Texas firefighter loses wife, 2 children in house fire
August 18, 2026
The firefighter was serving the community when flames engulfed his Parker County home
Hawaii National Guard rescues paramedics from floodwaters as rig washes away
August 18, 2026
Two paramedics climbed onto their vehicle after becoming trapped in fast-moving floodwaters during Hurricane Lala
Off-duty Calif. paramedic, firefighter husband rescue woman from burning car
August 18, 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
Surgeons called to free worker trapped in conveyor belt at Mass. facility
August 18, 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
Teen lifeguard honored at White House after dramatic ocean rescue
August 18, 2026
California lifeguard Ryder Williams reunited with the 10-year-old boy he rescued in Santa Cruz as President Donald Trump praised his actions
Surgeons called to Ga. construction site for complex worker rescue
August 17, 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
IAFF censures Md. prosecutor, alderman over paramedic's misconduct charge, staffing
August 17, 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
N.M. city's behavioral health response unit faces staffing cuts, overhaul
August 17, 2026
Santa Fe's Alternative Response Unit has fallen from 13 employees to five and lost its dedicated paramedics
N.M. behavioral health team expands 911 response with paramedics, field medication
August 17, 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
IAFF censures Va. governor over collective bargaining
August 17, 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