EMS personally are being shot at by someone in Milwaukee. Several rounds hit the ambulance and one nicked a firefighter. He was treated at the hospital and released.
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LAPD officer saves choking man in restaurant
Officer Mark Mireles was on his lunch break when a man started choking. The officer quickly and calmly rendered aid.
Read More »When all the fireworks go off at once
A computer error on the electronic firing control system caused the entire show to launch at one time.
Read More »Book Review: Time’s Up
Debut author Janey Mack has written a novel that keeps the action and suspense moving so you keep the pages turning in Time’s Up. According to her author bio she always wanted to be a police officer but he family would not let her. So now she writes about police. In this story Maisie McGrane is in the police academy. ...
Read More »Why we need EMS, playing in traffic edition
Guy doing doughnuts and burnouts in the street with his SUV. Other guys playing in the road cheering him on... what could go wrong?
Read More »Motorcycle paramedic races through traffic in Europe
This video comes out of Warsaw Poland. In parts of the city the streets are narrow and congested, forcing this paramedic to weave around vehicles. In other parts of the city the rider has some wide open space to put on some speed.
Read More »NYPD officer gets down during NYC pride parade
A officer with the NYPD joined in the dancing during the New York City Pride Parade.
Read More »Old Fire Truck converted into Food Truck for sale in NC
A friend sent me a listing from Craig's List. It is for a 1967 Ford C600 Fire Engine converted into a food truck. He sent it to me as a joke due to a discussion we had a few years about buying an engine our old Volunteer Fire Department was selling.
Read More »Police in NJ rescue woman from burning car.
Englewood Cliffs police arrived at the scene of a crash to find a woman trapped in a burning car with downed power lines. With out thinking twice the officers did what it took to save the woman.
Read More »Anti police feelings have made the public think cops are no longer humans
On Friday a police officer in Wauwatosa, WI was shot during a robbery. The suspect fled police and was caught a day later hiding in the basement of a friend's house. That friend told local new reporters the suspect did not do anything wrong "he just shot a cop".
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