From the Bucket Brigade to the Thin Red Line
“Fire!” From time immemorial that one word has held the power to instill fear and terror like no other. We take for granted the thin red line will be there for us when and if the worst should happen to our home. However, there was a time in history when the only answer was a […]...
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Sergeant Stubby – Hero of the Trenches
It's February 1918, and you’re a soldier stuck in a freezing, mud-filled, rat-infested trench. You're trying to catch some shut-eye before the next wave of German shelling begins, and you collapse in exhaustion. In the early morning hours the American line is doused with mustard gas. What might ha...
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WATCH: Firefighter, Police Risk Lives - Rescue Civilian From Freezing Hudson
Tarrytown body cameras were issued just in time to record a daring rescue by a firefighter and two police officers. Wednesday afternoon, a New York firefighter and Tarrytown police received a call that a woman was in the Hudson River. A Tricky Rescue According to Tarrytown police, the department was...
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BREAKING: Sacramento County Deputy Shot
A 15 year veteran of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office has been shot, hospitalized after a harrowing encounter. The shooting suspect has been pronounced dead at the scene, according to Sgt. Kionna Rowe, a Sacramento County Sheriff spokeswoman. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Deputy and th...
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New Orleans Firefighters Save Nearly 200 People, Though Victims Lost Everything But Their Lives
When a fire erupted in a two-story apartment Wednesday night, around 175 residents lost everything. New Orleans Firefighters responded to a four-alarm incident at Gentilly Ridge apartment complex around 7 p.m. Thankfully, there are no serious physical injuries to any of the residents. Waiting On the...
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Heartbreaking News: Fleeing Gunman Opens Fire, Multiple Heroes Down
On Monday afternoon, three Puerto Rican officers were slain in a confrontation with a gunman. It began when one of the officers was responding to a crashed vehicle on Avenida Roberto Clemente. Not A Crash As Agent Luis Salaman-Conde approached the crash, a driver pulled out an AK-47 rifle, shooting ...
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With Lives In The Balance, This Brave Cop Doesn't Hesitate
In the midst of the chaos from January 6, one Capitol Police officer is being recognized for his heroism. As a group of rioters broke through the capitol doors and traipsed through the building, they were met by Officer Eugene Goodman. Goodman Leads The Horde Away In a video tweeted by Huffington Po...
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For Valor and Exceptional Courage
The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Most of us have heard of the Medal of Honor, the award given to those in military service that have demonstrated some extraordinary act of selfless bravery. But did you know that in 2001, Congress authorized a similar award for America’s finest public safet...
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AWOL to Medal of Honor – The Jack Lucas Story
At 17, most young men are dreaming of girls and cars and trying their hand at shaving. Most young men wouldn’t be stowing themselves away on a transport ship to get to the front lines in Japan during World War II. Jack Lucas wasn’t like most young men! After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Jac...
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PA EMT Rescues Elderly Man From Burning Car Moments Before Explosion...
A little after 1:30 a.m. Thursday, a Pennsylvania neighborhood was startled awake by a loud crash. The commotion was quickly followed by flames engulfing a single-vehicle. The accident took place near the Carlisle station of the Cumberland Goodwill EMS. Naturally, the EMT's from that station were th...
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