Midwestern University’s Body Donation Program is continuing a successful joint training initiative with local firefighters to help them practice critical emergency procedures that they will eventually use on patients in the field, via a collaboration with the University’s Body Donation Program.

Over the course of three sessions in late January and early February, Glendale Fire Department Firefighters will receive training and hands-on practice in procedures such as emergency intubation, placement of chest tubes, intraosseous vascular access to establish IVs, cricothyrotomy (a procedure to establish an airway on a patient in extreme distress), and other extremely important lifesaving techniques used in the field every day.

Since all Glendale Firefighters are required to qualify as EMTs, and approximately half of them are also paramedics, the entire department will have the opportunity to participate. The Firefighters will practice these techniques using donors from the Midwestern Body Donation Program under the guidance of University faculty, staff, and healthcare students from the Emergency Medicine Club, giving the participants a chance to perfect their skills using actual human anatomy before employing the techniques in the field.

The cadaver training sessions are part of an ongoing series of collaborations between the Glendale Fire Department and Midwestern University, which include ride-along programs for Midwestern medical and physician assistant students, a Crisis Response Unit stationed at the University’s Glendale Campus, and more.

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VIDEOS: Bernalillo County Firefighters are featured in a new documentary series that provides a front-row seat to the real work behind the sirens and showcases the department’s growth.

BCFR Chief Zachary Lardy said, “It’s a positive service that we provide in the community, and it’s exciting to know where we came from as an organization. It’s kind of important for the next generation, for us to really lay that groundwork and to not lose that history and not lose all the hard work that came with the development of our organization.”

The documentary series, titled “Through Their Eyes: The History of Bernalillo County Fire & Rescue,” shares stories from individuals who shaped the department, whether they were volunteers or employees. The first three episodes focus on the North Region, with future episodes set to explore the East and South Regions within BCFR.

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VIDEO: More than 50 firefighters from across the region and country are getting hands-on training to improve their response in saving people’s lives when they’re trapped in a vehicle.

It’s all part of a free 3-day class, which includes donated equipment, all thanks to the Gary Sinise Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by the actor dedicated to serving and honoring American veterans and first responders.

Firefighters will learn how to use different equipment to perform heavy vehicle extrication and rescues like load securement and cribbing to lift a vehicle.

“With the equipment, we’re able to make the rescue as quick as we can with the equipment provided for safety for the patient that’s inside, but also the rescuers,” said Englewood Fire Department Deputy Chief Robert Blasetti.

Chief Blasetti said about a year ago, there was an incident on 776 where a pickup truck was underneath a dump truck where they didn’t have the proper equipment to perform a quick rescue.

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PHOTOS: Both directions of State Route 169 were closed north of Enumclaw on Thursday after a power pole caught fire and a transformer blew. At 3:21 a.m., Enumclaw Fire Department (EFD) crews were dispatched to the 40300 block of SR 169 (264th Ave SE). They arrived to find a burning power pole that was significantly compromised. “Traffic was rerouted, in a dramatic explosion of fire and electricity, the transformer blew, causing the weakened power pole to fail, making that immediate area extremely dangerous!”

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VIDEO: Benton County Fire District 4 has approved its 2026 budget despite facing significant increases in operating costs and growing call volumes. The district is grappling with rising expenses for essentials such as fuel, new equipment, and updated requirements, including a 200% increase in the cost of new fire aparatus.

Public Information Officer Ben Shearer said, “Being responsible, the commissioners are looking at how do you continue to maintain the level of support that we’re maintaining. How do we continue to maintain these extra programs that we’re doing out in the community and taking care of all their extra needs.”

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