First Responders

September 10September 10
Palm Springs Air museum remembers 9/11 and honors service members with flyover
- Local
- News First Mornings
The Palm Springs Air Museum is hosting their annual flyover on Saturday, September 11th to remember the tragedy that rocked the United States twenty years ago. A total of 27 local city and county fire stations in the Coachella Valley and high desert, including the 29 Palms Marine Base will be recognized during this year’s […]

Tony Phan
June 25
Local Search and Rescue Leader Gives Insight into Florida Rescue
- Local
There are 28 FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams, or USAR, one headquartered in Riverside County. Division Chief Steve McKinster, the leader and program manager of the CA Task Force 6 says he knows what the members of the Miami-Dade team in Florida are going through, he’s worked at Ground Zero after 9/11 and has been […]

Kitty Alvarado
June 10June 10
Riverside County Support Dog Lila Training to Help Capitol Police Officers
- Local
Lila, the two-year-old black lab is getting ready for a special mission. She will become the newest member of the U.S. Capitol Police and serve as a live in emotional support dog for the department that’s still dealing with the trauma of January 6. “She’s going to be part of the team she’s going to […]

Kitty Alvarado
December 31
Riverside County Vaccinates First Responders Early As Priority Workers Opt Out
- Local
Ninety paramedics and EMTs in Riverside County got their first dose of the Moderna Vaccine on the last day of 2020. Chief Michael Moore, of the Riverside City Fire Department was wowed as he was first, first responder to get the COVID vaccine in Riverside County, the nurse giving him his first of two doses […]

Kitty Alvarado
December 28
LAFD Receives Enough COVID-19 Vaccines For Nearly All Firefighters, Paramedics
- Coronavirus
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The Los Angeles Fire Department received 3,200 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, allowing it to administer first doses to “virtually everybody” at the department, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Monday as some firefighters received their vaccines. The department received the doses on Tuesday and expects that in the next two weeks, […]

Taylor Martinez
September 11September 11
First Responders Working on the El Dorado Fire Pause to Honor the Heroes of 9-11
- Local
First responders at the base camp of the El Dorado Fire paused to honor their own who were killed on 9-11. Firefighters who’ve been on the front lines for a week are tired. “We ended up working on the line for close to 36 hours so for us the long hours and the long shifts […]

Kitty Alvarado
August 12August 12
8-year-old boy mowing lawns for first responders and single moms and feeding the hungry
- National
A young boy in Conway, South Carolina, is making a big difference in his community, one act of kindness at a time. Feeding the hungry and mowing lawns for busy first responders and single mothers are just a few of the ways Greyson Winfield is making a positive impact. With the help of his parents, […]

Taylor Martinez
May 20May 20
New Legislation Would Make Unauthorized Images Taken by First Responders a Crime
- National
(CNN) — Months after Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were accused of sharing graphic photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, Sheriff Alex Villanueva says he supports new legislation that makes the taking such unauthorized images by first responders a crime. California Assembly Bill 2655 would punish first responders who use […]

Taylor Martinez

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