It happened in a flash. A father desperate to save his child from the smoke and flames quickly filling his apartment, tossed his baby from the second floor of a burning apartment building.Fortunately, DeKalb County firefighter Robert Sutton, who was among the first firefighters to arrive at the Parks on Glenwood, caught the baby in one swift move.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAGA-TV Atlanta MyFox 5 News

On April 19, 1995, Oklahoma City fell victim to the worst act of domestic terrorism the United States has ever experienced on its own soil — as did the lives of 168 men, women and children. Dr. Johnny Kirk, assistant professor of psychology at Northeastern State University, witnessed the horrors and damages of the Murrah Building bombing.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Enid News

A Las Vegas Fire & Rescue captain arrested in a child prostitution case engaged in sexual activities with a 15-year-old girl at his assigned fire station, according to a Metro Police arrest report made public on Wednesday. Richard Odell Loughry, 46, was arrested on Monday as he left a store with his wife, according to police.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Las Vegas Sun

Allentown's firefighters made a public plea to the City Council on Wednesday to invest in new firetrucks for the city, saying the current equipment shortage has reached a "crisis" level. Keith Pierce, the city fire department's safety representative, said that as of this week, all of the city's reserve fire equipment has been moved to the front line due to breakdowns with several pieces of the city's first responding equipment.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Allentown Morning Call

"Chief charged with embezzlement." "Paramedic takes her life." "Firefighters face discipline." It doesn't take a headline like those or a medical degree to realize the job of protecting lives and property takes a toll on firefighters. Cumulative stress, traumatic events and the pressure to live up to mythical standards set by us and the public results in firefighters making horrific personal choices.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1