Florida detectives solve 37-year-old cold case murder of former firefighter
A Miramar, Florida murder that had gone unsolved for 37 years has been solved after investigators reopened the file and found a DNA sample that linked it to the killer. The Miramar Police Department said in a Facebook post that 28-year-old William “Billy” Halpern was “brutally” murdered in his Miramar home on Oct. 21, 1986. […]
San Fran Firefighter Says Black Co-Worker Nearly Murdered Him… and Dept Fired Him for Pressing Charges
A former San Francisco firefighter is speaking out about a 2022 incident in which he was allegedly assaulted by a colleague with a tool. Gabriel Singh, who was allegedly attacked with a fire hydrant wrench by firefighter Robert Muhammad, said he filed a federal civil rights lawsuit to find out why he lost his job […]
Hero off-duty FDNY firefighter rescues 4 pups from e-bike blaze
It was a rough rescue. An off-duty New York City firefighter rescued four French bulldogs from a burning Brooklyn apartment on Friday after an electric bike exploded just outside of him in a “huge fireball,” he told The Washington Post. “I said, ‘We’ve got to go right now,’” Smoke Eater Hero Joe Pendergast, 33, told […]
Chile Charges Firefighter with Causing Forest Fires That Killed 137 People
Chilean authorities over the weekend arrested Francisco Mondaca, a 22-year-old volunteer firefighter, and Franco Pinto, a former forestry service employee, who prosecutors have accused of starting devastating fires in central Chile in February that killed 137 people and left more than 16,000 homeless. Chile declared a state of emergency in February. exterior More than 100 […]
Firefighter in UK adopts dog after rescuing it from deceased owner’s home: ‘Jumped into my arms’
A firefighter has added a four-legged friend to his life after completing a very tough assignment. Firefighter James Trounson recently adopted a terrier named Martha after rescuing the dog from its previous owner’s home. The 52-year-old firefighter from Marion Community Fire Station in Cornwall, England, was one of the members called to the rescue of […]
First Responders and Motorcyclists Mourn Minneapolis Firefighter Shot Dead While Off Duty
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, first responders, motorcyclists and other area residents are mourning the loss of a beloved local firefighter and biker killed in a weekend shootout. Joseph C. Johns was known throughout the United States as an avid motorcycle rider who rode more than 100,000 miles on his KARE11 motorcycle, according to his friends. report. […]
Off-duty firefighter saves man trapped in flaming car in Brooklyn
An FDNY lieutenant was called into action early Saturday morning in Brooklyn when he and his wife came upon a car engulfed in flames, with the driver trapped inside. According to FDNY Lt. Richard Cannon, the couple was driving home from a friend’s house in Staten Island to Breezy Point around 3 a.m. with their […]
Tunnel to Towers pays off mortgage for widow of fired FDNY firefighter
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has paid off the mortgage for the family of the late former FDNY firefighter Derek Floyd. This is what his widow called a “miracle.” Floyd died of a heart attack last month, and his wife, Christine, was left with little money to cover their living expenses after being laid off […]
New York firefighter adopts puppy he helped rescue after she was hit by a car: ‘I’d love to take her’
A puppy rescued by firefighters in Buffalo, New York, has found a forever home thanks to one of the men who rescued him from the streets. Anthony Pulvino, 30, of the Buffalo Fire Department, told Fox News Digital: “I may have taken her, but all of our members worked together to save her.” Pulvino said […]
Mayor Eric Adams defends axing firefighter who later died of heart attack: ‘We can’t do that’
New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the firing of a firefighter whose family was left in financial turmoil and died months later, saying keeping him on would be a waste of “taxpayer money.” Adams’ comments come as the FDNY chief told the Post he was fired as part of cost-cutting measures to cover the […]