Donating blood can save lives, but in the future, doctors may also prescribe rolling up a sleeve and exposing a vein for the health of certain donors. Research from Australia published in 2021 suggests blood donations reduce the donor’s concentration of a class of toxic substances called “per- and polyfluoroakyl substances,” or PFAS, popularly called “forever chemicals.
- PUB DATE: 1/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Gilbert Sun News

A California woman was saved after her car crashed off a 200-foot cliff on Christmas Day thanks in part to her iPhone's location tracking feature, the San Bernardino County Fire Department said. The woman likely crashed her vehicle driving home from a family gathering overnight on Christmas Day, according to a press release from the fire department.
- PUB DATE: 1/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

Emmanuel Mielke was nervous when he started his first day as a firefighter in February at a station in downtown Madison. But he had a head start. Mielke already met some of his colleagues when they were his instructors at the NextGen Responders Academy, an emergency medical responder and fire training certification program for high schoolers.
- PUB DATE: 1/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Public Radio

A man escaped injury despite waking to find smoke filling his home early New Year’s Eve in North Kitsap. The cause of the fire, which displaced the man and destroyed many of his possessions, is thought to be accidental, a North Kitsap Fire & Rescue news release says. NKF&R and Poulsbo fire crews were called to the Fox Glove Lane residence at 3:14 a.
- PUB DATE: 1/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kitsap Daily News

Seattle firefighters responded to a large fire at a homeless encampment in South Lake Union Monday afternoon. The fire started near 9th and Roy Street around noon. When firefighters arrived, multiple tents and wooden structures were found on fire. Fire crews were able douse the fire within 30 minutes.
- PUB DATE: 1/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle