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LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell says cops need more mental health professionals to help respond to 911 calls -- a tactic Mayor-elect Nithya Raman has pledged to support.
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A new online platform to connect wildfire responders and stakeholders to resources focused on strengthening preparedness, mitigation, and community resilience has been launched by the Intern
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Los Angeles police and state authorities are investigating a deadly accident involving an LAPD officer Thomas Denton, who drowned during a training exercise at a backyard pool in Huntington Beach.
Fire Officer Killed During Three-Alarm Basement Fire in Furniture Store – Mutual Furniture Company Fire – Binghamton, New York – November 10, 1962 On November 10, 1962, Binghamton Fire Train
Alex Mead
959 new NYPD cops filed into Madison Square Garden on Monday for their graduation ceremony.
Ross O'Keefe
A Los Angeles Police Department officer with decades on the force died for unknown reasons during a training exercise Thursday in Huntington Beach.
Amanda Woods
The hateful symbol and the words "F--k Jews," "F--k Israel," "Free Palestine" and "America First" were scrawled in black spray paint on the buses parked outside the United Talmudical Academy
Tina Moore
The 28-year-old runner was training on the waterfront near Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue in Bath Beach just after 8 p.m. when she was attacked, police said.
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North Olmsted police department. (John Benson/cleveland.com)
Three Firefighters Killed During Arson Training and Live Fire Exercise in Abandoned Farmhouse – Milford, Michigan – October 25, 1987 – USFA Technical Report TR-015 Submitted by Rick DeGroot.
It is with great sadness that we share the news that Pete Silva, former Director of Fire Service Education and Training for the Wisconsin Technical College System, passed away yesterday afte
Maxine Bernstein
On Sunday, the parents, three siblings, a nephew and a sister-in-law of 35-year-old Eric J. Hurtado prayed and remembered their loved one in a memorial held near the spot where he was shot and killed by Portland police on Thurs., Oct. 15, 2
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University of Wyoming student Aili Wang was allegedly caught on surveillance footage poisoning a colleague's mug with acrylamide, a neurotoxin.
A fire training program for Indigenous women in Australia has resulted in increased confidence and knowledge among participants, a broader network of colleagues, and a commitment to share id
The lungs of many Hawaii residents are filled with extremely high levels of toxic metals, months after the smoke from the disastrous 2023 fires in Lahaina had cleared, according to a recent
The enduring debate over what fire did or didn’t do before colonial powers arrived has been given another airing with research published in Nature that looks at 1000 years of mud – or more a
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COMMENTARY | Compliance, training and verification should be the floor, not the finish line, as law enforcement seeks to use new technologies.
Police officers helping ICE arrest unauthorized immigrants were given a shortened training course that scaled back instruction on the nation’s immigration laws.
Firefighter Fatally Injured After Being Struck by Hoseline and Falling From Ladder During Second Alarm Fire in Convent School – St. Rose’s Academy Fire – San Francisco, California – October
During a scheduled training evolution at an acquired structure, a serious near-miss incident occurred involving a firefighter participating in a bailout exercise. The acquired structure was
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Trail Blazers guard Ja Morant goes through shooting drills as Portland opens training camp at the team’s practice facility in Tualatin on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026.
The Cornell lawsuit filed by a woman alleging a brutal rape raises questions on how police handle such cases. The majority of police lack adequate training on trauma-informed approaches, exp
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Trail Blazers head coach Micah Nori chats with staff as Portland opens training camp at the team’s practice facility in Tualatin on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026.
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South Korea's Lee Jung-Hyun attempts a dunk past Japan's Avi Schafer during the men's basketball final at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Firefighter Dies and Two Others Injured During Live Burn Training in Acquired Structure – Lairdsville, New York- September 25, 2001 – NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Investigation Report F2001-38
