VIDEO/PHOTOS: Celina firefighters managed to contain a large fire before it could spread very far after multiple homes under construction went up in flames on Sunday, January 30. Just after 5:00 p.m., Celina firefighters received a structure fire call from the 2800 block of Field Street in Celina. Two or three homes under construction had caught on fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT CBS 11 Fort Worth

Melissa Hilpert, a 22-year firefighting veteran, has become the first female fire chief in the 75-year history of Rural Metro Fire, a private firefighting company founded and based in Scottsdale. Hilpert assumed her duties of overseeing Rural Metro’s fire stations in the Yuma area of southwestern Arizona this month, the Yuma Sun reported.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAZ-TV FOX 10 Phoenix

Hobart “Hobie” Erickson put in 30 years at a fire department in New Jersey and rose to the level of captain. Then, he and his wife, Lois, retired to the Lakelands. End of story, right? Absolutely not. Erickson kept riding by the Donalds Fire Department, and Lois encouraged him to volunteer. That eventually fueled his internal flame to return to doing what he always loved.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Index-Journal - Metered Site

A Jacksonville brother and sister duo are using their close relationship to help save lives at UF Health. When Brian Brown is bringing patients into UF Health Jacksonville, he can call his sister for help. “Probably about six months ago, and he was like, Oh, I had a patient that had like, These signs and symptoms, and I'm like, Yeah, that's signs of a stroke.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: First Coast News

VIDEO: There is now more optimism that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic may be ending -- and as other nations lift certain Covid-19 restrictions, some public health experts question whether US counties and cities should consider easing their guidance on mask-wearing or social distancing, as well.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health