Tag: emergencies and accidents

On Friday morning, police officers Paul Samoyedny and Rocco Fusco of Yonkers, New York, were at a bagel shop getting breakfast. As they waited, they heard the unmistakable sound of ...

Drivers face many potential hazards when hitting the road. No matter how experienced the driver or how reliable the car, there's always the chance that someone else might make a ...

As floodwaters deluged parts of Arizona, daring helicopter rescues Friday plucked multiple groups from fast-moving water. Monsoons struck Arizona last week, triggering severe flooding. Drivers who tried to make their ...

Mary Giedeman, Stephen Lopez and their 2-year-old daughter, Carmella, have made a new friend in Columbus, Ohio, thanks to a terrifying incident that occurred in June. The couple and their ...

Thanks to several good Samaritans and the fast response of two Melbourne Police Department officers, a woman is alive and stable after her car went off the road and into ...

Many people become first responders because helping others is something that deeply aligns with their character. The job title is just the official way of identifying the fact that they ...

Frank Jolin is a full-time electrician, part-time cop and, after his actions this past weekend, a hero. Mandy Leo of West Brookfield, Massachusetts, and her husband were out for the ...

Diane Feenstra of Norton Shores, Michigan, had a close brush with death earlier this year, but thanks to a gadget she received for her birthday, she's here to tell the ...

Lots of people talk about being in the right place at the right time, but there are certainly cases of the opposite as well. This appears to be one of ...

Gertie is a white terrier mix from Cincinnati, Ohio, who has a nose for adventure. Like many of the terrier type, she's an "earth" dog, living up to the stereotype ...

When the Shrout family hit Topsail Beach in North Carolina for their last day of vacation on July 3, they had no idea the day would end with one of ...

On July 14, a man was shot and killed at a Walmart Neighborhood Market in Springfield, Missouri. According to KNWA-TV, 33-year-old Tanner Stichka was shot when an altercation broke out ...

Cpl. Allan Ervin has spent much of his life in service to his country and fellow man. An Army veteran and 12-year member of the Columbia Police Department in Tennessee, ...

Look at any mom's phone and you're sure to scroll through photo after photo of their children. Georgia resident Josie Rock was no different -- but what she captured in ...

Father, husband and adventurer Timothy Obi was off the coast of Mayport near Jacksonville, Florida, spearfishing on Saturday. When he failed to resurface at the boat he set out from, ...

On Tuesday afternoon, a handful of firefighters in Orange County, California, were treated to a unique scenario when a woman became trapped in a very small space between two buildings. ...

With the summer heat comes a renewed interest in a variety of drinks and frozen treats as people feel the need for hydration and cold. But one mom has a ...

The warnings and horror stories about what happens when children or pets are forgotten have been circulated many times -- as they will continue to. But according to No Heat ...

Rob Reynolds of Arvada, Colorado, once entertained the possibility of becoming a first responder. But instead of becoming a firefighter, he ended up deciding to dedicate his life to helping ...

Just two days after many Americans celebrated their independence, a British soldier came crashing through the roof of a house in Atascadero, California, around 5 p.m. No one had suspected ...