A shooting in Harrisburg on Saturday peppered a nearby fire station with stray bullets that were found lodged into the building and damaging three rigs. In a post on the station’s Facebook page, Harrisburg Bureau of Fire Station 2 shared photos of the bullet holes in the … [Read more...]
A former Warwick (RI) Firefighter is accused of threatening to shoot or kill members of the city fire department and city and state public officials. Federal prosecutors said the Firefighter posted the following. “I was injured while fighting a fire. The city did not want to pay … [Read more...]
Another tragic day for the fire service as Stockton Fire Department Captain Max Fortuna, 47, was shot and killed in the Line of Duty this morning while operating at a dumpster fire. Around 0455 hours, SFD Firefighters, including Captain Fortuna’s Engine Co. 2, responded to the … [Read more...]
A Richmond fire crew was caught in the crossfire of an alleged drive-by shooting earlier this week, narrowly avoiding injury when the pumper was struck. Firefighters on Engine 64 were responding to a medical call when the apparatus was struck by multiple rounds. Richmond … [Read more...]
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- A suspect accused of fatally shooting a man in West Oakland and firing shots at firefighters has been arrested, according to police. Authorities say it was an unprovoked attack and that the shooter was walking along Center Street with a gun in plain … [Read more...]
A mumbling madman pulled a pistol on a pair of city emergency medical technicians during a near-deadly encounter in Brooklyn, EMS union officials said Friday. The two emergency medical technicians had just responded to a 911 call in the New Lots section of Brooklyn and … [Read more...]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Lexington firefighter was assaulted overnight, according to Lexington police. Police say firefighters responded to a call about a man injured from a firework in the 1100 block of Barley’s Pass around 12 30 A.M. Friday. Police say while the … [Read more...]