Two emergency vehicles were struck and damaged at an accident scene on I-10 in Mobile, AL, by a passing motorist. No firefighters, EMS crew or patient were injured, officials said.

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Kittitas County emergency personnel are responding to a fire that is burning more than 20 acres near a campground south of Cle Elum and Interstate 90.

According to the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office, a fire was reported near west Taneum Road west of the Icewater Creek Campground early in the morning of August 13. Deputies said the fire was originally reported to be about 13 acres in size, but it had grown to at least 21 acres by about 9:30 a.m.

KCSO officials said Department of Natural Resources personnel are working to contain the fire. DNR officials said about 70 personnel and two helicopters are working on the fire, which is not believed to have grown significantly since the morning.

Deputies said no evacuation orders have been issued or requested, and no structures are believed to be threatened. Deputies said they will monitor the incident and inform the public of any significant changes.

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A wildfire in Oklahoma City caused several structures and a bridge to burn on Thursday afternoon.

At about 4 p.m., multiple fire crews were called to the area of Reno Avenue and Council Road for a grassfire burning near the OKC Outlets and Lake Overholser.

Sky 5 was over the scene, where at least four structures caught fire. The Oklahoma City Fire Department said at least three of the structures were trailer homes and the fourth was a shed that caught fire near Lake Overholser.

A railroad bridge also broke out in flames due to the wildfire. Union Pacific said it has closed train traffic due to the fire.

“Union Pacific is aware of today’s brush fire near our tracks in the Oklahoma City area. Train traffic is currently stopped as a precaution. The cause of the fire is under investigation by local authorities,” the railroad company said in a statement.

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VIDEO: Each year in the U.S., more than 350,000 people suffer cardiac arrest, and fewer than 10% survive. The primary obstacle is time. When a heart stops, every minute without treatment reduces survival odds by about 10%. Despite decades of medical advances, that survival rate remains stagnant. Now, researchers are testing a first-of-its-kind, high-tech way to close that critical gap.

Drones, once associated with combat zones and fireworks shows, are taking on a new mission: saving lives. “We’ve discovered that the first five minutes matter the most for survival,” Dr. Monique Starks, a physician at Duke University School of Medicine said.

Researchers at Duke Health are testing whether drones can deliver automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, faster than emergency crews can respond. “If we can get treatment within five minutes for a patient with a shockable arrhythmia, survival can be about 50%,” Starks said.

If a bystander uses an AED within two to three minutes, survival rates rise to 70%. However, average ambulance response times range from seven to 12 minutes in urban areas and can exceed 20 minutes in rural communities.

When a 911 call happens, a drone takes off at the same time as paramedics. “Once they arrive, the drone flies at about 200 feet, it lowers to 100 feet, and then it winches the AED safely to the ground,” Starks said.

As the device reaches the ground, a 911 dispatcher guides a bystander through the steps to use it. “The AED drone overview is probably one of the greatest things since sliced bread. I say that because it’s a whole nother level of patient care,” Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough Jr. said.

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