Birmingham MI December 26 2021 Birmingham Fire Chief Paul Wells has been boasting that most of the department’s firefighters have some of the latest and greatest thermal imaging cameras built into their masks. He signed up for the city’s firefighting duties about 25 years ago and was introduced to thermal-imaging cameras soon after. He […]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Dec 22 2021 — Volusia County has put a nurse at Halifax Health Medical Center during the week to help ease the demand on EMS and hospital staff amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The nurse has been working five days a week at the Daytona Beach hospital since October. Hiring a nurse […]
Ogden UT December 17 2021 An Ogden firefighter/paramedic who was placed on leave after declining to surrender his medical marijuana card has file a lawsuit against the city. Levi Coleman filed a complaint on Nov. 17, alleging his rights under the state’s Medical Cannabis Act were violated by the city. Coleman obtained the card on June […]
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Dec 9 2021— The death of a 24-year-old man who crashed his vehicle outside Susan Wagner High School late last month has been ruled a suicide, according to a spokeswoman for the city medical examiner. The victim has been identified by multiple sources and colleagues online as off-duty FDNY EMT Vladimir Sabatelli […]
OKLAHOMA CITY OK Dec 4 2021— The Oklahoma City Council approved an emergency ordinance change to the city’s ambulance code during its meeting Nov. 23. The proposal, which passed unanimously and went into effect immediately, allows for the Emergency Medical Services Authority to stand up units made to respond specifically to non-life threatening calls, known […]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Nov 23 2021— The pilot killed in a plane crash near Estes Park while battling the Kruger Rock fire has been identified as Marc Thor Olson, according to Colorado Fire Aviation, the company that owned the aircraft. The plane Olson was piloting went down near the south end of Hermit Park […]
NEW YORK NY Nov 18 2021 An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health officials say is tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and a more dangerous drug supply. Overdose deaths have been rising for more than two decades, accelerated in the past two years and, according to new […]
Kittitas County WA Nov 16 2021 The body of a missing Seattle deputy fire chief was found Sunday near Cliffdell after a 12-day search in rugged terrain, the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office and Seattle Fire Department said. Jay Schreckengost, 56, was last heard from Nov. 2, when he texted family that he was heading out […]
YAKIMA, Wash. Nov 8 2021— First responders in Central Washington are working to find Seattle Fire Department Deputy Chief Jay Schreckengost, who is missing in Kittitas County. Schreckengost was last seen at the Squaw Rock RV Resort and Campground in Naches, where he stayed to go hunting, according to family. Now there is a race […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. November 8 2021– Firefighters conduct rescues all the time, but few can compare to what the Syracuse Fire Department did Friday morning. According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, a man had gotten trapped behind a wall inside the Landmark Theatre. Employees called 911 after hearing someone banging on the […]