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Conn. considers workers' comp for Sandy Hook first responders
January 19, 2013 12:38 PM
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Post-traumatic stress was so great for some first responders who arrived at Sandy Hook Elementary School minutes after a gunman killed 20 children and six educators that the Connecticut legislature is considering a measure expanding workers' compensation to help emergency workers cope. State Sen. Cathy Osten,... more » -
Groundbreaking held in Pueblo for new Emergency Services Center
December 12, 2012 5:51 PM
After two and a half years, ground finally broke today on a new Emergency Services Center in Pueblo. It will be a hub of communication that operates 24 hours a day. It will be technologically advanced and capable jumping into action for emergencies. About 75 first responders and those from... more » -
Union questions plans to staff new fire station Play Video
December 28, 2011 7:34 PM
COLORADO SPRINGS - The fire chief and the union president are at odds over plans to staff a new fire station in Stetson Hills. The city will break ground on the new $3.6 million Station 21 at the intersection of Peterson Road and Dublin Boulevard early next year. Interim... more » -
Chaplain helps first responders through tragic times Play Video
December 27, 2011 11:46 PM
Dealing with an unexpected or tragic death is always a challenge. For that, Fremont County Jail Chaplain Ken Odom is always on call to help both victim's family members and police. Last night when 5-year-old Ruth Joy Wilson accidentally shot herself was one of the worst scenes Odom has ever... more » -
AFA dedicates new 9/11 memorial with a piece of the WTC
September 10, 2011 12:26 AM
Many of this year's incoming freshmen at the U.S. Air Force Academy were born in 1993; making them eight years old during the September 11th terrorist attack. One cadet pointed out that she didn't know exactly what was going on, but the panic and distress left an impact on her.... more » -
21-gun salute for ship built with 9/11 steel
November 2, 2009 12:24 PM
The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, has arrived in its namesake city with a 21-gun salute near the site of the 2001 terrorist attack. First responders, families of Sept. 11 victims and the public were invited Monday to a waterfront viewing area,... more »
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