first responders

“Everybody’s doing something."

On Tuesday morning, a crew of three was flying 53 at-risk rescue dogs from Louisiana to Wisconsin to give the pups a better chance at finding homes with loving families. ...

On Sunday, the smoke from a fire that broke out in Paris literally blotted out the sun. According to the Associated Press, the fire took place at a warehouse in ...

A young family had just moved into a gorgeous home in Hingham, Massachusetts, making the $3.2 million dollar home their own -- but now there's nothing left but a brick ...

Editor’s Note: Our readers responded strongly to this story when it originally ran; we’re reposting it here in case you missed it. Whenever you hear a sad story about a ...

Michal Pietrusinski and his fiancee Sharon Navarro were out for a walk in their neighborhood in Zephyrhills, Florida, last week when they became inadvertent first responders. It was around 8:30 ...

In the early morning hours of June 19, police responded to the scene of a mobile home fire in West Allis, Wisconsin. When they arrived, the structure was fully involved. ...

When you think of catfish, you probably don't associate them with pain, stingers and venom -- unless you've spent time around them and know that they can be surprisingly dangerous. ...

Car crashes involving dogs rarely go well. Whether the dog escapes from the car during the accident and runs off or is the one causing the accident on the road, ...

May 18 was almost 4-year-old Xavier Rigney's last day, but thanks to observant kids and a local father, Xavier is alive and well. The boy from Lawrence, Kansas, got away ...

Most devoted dog owners will do whatever it takes to rescue a beloved pet when disaster strikes, including putting themselves in harm's way. Many times their response is reactionary, purely ...

Parks are a popular destination for kids' birthday parties. They're a hotspot for kids anyway and provide plenty of free and familiar entertainment. But occasionally the obstacles prove to be ...

It was the perfect storm: A window-washing crew was perched on a platform on the 50th floor of a building in downtown Houston, Texas, when the platform malfunctioned and they ...

As heavy rains have hit Texas, residents have been reminded of the dangers of flash floods, giant hail and severe thunderstorms as well as power outages. The city of Mission, ...

While many people were using the weekend to catch up on yard work, hang out with friends or work on personal projects, Jake Voter and a dog named Koda were ...

As long as there are dangerous and intriguing locales in this world, there will be daredevils game to try conquering them. And when those daredevils fail along certain sections of ...

For many lovers of nature, the thrill of the hunt is in reaching little-known attractions and pitting themselves against difficult terrain. And once they get there, victory is often not ...

On May 7, a 61-year-old woman driving a 2010 Ford Explorer went off the road in Le Ray, New York, at the intersection of State Route 11 and State Route ...

What should have been a fun family vacation at the beach this week has turned to tragedy, unforgettable in all the wrong ways. The family was visiting from Maine and ...

Most people know that when disaster strikes, it's best to reach out to a first responder for help, whether by dialing 911 or approaching one out in the wild. S.W.A.T. ...