first responders

Montgomery County fire crews rolled through neighborhoods Friday evening to say thank you to the very communities they protect. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

Estuary and its sister bakery, Ebb & Flow, have funded the meals, in part, through a GoFundMe campaign.

Washington Capitals’ forward Garnet Hathaway surprised a young fan who has made 1,200 masks for first responders with his mom. Cary Chow reports.

News4’s Melissa Mollet profiles Operation Gratitude, which seeks to thank first responders and essential workers.

The Blue Angels and Thunderbirds roared across the skies of D.C. and Baltimore to honor health care workers. News4’s Derrick Ward spoke with hospital workers in Prince George’s County about the flyover and what they’ve been going through on the front lines.

Some hospitals are opening food pantries or makeshift grocery stores inside their facilities to help staff who don’t have time, don’t want to or can’t afford to go to a grocery store during the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus crisis is taxing New York City’s 911 system like never before

U.S. nurses are facing a fundamental question that pits their professional principles against their personal welfare: Did they sign up to become heroes

Costco has announced it will be giving health care workers and first responders priority access to enter its stores amid the ongoing coronavirus health crisis. Those who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic are now able to skip to the front of the store’s lines, which have become increasingly longer, so they can get in and out faster....

The union representing thousands of grocery store workers in D.C. wants its members treated like first responders regarding protections from the coronavirus. Some grocery store employees say they are concerned about being exposed to COVID-19 while delivering essential food to the community. “They don’t know if they can have it. They don’t know if the guy next to them...

The union representing thousands of grocery store workers in the District wants its members treated like first responders regarding protections from the coronavirus. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.

News4’s Pat Collins spoke to a restaurant owner cooking up meals for first responders.

A Virginia budget amendment could restore health care coverage to some family members of first responders whose careers were ended by injuries. The Line of Duty Act (LODA) provides lifetime benefits to retired Fairfax County first responders like Scott Burris and Julie Kopp, who suffered their career-ending injuries while on duty. But in 2017, an overhaul excluded family members who…

A couple of years ago, changes to a Virginia law led to a number of family members losing their health coverage. Now, Gov. Ralph Northam says he wants to right a wrong. Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan explains.