For many, it feels like the entire state of California is on fire. A group of campers in Yosemite experienced this a little too close for comfort... Despite the incredibly hostile nature of the California wildfires, the National Guard stand ready for anything. Several rescue helicopter crews worked ...

Too many people view police as first responders only. The truth is that officers often go above and beyond within their communities. Fortunately, this community policing model is becoming more and more common in modern law enforcement. The Dallas Police Department epitomized this recently with a won...

Sacramento California is experiencing a severe heat wave, with temperatures nearing 110 degrees. This means many locals are flocking to whatever body of water they can find to cool off. The Sacramento River is especially busy this time a year and is even more crowded during the current heat wave. Th...

Losing a member of the thin line community is always heartbreaking. These are men and women of the highest caliber who CHOOSE to place themselves in harms way. They do this so that others will be safe. Diana Jones, from Cresson Texas was lost in the line of duty on August 21, 2020: Jones was [&helli...

Police Officers see and do so much that the general population is completely unaware of. They see what our cities are like in the darkest of night and deal with a completely different reality than most. You and I know that Police Officers are heroes. They routinely walk the thin line between order a...

EMT's are a critical part of maintaining healthy communities and extending a hand to those in crisis. But sometimes, the EMT's themselves need help... Fortunately, in this case, the EMT in trouble was in the presence of a skilled partner who recognized what was happening and acted appropriately: Whe...

Back in March 2019 (I know, that seems like forever ago...) the Cleveland Cavaliers held an event to honor Nurse heroes. The Cavaliers hosted the Nurse.org Hero finalists on the court in a pregame ceremony and gave them tickets to the game. The finalists were: Dawn MacKay, Kristina Smith, Austin Jef...

Early on in the COVID-19 outbreak, most people didn't leave their homes. Nothing was known about the new virus, except that it spread fast and hit hard. Fortunately, the Thin Line is always held by heroes willing to risk their lives to serve others. More than 200,000 dispatchers were honored earlier...

Sgt. Polanco, 55, died from COVID-19 after serving over 34 years at San Qunetin. He is survived by his wife and two children. The motorcade in his honor on August 26th, 2020 stretched almost two miles long. Several hundred vehicles adorned with American Flags followed Sgt. Gilbert Polanco to his fin...

Nearly 15 years after giving his life trying to safe his fellow soldiers, the Pentagon may be reversing the initial decision not to honor Cashe with the Medal of Honor. If awarded the medal, he would be the first African American to receive it from recent wars. Cashe was not initially awarded the Me...