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Tag: Firefighters
Patrol
Officers Leaving Boston PD to Become Firefighters
Two dozen officers in Boston have transferred to the fire department in 2022. That's an increase from four, zero, six and one over the past four years.
October 10, 2022
Patrol
Retired PA Firefighter Arrested Over Assault on Officers with Extinguisher, Not Suspected in Sicknick Murder
The projectile he is accused of throwing was not the one that killed Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was also struck in the head by a fire extinguisher during the melee and later died from his injuries, authorities said.
January 14, 2021
Patrol
TX Firefighter Suspended for Mooning Police Helicopter
The incident took place April 29 while the firefighter was on-duty and in full uniform. Pictures were taken and later distributed to other people, suspension records show.
December 31, 2020
Patrol
British Firefighters Free Training Officer from His Own Handcuffs
An officer in Northamptonshire—a city in central England—had to have firefighters snip him out of a jam involving his own handcuffs early Tuesday.
August 20, 2020
Patrol
Connecticut Officer, Firefighter Square Off in Chicken Wing Eating Contest
With the goal of receiving $1,000 to donate to the charity of the agency's choice, a firefighter with the Manchester Fire Department and an officer with the Manchester Police Department stared down two giant platters of barbeque chicken wings at a local grocery store on Wednesday morning.
January 24, 2020
Patrol
New Zealand Firefighters Honor 9/11 First Responders with Haka
A video of the performance shows the firefighters performing the haka under the Sky Tower in Auckland, the tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere.
September 11, 2019
Patrol
Crowd Attacks NYPD Officers Outside Apartment Fire
The fight between officers and residents started as crowds refused to make way as the officers demanded they move. Police say a 39-year-old woman ripped an officer’s body camera off and threw it to the ground, while another person threw a carton of milk at the officers before running off.
September 4, 2019
Patrol
Video: California Firefighters Rescue Rookie Officer Trapped in Back of Squad
Firefighters with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District were called to assist an officer with the Antioch Police Department who was inadvertently locked in the back of a police car. The incident occurred during a training exercise where officers were to respond to a school campus.
July 22, 2019
Vehicle Ops
Lake Assault Boats to Build Versatile Patrol and Emergency Response Craft for PA Unit
The City of Pittsburgh (PA) River Rescue Unit has selected Lake Assault Boats to construct a 30-foot EMS river rescue vessel. "This new rescue vessel will respond to just about any emergency – from a medical situation on a river cruise ship, to a SWAT team's mission or a fire on a fishing boat," said Division Chief Raymond S. Everitt.
June 28, 2019
Patrol
Wisconsin Firefighter Killed, Police Officer Wounded in Shooting
A firefighter is dead and a police officer was wounded when gunfire broke out during a call for assistance at a transit center in Appleton, Wisconsin, on Wednesday. A third person was also injured in the incident.
May 16, 2019
Patrol
1 Thing to be More Outraged Over than the Jussie Smollett Debacle
Am I outraged about the 16 felony charges against Jussie Smollett being summarily dropped? Sure, but I'm also utterly unsurprised. Here's something that recently happened which did surprise me, and has me pretty hot under the collar.
March 29, 2019
Patrol
Police, Firefighters See Flag Flying Upside Down, Partner to Fix it
An officer with the Independence (MO) Police Department was on patrol when he noticed that the top part of an American flag had come apart from the flag pole it was flying from, causing the stars and stripes to fly upside down.
January 28, 2019
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