Former Newport News Firefighter Thought He was Soliciting Child Online, It Was a Cop
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Christopher Scott Jones, 43, was sentenced to over 33 years in prison for coercion and enticement of a minor and receipt …
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Perth Amboy Firefighter Named New Jersey Fire Chief of the Year
PERTH AMBOY, NJ – Chief Edward A. Mullen received the 2023 Fire Chief of the Year Award at the annual meeting of the NJ State …
Fire Damages Deal Public Works, Firefighter Suffers Injury
DEAL, NJ – A structure fire at the Borough of Deal Department of Public Works was discovered during a routine patrol in the early hours …
Off-Duty FDNY Firefighter Arrested on Assault Charge
NEW YORK, NY – Robert Woods, a 29-year-old off-duty FDNY firefighter, was arrested for assault within the boundaries of the 120th Precinct early Saturday morning. …
Man Sentenced for Deadly Hit-and-Run of Cleveland Firefighter
CLEVELAND, OH – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced on Thursday the sentencing of Leander Bissell, 41, to life imprisonment. Bissell will be eligible …
New York Firefighter in Hot Water After Arrest
On Wednesday, August 16, at 9:56 p.m., an off-duty New York City employee, identified as Derelle Guy, a 34-year-old FDNY firefighter, was taken into custody …
NYFD EMT Charged with Assault
NEW YORK, NY – A 36-year-old male, identified as Robert Soto, who is an off-duty New York City employee working as an FDNY EMT, was …
Guilty Verdict in Hit-and-Run Case Involving Cleveland Firefighter
CLEVELAND, OH – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley recently announced a guilty verdict against 41-year-old Leander Bissell for the fatal hit-and-run of 51-year-old Cleveland …
New York Firefighter Arrested for Endangering the Welfare of a Child
New York City, NY – A New York City firefighter has been arrested and charged for an incident that happened off duty Sunday night. At …
Two communities mourn loss of firefighter in New Jersey
Berkeley Township, NJ – Officials announced the sudden passing of firefighter Brian Letrent on Wednesday, June 21. The 34-year-old firefighter suffered a heart attack, according …
New York City firefighter charged with assault in Queens
NEW YORK, NY – At around 10:45 PM on Saturday night, an off-duty employee of the New York City Fire Department was taken into custody …
FDNY Firefighter Charged with Grand Larceny and Identity Theft
BRONX, NY – Sylus McKenzie, a 33-year-old FDNY firefighter, has been recently indicted on charges of grand larceny, identity theft, and official misconduct. According to …
Man Arrested for Impersonating Firefighter
ALLEGANY COUNTY, MD – Matthew W. Milburn, a 32-year-old man from Romney, West Virginia, was arrested by Deputy State Fire Marshals on Thursday. Milburn is …
New York City firefighter drowned while saving his daughter at the Jersey Shore
Avon by the Sea, NJ – A tragic incident unfolded on Friday morning when Mark Batista, a firefighter from the New York City Fire Department, …
NYC firefighter facing multiple charges related to illegal sale of booze
New York City, NY – A New York City firefighter has been arrested and charged with multiple violations in connection with illegal alcohol sales in …
NYC Firefighter arrested for Menacing, Assault
NEW YORK, NY – A New York City firefighter has been arrested on multiple charges according to the New York City Police Department. Early Sunday …
D.C. firefighter shot dead after domestic dispute
WASHINGTON, DC – A veteran firefighter of the DC Fire Department was fatally shot after a domestic dispute in Charles County on Monday morning. The …
New York City Firefighter Arrested and Charged with Assault
NEW YORK, NY – An off-duty firefighter from the New York City Fire Department was arrested and charged with assault early Sunday morning. The firefighter, …
New York City firefighter charged for DWI
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department reported the arrest of a New York City Firefighter on the Upper East Side of …
Community unites to support Philadelphia firefighter who fell from roof
PHILADELPHIA, PA – A Philadelphia firefighter who fell from the roof of a burning building with people reportedly trapped inside on Saturday is being treated …
Philadelphia man attacked firefighter at Florida fire station after big game loss
HUTCHINSON ISLAND, FL – A Philadelphia Eagles fan went on a rampage shortly before the Eagles lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 38-35 in the …
NYC Firefighter facing DWI charge in the Bronx
New York City firefighter Jose Valdez, 37, has been arrested by officers from the 45th Precinct. In addition to being charged with driving under the …
No shave November raises $15,000 for firefighter battling cancer
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – You might have seen officers from the Manchester Police Department with a little fuzz on their faces in November, but it …
Former Firefighter Sentenced for Two Bank Robberies
A Bixby man was sentenced Wednesday in federal court for robbing two Oklahoma banks of nearly $320,000, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “Jerry Brown’s string …
