’s because the firehouse is right across the street. But, had previous city officials been successful, there wouldn’t have been any firefighters that close, WBAL reported. “I was one that fought when they had the meeting years ago, because they were...
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SUICIDE. ‘You think about it every day’: Brother of Firefighter who died by suicide shares story to prevent future tragedies

Statistics from the U.S. Fire Administration show that approximately 100 firefighters die by suicide each year. While some platforms are censoring the word suicide because of the stigma it carries, families of those who have taken their own lives are left to deal with the aftermath — and some want suicide to be talked about more,...
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Age 40. Fires, Needles & Fingers

With the news about former President Biden being diagnosed with prostate cancer, with a Gleason score of 9 (aggressive, very serious), we wanted to reach out to you. Essentially, if you respond to fires and are age 40 and above, it is time for annual PSA testing as well as a digital exam (that’s where...
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