For one Montecito, CA, man who was trapped in his home when mudslides ravaged his neighborhood, nothing represents the sacrifices of first responders better than a pair of shoes. The kicks mysteriously showed up at his front door months after he gave them to a barefoot firefighter. In the hour after a mudslide tore through Kevin Rittner's home, he signaled for help with a flashlight.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFXG-FOX 54

PHOTO - A Southeast Kansas firefighter is under observation after a medical emergency causes him to lose consciousness resulting in the truck he was driving to leave the roadway. Shortly after nine the morning Columbus Fire and Rescue was responding to a fire alarm. The driver of the truck suffered a medical emergency causing him to pass out while driving.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSFX/KOLR-TV FOX 27 Ozarks First

Two firefighters were struck by an SUV while responding to a hit-and-run accident on northbound I-95, officials say, an incident which left multiple people injured and one dead. Miami Fire Rescue received a call of a hit-and-run crash shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday. When crews arrived at the 62nd Street exit ramp, firefighters worked to rescue the driver of the Nissan SUV involved in the hit-and-run.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC Miami

Starting in September, fire protection for Winfield Township's 3,500 residents will come from other communities. Township supervisors say they will direct Butler County 911 to stop dispatching the Winfield Fire Department to calls within the township because of what supervisors say are long-standing failures by the department to comply with changes sought by supervisors.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

EMS prehospital care reports have not been the focus of much research but there is a growing awareness that health care documentation in general is often incomplete and inaccurate. A team of researchers1 wanted to explore the role that memory error may play in how well EMS providers record prehospital care of patients.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: U.S. Fire Administration