Firefighters and paramedics should be permitted to carry handguns without having to individually prove to the Maryland State Police they have a “good and substantial reason” to possess the weapons because they face a personal threat, first responders and a ...

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A southern Maryland law firm wants to thank first responders by offering $1,000 awards to three people who are nominated for their service in the community as a “Hometown Hero.” Matt Trollinger, who runs his own personal injury firm, Trollinger ...

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Emergency personnel testify for bill to protect from liability first responders who give care to injured pets whose owners are not available to give permission.

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NEW YORK — A retired New York firefighter who was critically injured on 9/11 says it’s been “a long ordeal” leading up to this week’s pretrial hearings for five men charged in the terrorist attacks. Robert Reeg spoke Monday at ...

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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is marking the 10-year anniversary of the train derailment and fire in the Howard Street tunnel. Rawlings-Blake will speak with Baltimore first responders and CSX representatives Monday about the anniversary. Rail cars burned for five days underground ...

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Maryland’s senators and a Baltimore-area congressman have announced that Baltimore has received a $1.3 million grant to buy firefighting equipment. Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin and Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger announced the grant on Wednesday. The money will be used ...

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NEW YORK — More than 10,000 workers exposed to the tons of toxic dust that blanketed ground zero after the World Trade Center fell have ended their bruising legal fight with New York City and joined a settlement worth at ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland board has approved a $485 million contract over 15 years with Motorola Inc. to begin building a single communications network to link all first responders and state officials across Maryland. The Board of Public Works voted ...

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