First responders, fallen firefighter honored for service during busy fire season

Legal Help for Injured Police, Firefighters, and First Responders - Austin Daily Herald

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund shows that 147 federal, state, county, municipal, military, tribal, and campus officers have died in the line of duty in 2024, representing a 25% increase compared to the 118 officers who died in the line of duty in 2023. Police officers, firefighters, and first responders work on the front lines of public safety and are frequently exposed to dangerous situations that endanger their lives. They…

First responders, fallen firefighter honored for service during busy fire season

A total of 605 wildfires popped up in Connecticut in 2024, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), and one firefighter lost his life in the line of duty. It was a busy fall for first responders, and state officials say that over 200 of those brush fires alone were in October and November. The Hawthorne Fire...