16+ hour, 56+ min ago  (326+ words) By Colin Mixson, Kerry BurkeNew York Daily News NEW YORK " A 78-year-old man was killed and 11 people were injured, including five firefighters, after an FDNY fire truck responding to an emergency collided with a van, causing a wild chain-reaction crash…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (395+ words) By Evan Simko-Bednarski, Thomas TracyNew York Daily News NEW YORK " A carpenter working on the Hudson River Tunnel fell 50 feet to his death at the project's Manhattan work site Thursday, officials said. The victim, a union carpenter with the New…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (256+ words) SHOW LOW, Arizona " The Timber Mesa Fire and Medical District has identified two firefighter/paramedics who were killed in a head-on collision in their ambulance on Sept. 15. The firefighters were identified as Brenna Kulikowski, 31, a firefighter/paramedic with three years…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago  (242+ words) By Ishani DesaiThe Sacramento Bee SACRAMENTO, Calif. " A man died Monday at a hospital after he fainted inside an underground Costco gas tank near Cal Expo in Sacramento and had to be rescued by firefighters. The Sacramento Fire Department was…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (387+ words) When Alexandria Pecia told her family she intended to become a police officer, her mother was not thrilled. "Why law enforcement?" she wondered. "Why do you want to get shot at?" This reaction is not unusual. Parents are often concerned…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago  (396+ words) By Jacques Billeaud and Lisa BaumannAssociated Press CHINLE, Ariz. " A small medical transport plane crashed and caught fire Tuesday on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, killing four people, the tribe said in a statement. A Beechcraft King Air 300 from…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (342+ words) By Chris BolinGreeley Tribune JOHNSTOWN, Colo. " A gas line exploded Thursday morning on Colorado 60 near Johnstown, sending five people to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and closing a mile-long stretch of the highway for several hours. Front Range Fire Rescue…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (284+ words) PHOENIX " The City of Phoenix has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit involving the death of a 2-year-old boy. The lawsuit, filed by the Clugston family, alleged that their son, Abraham Clugston, died after Phoenix firefighters…...