First Responders

The Town of Eatonville has denied a disability pension for a Pulse first responder with post-traumatic stress disorder.

A Florida police officer has been disciplined for not turning on her lights and siren when responding to the scene of an accidental shooting death.

A Tampa area firefighter is recovering from serious injuries after falling out of a fire truck on the way to a call.

Forty nine people died and dozens were injured in the Pulse nightclub shooting two years ago. Not counted in the total are some of the first responders...

On the morning of June 12, 2016, police officer Omar Delgado pulled his cruiser up to his two-story townhome in Sanford and sat in silence for 15...

Josh Vandegrift was just starting a 24-hour shift for the Cocoa Fire Department on Florida’s Space Coast when the call came in: A pedestrian had been...

Florida legislators passed a bill this week that would make first responders eligible for workers compensation if they are diagnosed with post-traumatic...

Florida lawmakers have approved a bill that will give Florida’s first responders with emotional injuries access to workers compensation.

A Senate panel on Tuesday gave the nod to a bill that would help first responders receive workers’ compensation insurance benefits for post-traumatic...

A new report from the Department of Justice and the Police Foundation takes a critical look at the police response to the Pulse nightclub shooting.

First responders run towards crashes, emergencies and catastrophes, not away from them. And for some, their experiences are leading to post traumatic...

A bill to expand workers’ compensation coverage to first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder is getting a hearing Tuesday in Tallahassee. The...