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Across the nation police departments are facing a hiring crisis due to the lack of qualified applicants. Now a partnership between the Department of Justice and various on-line for profit colleges hopes to fix that issue. Chief Chris Roberts tells ...

A small Wisconsin community is dealing with a derailed train right in the middle of a residential neighborhood. Due to sub-zero temperatures the HazMat teams are refusing to respond, they claim the scene is contained as long as it is cold.

It was announced publicly yesterday that the NYPD is training officers to “Close Their Eyes” and breath during tense situations. Not to be outdone by their east coast brothers, the LAPD have also created a new officer calming technique. Turn ...

On Saturday a video of an Al-Shabaab leader calling for attacks on shopping malls was released. The narrator specifically called out for attacks on the Mall Of America. Now intelligence sources claim the terror group is quietly re-thinking that part ...

Over the weekend the memorial for fallen Denver police officers was vandalized by so-called protestors. Denver police were told to not prevent what the protestors had planned. Now a US Judge and legal scholar says this action sets a legal ...

The Steeleville 911 call center is advising residents to expect wait times of over an hour for non-emergency rescue calls. With the release of the movie 50 Shades of Grey on a Valentine's weekend with a full moon and Friday 13th the fire department is swamped.

UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute has been doing a series of experiments that will revolutionize modern firefighting tactics. CallTheCops has discovered an interesting fact about the scientists running these tests. They are in fact Pyromaniacs! Pyromania is a compulsion to ...

Better known as the Fire Critic, blogger Rhett Fletiz has started into a new online adventure, a clothing company. Engine Company Apparel was started due to the fact Rhett was getting sick of buying all his firefighter shirts in the kids department.

In the wake of the New England Patriots being accused of deflating footballs the Phoenix police department will not take any chances with the Super Bowl half time show staring Katy Perry.

In a bid to help prevent firefighter injuries at traffic crashes and traffic direction duties OSHA will require all new Turnout Gear to be made in safety green. This announcement comes after it was found how many firefighters refuse to ...