First Responders | Audacy

Opioid settlement grant funds local work to save the lives of veterans and first responders “The helpers need help,” said Russ Hanes, founder and executive director of the Invisible Wounds Project

May 20, 2025
Senator Amy Klobuchar sponsors new bill to update 911 emergency reporting systems nationwide The Enhancing First Response Act would make important changes to first responder communications networks

October 10, 2024
St. Paul Fire Department welcomes 20 new firefighters including two women Unlike many other cities in the country, the SPFD is well-staffed, with just under 450 firefighters

July 25, 2024
Minneapolis celebrates opening of new 911 dispatch facility which they say will help attract new, much-needed operators Minneapolis' 911 operators answer 600,000 calls per year and have been struggling with staffing issues

April 18, 2024
Burnsville woman indicted for supplying guns used to murder two police officers and firefighter-EMT in February According to court documents, Ashley Anne Dyrdahl conspired with Shannon Gooden to acquire firearms illegally

March 14, 2024
Grand jury has reportedly been empaneled to look into the killing of three first responders in Burnsville Shannon Gooden shot and killed two police officers and a firefighter-paramedic before killing himself last month

March 13, 2024
Mourners gather in Burnsville for procession following memorial for first responders

February 28, 2024
Watch Live: Memorial Service for three fallen Burnsville first responders

February 28, 2024
Senators proposing legislation to expand first responder benefits to cover job-caused cancer

March 29, 2023
Florida woman rescued from storm drain for the third time in two years

January 25, 2023