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Wash. fire chief warns city must find long-term funding for EMS
Ephrata Chief Jeremy Burns told the city council that EMS needs a sustainable funding source beyond the general fund, floating a voter-approved…
NYC ambulance response times up nearly 4 minutes since 2015, report finds
Comptroller Mark Levine’s report recommends closing the roughly $51,000 pay gap between FDNY EMTs and firefighters, estimated to cost $300 million annually,…
Fired Wash. firefighters appeal ruling over COVID vaccine mandate lawsuit
Eight former Redmond firefighters are challenging a 2025 district court ruling that sided with the city’s denial of religious accommodations to its…
Supreme Court rejects bid to revive 9/11 mastermind’s plea deal
The high court’s ruling leaves in place former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s 2024 decision to void Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s plea agreement sparing…
Former Pa. county DA convicted of official oppression for seizing Stop The Bleed kits from ambulances
A judge found David Russo guilty of official oppression for directing the seizure of “Stop The Bleed” kits from county ambulances amid…
N.Y. governor signs law quadrupling tax credit for volunteer first responders
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s new law raises the annual personal income tax credit from $200 to $800 starting in 2027, as volunteer ranks…
3 injured when small plane crashes into Calif. traffic
Two adults and a child aboard a 1968 Cessna registered to a San Jose State flight club were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries…
4 Canadian soldiers killed, 39 injured as wildfire overtakes training exercise
Officials said a fire believed to be contained suddenly shifted a kilometer in 36 seconds, overtaking soldiers conducting live-fire combat training at…
Driver released without charges in fatal Kan. soccer field crash
The woman, whose truck struck and killed two people at the Stryker Sports Complex, was released pending toxicology results and a mechanical…
Several dead, injured after fire at Canadian military base
Canada’s defense minister confirmed casualties after a major fire broke out at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, with high winds spreading flames and…
2 dead, 11 injured after vehicle plows through Kan. soccer field during game
A 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man were killed and 11 others, ages 5 to 68, were hospitalized when a 34-year-old woman…