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Monday, April 15, 2013  Two firefighters are set to be memorialized with signs where they were gunned down by a sniper in western New York last year.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  There have been two high-profile incidents recently where firefighters have been targeted by gunmen. Are firefighters at risk while trying to help the rest of us?

Thursday, April 11, 2013  The memory of West Webster volunteer firefighters Lieutenant Michael Chiapperini and Tomasz Kaczowka will continue to live on in the community they served and beyond.

Monday, March 18, 2013  A New York college student faces arraignment on charges she bought guns for her neighbor, who later ambushed firefighters arriving at his burning home Christmas Eve.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  A Webster firefighter who survived a Christmas Eve shooting ambush that left two colleagues dead is visiting the nation's capital.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Two Webster firefighters shot on Christmas Eve are sharing their memories of a frightening day.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The two Rochester-area firefighters who survived the Christmas Eve shooting the claimed the lives of two comrades are speaking publicly about the incident for the first time.

Sunday, December 30, 2012  Fellow police and firefighters choked back sobs as they described Lt. Michael Chiapperini as a friend, mentor and family man at a funeral attended by first responders from across New York and other states.

Thursday, December 27, 2012  State police say an autopsy shows the gunman who lured two New York firefighters to their deaths died of a self-inflicted shot to the head and wasn't hit by return fire from a police officer.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012  Firefighters in Cicero say they will make safety a top priority but concerns over the Webster shootings will not hold them back.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012  Police have found human remains in the burned-out home of the Webster, N.Y., ex-con who killed two firefighters and believe the victim is the gunman's sister.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012  Police say the man who lured firefighters in Webster, N.Y., into a deadly ambush had the same make and caliber semiautomatic rifle as the one used in the Connecticut school massacre.