Maryland bans sale of dangerous yellow gas tubing linked to firefighter deaths
Annapolis, MD – It took the deaths of two firefighters in separate house fires to spark sweeping action — and now, as of June 1, Maryland has outlawed the sale and installation…
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 for parole after 16 years for the…
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 in Brooklyn. Guy is charged with the…
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 arrested and charged with assault within the…
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 Firefighter Johnny Tetrick in November 2022. The…
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 around 6:50 PM, an off-duty employee of…
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 to the department. Letrent had participated in…
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 and charged with assault. The arrest took…
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 the Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark…
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 accused of impersonating a firefighter and interfering…
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, lost his life while rescuing his teenage…
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 Queens. The individual in question has been…
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 morning, Angel Osorio, a 26-year-old male and…
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 victim, 30-year-old Carl Braxton, was found suffering…
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, identified as 36-year-old Ricardo Hernandez, was taken…
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 Manhattan early Thursday morning. Police with the…
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 for multiple critical injuries. On Saturday, Randy…
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 Superbowl last weekend. Deputies with the Martin…
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 influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of…
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 was for a good cause, No Shave…
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 of criminal acts included two bank robberies…
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 City firefighter who lost his life during…
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 Queens. According to the New York City…
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 out of approximately $1 million, Attorney for…
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 accident. Fire officials said the 19-year-veteran and…
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. Virgin Islands, leaving one firefighter with a…
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