Fire
Irmo Police Chief Bobby Dale pays tribute to fallen Irmo Firefighter James Michael Muller
After being hit from the rear, a cruiser bursts into flames leading fire investigators to question what caused the fire
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The first officer was shot three times and collapsed, while the second was hit by a bullet but took cover behind a parked car and exchanged gunfire with the man
Officials said the two deputies were critically injured by fire inside the trailer
Video shows firefighters fighting a fire involving a parked semi trailer at a detention center
Body camera footage shows flames engulfing the front porch as the officers run to the back door
Body camera footage shows dozens of officers and a SWAT team attempting to stop the shooter and rescue a wounded woman
Another driver helped the Salisbury Police lieutenant carry the unconscious man across the road to safety
The Oregon Road Fire spread devastatingly fast; deputies rushed to warn residents ahead of inferno
Officer Jared Shope says he will continue to serve his community, and thanks its businesses, school districts and residents for unwavering support
Sheriff Kory Honea, whose department went through a similar disaster recovery, says “good old fashioned detective work” was key in locating survivors
Maui Police Chief John Pelletier repeatedly urges “patience, prayers and perseverance” as teams carefully search the ashes in the community of Lahaina
Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said the vandals have been using “violence, intimidation and fear” to stop construction of a new training center
Homemade “incendiary devices” caused a fire at Atlanta PD’s current training center that destroyed the department’s motorcycles
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said the fire was an “outrageous and completely inexcusable” planned destruction of property that put lives in danger
“As you can see and hear in the body-worn camera footage, this was a very intense situation. I am proud of everyone involved,” Sheriff Watkins said
The officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the 84-year-old driver did not pull over
With the exception of just eight salvaged barrels, all of the evidence stored in the warehouse was lost in the inferno
Farmington Hills officers are seen on a smoky third floor, waking sleeping residents and taking them outside
One officer, who had previously served as a volunteer firefighter, said his fire training took over during the call
“We are overwhelmed in a good way with all the support we have received so far and can’t put into words how much we appreciate what the community has done”
A GoFundMe page for the family has raised nearly $220K after the officer and her daughter died from their injuries
Corporal Lance Thomas and his family lost their home and all of their belongings when a space heater overturned, causing a bed to catch fire
Paperwork, computers, fingerprint machines, printers, weapons, ballistic vests and gun belts for the department’s officers were destroyed
The officer, his wife and children were not at home when the fire occurred
The officer, whose home was destroyed by a fire as a child just before the holidays, empathized with the woman’s life-changing event
Once the fire is under control, police property specialists will go inside and see what has been destroyed and what can be salvaged
Ninety minutes into the pursuit, officers pinned the stolen U-Haul between a roadway median and several vehicles
The driver’s legs caught fire during the incident, but officers were able to pat the fire out and get him to safety
Mayor Michael Hancock allotted $611 million to the Denver Department of Public Safety in his proposed 2023 budget – 36% of the city’s $1.66 billion budget
Officers were on patrol when they heard a loud noise and discovered a car crashed into a burning building
Officials said the flames broke out around 2:30 a.m. and the vehicles were fully engulfed when fire crews arrived
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