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Late in the evening of May 19, Deputies from Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office risked their own lives and personal safety, racing to the rescue of a child trapped in a burning building. The boy, named as Owen Ares aged 9, remained trapped in the house, from which his parents had already escaped.

The Orange Park Mall announced a mural-painting event June 4 for members of the KidX club and other members in the community who wish to join. The theme for the mural is ‘paint our heroes,’ to honor military members and first responders.

May 11 to May 17 has been designated as National Police Week across the U.S. and Florida will be observing it fully, recognizing the importance of the state's police officers and law enforcers and giving them the acknowledgment and gratitude they are due.

Hawkins county recipients of Star of Life Awards May 2022JOHN DABBS/Photographer. Local first responders recognized at the State's 2022 Star of Life Awards banquet on May 4 at Rocket Town in Nashville, Tennessee. The responders were recognized along with Taylor Skinner, the survivor of a motor vehicle accident requiring the crews to work together to save the man.

Footage has been shared online by the Orange County Sheriff's Office taken from a deputy's body-cam as he staged a heroic rescue from a burning building in the early hours of April 23. The officer in question - Deputy William Puzynski - is being hailed a hero after climbing two storeys up the burning building at the Isles at East Millenia complex near Orlando.

FirefighterPhoto by LOGAN WEAVER | @LGNWVR on Unsplash. On March 31 Governor Ron DeSantis announced that first responders in the state of Florida will each receive a one-off bonus payment of $1,000 in recognition of the vital role they play.

Yoga can help people in high stress jobs such as first responders decompress and feel more relaxed. Yoga has been shown to be an effective intervention for relieving stress and improving attention and focus. Those in high stress jobs,such as first responders, are often in need of ways to decompress at the end of the day, especially when the day involves potentially traumatizing events. First responders are often exposed to long term or repeated stressors and trauma, which increases the risk of occupational stress injury. These injuries include psychological and physical problems that negatively impact their life, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety.

(Aurora, Colo.) Aurora City Council will decide Monday whether to give Aurora 911/public safety communications staff $2,000 retention bonuses. The money would come from American Rescue Plan Act funds. The city can spend the money for first responder bonuses.

The U.S. Coastguard was searching the Atlantic Ocean off Florida late into the evening of January 25, hoping to find and rescue up to 39 missing people. The Coastguard was called after a man was found clinging to the hull of a capsized boat - the boat was believed to have been smuggling people to Florida.

A 23-year-old bystander rescued three children after they fell into an icy pond. Four children, between the ages of four and eleven years old, were playing on an icy pond in Colorado earlier this week when the ice cracked and they fell into the ice-cold waters. That's when Dusti Talavera was watching from her bedroom window, ran downstairs, and ran to the pond to rescue the children before falling in herself.

(Courtesy Colorado State Patrol) (COLORADO) Despite Colorado's Slow Down Move Over Law, six drivers struck crash responder vehicles from Dec. 25 through Dec. 27 on Interstate 70.