When the 2018 Oscar nominations were read off on Tuesday morning, Heroin(e), the Netflix documentary about the opioid crisis in Huntington, West Virginia, was amongst the films on the list to run for the prestigious movie award. Heroin(e), with its 40 minute running length, was among five films in the Best Documentary Short category.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ironton Tribune

Local officials say the state is playing with fire by yanking funding to train some of Connecticut’s first responders. Regional fire schools help firefighters fulfill Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements and qualify for certifications, and the facilities provide live-burn training.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Connecticut Post

Firefighting foams containing a class of chemicals linked to water pollution would face major new restrictions under a bill introduced in the Washington state House of Representatives. Some polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl chemicals — known as PFAS — have turned up in state waterways and drinking-water wells, and surveys indicate they are present in the blood of most Americans.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seattle Times

PHOTO - A bizarre car fire erupted at a Las Vegas fire station. Firefighters say a woman lit up a firefighter's personal truck in the parking lot. Las Vegas fire officials have no clue why the arsonist picked that truck. Snapshots show an early morning truck fire underneath U.S. 95 near North Casino Center Boulevard.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSNV NBC 3 Las Vegas

Municipal fire districts and private emergency squads are clashing at the statehouse over a measure that would allow volunteer fire departments to bill patients' insurers for ambulance runs. Some volunteer emergency medical services have been forced to close due to rising costs and their inability to find the revenue needed to sustain their operations and recover their expenses, said Thomas Rinaldi, president of the Association of Fire Districts of the State of New York.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oneonta Daily Star