VIDEO: The fire that lit inside a Chesterfield Firefighter two years ago launched a mission to tackle the stigma surrounding mental health among first responders who accomplish some of the most stressful and emotional work of any profession on a daily basis. Back in 2020, a close friend of Lt. Kenny Mitchell, who was also a firefighter, took his own life.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6 Richmond

While police officers are often dispatched alongside other first responders when drug overdoses are reported, an analysis of hundreds of overdose events in one Rhode Island city found that there were scant incidents that actually needed involvement from law enforcement. “It was surprising and promising to find that arrests only occurred in about 1% of all cases of overdoses attended by police,” said Alexandria Macmadu, study co-author and a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Epidemiology at Brown University’s School of Public Health.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News from Brown

It’s high stakes in Thurston County where Tuesday’s election will shape the fate of the West Thurston Regional Fire Authority. More than half the firefighters could lose their jobs and stations could close unless voters approve a property levy. The money is needed to maintain effective service in the community, according to Fire Chief Rob Smith.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

A driver was pulled out of a truck that crashed into a home near Green Lake on Monday morning. Crews responded at about 10:30 a.m. to a report of a dump truck that crashed into a structure at North 85th Street and Wallingford Avenue North. When firefighters arrived, they pulled a person out of the truck who was trapped.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

New details paint a harrowing picture of a rescue during Friday’s windstorm. At the height of this crisis, a woman living along 56th Drive took a direct hit from a fallen tree. “There was this young lady that was upstairs, sleeping upstairs in the back left corner of the house, and now she’s downstairs with a tree on top of her,” noted Rodney Peterson, a neighbor.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle