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Religious exemption denied, a veteran firefighter cleans out his locker

Five fired but no criminal charges after Columbia firefighter walking off the job prompted police investigation.

Firefighters, police officers & sheriff's deputies could eventually lose their jobs

Only half of the people employed at DC 911 are available to work on any given day. This has left the emergency call center unable to meet its minimum staffing requirements. The situation is so dire that Office of Unified Communications (OUC) Interim Director Cleo Subido has just instituted mandatory overtime and reassigned training staff to work the 911 center. The 911 center was notified of the changes in an email Friday from Subido. The email, obtained by STATter911, bluntly describes critical staffing and workplace issues. Subido, told her staff in the email: We are committed to following ...

Firefighter & ambulance crew among those wounded in Tucson shooting spree & house fire Children missing and at least two people dead & others injured at three locations 22 hours ago At least two people are dead, several more were injured and two or three kids are missing in shootings and a house fire in Tucson Sunday, July 18. Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus said it started with a call about a house fire near Campbell and East Irene Vista at 3:45 p.m. An armed suspect went to Silverbell Park and ran into an EMT vehicle that was there for an unrelated call. The suspect, an unnamed 35-year-old...