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Newtown Underwater Search and Rescue volunteers used scuba and snorkeling techniques to recover a sentimental wedding band near Saugatuck Falls

Flagstaff officials are exploring a three-drone program that could help firefighters locate smoke, assess crashes and medical emergencies, and give dispatchers real-time information before crews arrive

A city-commissioned study found Norman Fire Department needs three additional stations and 78 firefighters to improve coverage and meet its five-minute response time goal

Polk County Fire Rescue Chaplain Hector Cruz was traveling between fire stations to check on crews when he was fatally injured in a crash near Eagle Lake

East Millinocket Fire Department used a $90,000 grant to replace aging turnout gear for all 25 firefighters with PFAS-free protective equipment

Rising EMS staffing costs, declining volunteer ranks and reduced state support are squeezing county budgets as communities work to recruit and retain paramedics and EMTs

A Cessna 150 collided with a Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 near a Carlisle airport runway, killing the plane’s pilot and trapping two troopers in the helicopter

Sacred Cross EMS is rallying support for Herstle Renfroe, a longtime EMS provider and volunteer firefighter whose family died in a Parker County house fire

NTSB preliminary report says the Skycrane pilots radioed that they had a problem before issuing a mayday as their helicopter struck rising terrain near the Widemouth 2 Fire

Five firefighters and 14 civilians were taken to hospitals after an FDNY fire truck and MTA bus collided at a Bronx intersection

Grapevine firefighters cited concerns over staffing, fire response capabilities, communication and morale after department changes replaced an engine with an EMS-focused squad

Former Golden Fire Chief Kasey Beal disputes his termination over the handling of a Black doll found hanging by its neck at a fire station

A former assistant fire chief and treasurer is accused of stealing funds over more than three years, including about $800,000 from a grant for a new station

Statesville firefighters are asking residents to keep rechargeable batteries out of the trash and safely recycle them to reduce lithium-ion battery fires

Old Lyme residents and businesses can share property, medical and access information through Community Connect

The firefighter was serving the community when flames engulfed his Parker County home

Toledo firefighters battled flames, hazardous materials and a partial building collapse at Brent Industries as crews worked to account for two missing employees

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

Bridgewater officials say paramedics used a humeral head IO technique practiced during cadaver training while treating the severely injured patient

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