Tulsa firefighters found themselves in the middle of a hostage situation Wednesday when responding to a call about a stabbing, reports kjrh.com.

The firefighters responded to the call at 2 p.m. near East 4th Place and found a man in the street and a child in a pickup truck.

When firefighters approached the boy, they used a bag of toys that they carry to comfort children in emergency situations. As the boy began to talk, he confided in the firefighters that his mother was bleeding and inside the home in the bathroom, according to the report.

When firefighters asked to enter the home, the man produced a gun and retreated inside the house. The firefighters took the boy to safety behind a fire engine as police tried to negotiate an end to the standoff.

Unfortunately, two people, including the gunman, died in the hostage situation.

A crash on Sunday night didn't end well for an elk that was crossing I-90 near Cle Elum. Washington State Trooper John Bryant says at around 9 p.m., an elk was traversing the road when it was hit by a 2001 GMC pickup truck in the westbound lanes at milepost 82. Shortly after the wreck, the truck caught fire and required the presence of firefighters to put it out.
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The SC Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving a fire truck, reports wmbfnews.com.

Troopers were called around 12:45 a.m. Monday to the wreck near Old Camden Road. Officials say the apparatus was heading south on Ruby Road while an SUV was traveling north; the latter vehicle crossed the center line and hit the fire truck.

The fire truck was responding to a fire.

The SUV’s driver, 42-year-old Christopher McManus, was killed, while the driver of the apparatus was taken to the hospital, the report says.

The department to which the fire truck belonged wasn’t made available.

Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Friday morning for the $9.7 million Station 34, a new Ventura County fire station in Thousand Oaks.

The facility, which will replace one built in 1961, is being built on a nearly two-acre lot located behind the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church—about a half mile away from the current facility.

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It will be more than 11,000 square feet and come with a 2,013-square-foot accessory building. Construction is expected to be completed by next summer.

Station 34 will feature two pass-through bays, two offices, a fitness room, a kitchen area, a dining area, and living quarters for seven crew members.

More information about the project can be found here.

The Villages Public Safety Department (VPSD) has a new ambulance, the first of 12, housed at Station 44, reports thevillagedailysun.com.

Village officials in January approved the purchase of a dozen ambulances for around $2.48 million, in addition to $906,000 for the necessary equipment, the report says.

Amassing an ambulance fleet is pivotal for the department, which plans to start ambulance service October 1.

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Following service complaints from residents, county officials last fall decided to let their contract with American Medical Response end this September 30 and allow VPSD and Sumter County Fire and EMS to conduct their own ambulance operations, the report says.

The department is still waiting on other vehicles and equipment, and it will soon begin training on them.

Supply chain issues have caused delays, but all are expected to be ready for October 1. The ensuing arrivals are as follows: four in May, five in August, and two in September, the report notes.

The ambulances automatically lower themselves about six inches when the back doors open to make it easier to load, the report says. The apparatus’ twin is on its way to FDIC International in Indianapolis (IN) from April 25-30.

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