first responders

Maryland firefighter Megan Warfield brushed aside her labor contractions to save a person trapped in their vehicle. 

First responders in White Lake Township, Michigan, threw a one-of-a-kind parade for a 3-year-old fighting lymphatic leukemia.

Connecticut ambulance services are having to increase response times and reduce availability in some parts of the state.

Rural residents are being hit hard by what the Connecticut Association of Paramedics and EMTs, or CAPE, has called “EMS Deserts,” areas with almost no ambulance coverage. According to CAPE, in a presentation last week to the state’s public health legislature, ambulance services have had to reduce their availability in some parts of the state, leading to slower response times...

The City of Bristol has a new tool called Community Connect to help first responders react more efficiently to emergencies. The online platform collects information from residents and businesses that will better prepare emergency officials at the scene. It can be information like the number of pets in a household, property details, health concerns or a business or family’s...

A new program in Bristol aims to collect critical information about residents to better prepare first responders in case of an emergency.

Some Naugatuck first responders were honored for saving a 10-year-old boy who collapsed a school last month.

A request from a 9/11 first responder 20 years ago has continued over the years as way to help comfort the families of fallen first responders through today.

Several businesses and organizations in Middletown are sponsoring a medical equipment drive that supports firefighters in the Ukraine this weekend.

Fire departments and other first responders are seeing staffing shortages, but they are doing their best to ensure public safety will not be affected.