Clarkstown street named after fallen 9/11 firefighter
CLARKSTOWN, NY – The intersection of Westview Avenue in Old Haverstraw Road in Congers was renamed this week in memory of a fallen New York …
New York remembers female firefighter murdered on the job Thursday
NEW YORK, NY – A female New York City firefighter with stabbed to death in broad daylight on Thursday while working at station 49 in …
Atlantic County Firefighter Convicted on Four Counts in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Margate, New Jersey, firefighter was convicted today on four counts of an indictment charging him with defrauding public health insurance plans …
New York Fire Department Mourns Loss of Firefighter
NEW YORK, NY – The New York Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of their own who was killed Friday in a tragic …
Fire at St. Croix refinery under control, firefighter injured -media
(Reuters) – A fire broke out around 7 a.m. (1100 GMT) on Sunday at Port Hamilton Refining and Transportation’s shuttered refinery in St. Croix, U.S. …
Firefighter Hospitalized in Jackson Township House Fire
JACKSON, NJ – One firefighter was injured in an early morning blaze at a home on Whitesville Road in Jackson. The fire gutted the home, …
U.S. Attorney Romero Announces Arson Charges Against Philadelphia Man for Pizza Shop Fire That Resulted in Death of Firefighter
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Al-Ashraf Basem Khalil, 28, of Philadelphia, PA, was arrested on June 24, 2022, after being …
Former Malden Firefighter Pleads Guilty to Possession and Distribution of Controlled Substances
BOSTON – A former Malden firefighter pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with conspiring to distribute controlled substances including oxycodone, suboxone, …
Philadelphia Firefighter Killed in Morning Building Collapse
PHILADELPHIA, PA – It was a deadly day for the Philadelphia Fire Department early Saturday morning after a building collapsed with multiple people trapped underneath …
Firefighter killed in Philadelphia building collapse
By Mike Stone (Reuters) – A firefighter was killed when a building collapsed trapping several people, the Philadelphia Fire Department said on Saturday. The fire …
Off-Duty Elmwood Firefighter Helps to Capture Fugitive
ELMWOOD PARK, NJ – A police chase that started in Paterson with a warrant for the arrest of Stanley Edwards, 30, ended in Elmwood Park …
Former Malden Firefighter Charged with Possession and Distribution of Controlled Substances
BOSTON – A former Malden firefighter has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with conspiring to distribute controlled substances including oxycodone, …
Firefighter arrested for Transporting and Harboring Non-Citizens for financial gain
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On May 18, 2022, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Pedro Rafael Rodríguez-Garnier, 54, of Cabo Rojo, Puerto …
West Seneca Volunteer Firefighter Arraigned on Grand Larceny Charge
WEST SENECA, NY – A West Seneca Firefighter, 26-year-old Dylan Biddeman was arraigned on Friday morning before West Seneca Town Court Justice Jeffrey M. Harrington …
Alamogordo firefighter facing charges of child exploitation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jason Ross-Lattion Fleming, 36, of Piñon, New Mexico, made an initial appearance in federal court on Apr. 25 facing charges of providing …
New York Firefighter Killed in Brooklyn Blaze
NEW YORK, NY – New York City is mourning the loss of one of their public service heroes, firefighter Timothy Kevin Klein of the New …
U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests Parole AbsconderConvicted in Death of Harrisburg Firefighter
Harrisburg, PA – Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Khanyae Kendall; a 23-year-old woman wanted for absconding from Pennsylvania state …
Polk County Firefighter Charged for Sextorting 14-Year-Old Girl on Snapchat
PALMETTO, FL – A 24-year-old Polk County Fire Rescue firefighter, Richard Dalton Battle of Palmetto was arrested by Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies for having …
Staten Island man gets 25 years for death of off-duty New York City firefighter in fit of road rage
STATEN ISLAND, NY – A Staten Island man is heading to prison for 25 years to life after being convicted and sentenced for killing an …
Retired Firefighter Charged with Making Threats to Injure
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A former Warwick firefighter made an initial appearance in federal court in Providence on Wednesday, charged by way of a federal criminal …
California firefighter ambushed, killed putting out dumpster fire
STOCKTON, CA – Early Monday moring, firefighters from the Stockton Fire Department responded to a dumpster fire. While extinguishing the fire, the firefighters heard gunshots …
Man charged for assaulting firefighter, cop
Washington County, FL -A man from Old Towne, FL is behind bars this morning on aggravated battery charges against a Law Enforcement Officer and a …
Breaking Bad: Fireman caught operating meth lab out of mobile home
SELLS, Ariz. – A Tohono O’odham Nation member and active firefighter was one of two people arrested Monday for operating a methamphetamine lab at a …