News

Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.

Texas firefighter loses wife, 2 children in house fireTuesday August 18th, 2026

The firefighter was serving the community when flames engulfed his Parker County home
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Hawaii National Guard rescues paramedics from floodwaters as rig washes awayTuesday August 18th, 2026

Two paramedics climbed onto their vehicle after becoming trapped in fast-moving floodwaters during Hurricane Lala
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Off-duty Calif. paramedic, firefighter husband rescue woman from burning carTuesday August 18th, 2026

Shannon O’Neill-Gentry and Grant Gentry stopped at an El Dorado County crash and helped free a trapped woman as flames spread through her vehicle
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Surgeons called to free worker trapped in conveyor belt at Mass. facilityTuesday August 18th, 2026

Westford firefighters and a surgical team worked for over two hours to free a worker whose arm became trapped in machinery about 10 feet above the ground
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Teen lifeguard honored at White House after dramatic ocean rescueTuesday August 18th, 2026

California lifeguard Ryder Williams reunited with the 10-year-old boy he rescued in Santa Cruz as President Donald Trump praised his actions
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Surgeons called to Ga. construction site for complex worker rescueMonday August 17th, 2026

Athens-Clarke County firefighters spent more than an hour freeing a worker trapped in machinery before a hospital trauma team was brought to the scene
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IAFF censures Md. prosecutor, alderman over paramedic's misconduct charge, staffingMonday August 17th, 2026

The union censured Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess over the prosecution of a paramedic and an Annapolis alderman over opposition to additional EMS staffing
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N.M. city's behavioral health response unit faces staffing cuts, overhaulMonday August 17th, 2026

Santa Fe's Alternative Response Unit has fallen from 13 employees to five and lost its dedicated paramedics
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N.M. behavioral health team expands 911 response with paramedics, field medicationMonday August 17th, 2026

Bernalillo County’s co-responder unit pairs clinicians, paramedics and detectives on behavioral health calls and now allows paramedics to administer an antipsychotic medication in the field
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IAFF censures Va. governor over collective bargainingMonday August 17th, 2026

The union unanimously censured Gov. Abigail Spanberger after she vetoed legislation that would have expanded collective bargaining rights for firefighters, EMS personnel and other public employees
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