The Latest Breaking News from Memphis Fire Department

Officers sued by Tyre Nichols' family want to pause lawsuit until criminal case is resolved

Lawyers for some of the Memphis officers named in a federal lawsuit over the death of Tyre Nichols are asking that the civil case be put on hold until the criminal case is finished

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023

Fired Memphis EMT says police impeded Tyre Nichols' care

A former Memphis Fire Department emergency medical technician has told a Tennessee board that officers “impeded patient care” by refusing to remove Tyre Nichols’ handcuffs, which would have allowed EMTs to check Nichols' vital signs after he was brutally beaten by police

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

Documents detail EMTs' failure to aid Tyre Nichols

Documents provided to The Associated Press show that two Memphis Fire Department emergency medical technicians who were fired and had their licenses suspended for failing to give aid to Tyre Nichols for 19 minutes after he was brutally beaten by police did not perform basic examinations, including checking his vital…

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

How did Memphis medical workers respond to Tyre Nichols after police beating?

(In Jan. 30 story, corrects paragraphs 1 and 15 to show third employee fired by Memphis Fire Department was a lieutenant, not the emergency vehicle driver)

Reuters · Jan 31, 2023

Memphis fires two EMTs who responded to police beating of Tyre Nichols

The Memphis Fire Department on Monday said it had fired two emergency medical technicians and an emergency vehicle driver who responded to the brutal police beating of Tyre Nichols, saying an investigation had found they failed to provide adequate medical care.

Reuters · Jan 30, 2023

Feds: Investigation into Tyre Nichols' death may take time

The U_S_ Attorney’s Office said Wednesday the federal investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after a violent arrest by Memphis police, “may take some time.”

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

2 Memphis Fire Department employees are 'relieved of duty' after Tyre Nichols' death

Nichols died on Jan. 10, three days after he was stopped by Memphis police for reckless driving. Five Memphis police officers have been fired following an investigation into Nichols' death.

WEKU · Jan 25, 2023

2 fire dep't employees removed amid investigation into death

Two Memphis Fire Department employees have been removed from duty while the agency conducts an investigation into the death of a Black man after a violent arrest that led to the firing of five police officers

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2023