A new Oneida County program will better prepare first responders for emergency situations involving people with special needs. The Assistance for Special, Cognitive, Emotional Needs and Disabilities (ASCEND) program will allow people to voluntarily register their disability or condition with the county so emergency workers will be notified of the circumstances during an emergency call.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKTV NBC/CBS/CW+2 Utica

Kennewick Fire investigators did not say where the initial report came from. From a report on Twitter, Kennewick Fire Chief Chad Michael said crews were sent to the Double Dragon Chinese Restaurant at 3107 West Clearwater around 3:20 AM Tuesday morning after a call about of a fire. Upon arrival crews reportedly could see flames inside the building.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2021 7:40:45 PM - SOURCE: KORD-FM 102.7 Richland

Prince Edward County (Canada) has donated surplus fire equipment and apparatus–including a pumper tanker, positive pressure fan, and gear–to Firefighters Without Borders Canada.

The nonprofit organization plans to provide the donations to the Summer Beaver Band, a First Nation community in Northern Ontario.

6 NFD Fire Stations are without power after the storm. Station 34, 27, 10, 6, 4 and 1 are the impacted stations. All crews are still responding to calls and the outage is not impacting service.

— Nashville Fire Dept (@NashvilleFD) December 11, 2021

On the heels of Saturday morning’s storm, six Nashville (TN) fire stations were without power.

Stations 34, 27, 10, 6, 4, and 1—on top of all the residential areas—were affected.

As of 2 p.m., about 6,000 NES customers remain without power, down from 11,000 earlier this morning. At the storm’s peak, it knocked out power to about 95,000 customers and broke more than 120 power poles, which take longer to repair and replace.

— Nashville Electric Service (@NESpower) December 12, 2021

NES crews will continue to work around the clock to restore power to everyone in the service area.

— Nashville Electric Service (@NESpower) December 12, 2021

However, that didn’t stop crews from responding to calls:

OEM staff are working hard to help affected areas clean up. https://t.co/u0BIsNfLeT

— Nashville Fire Dept (@NashvilleFD) December 11, 2021

Crews are working a grease fire at a restaurant in the 5th & Broadway complex. The fire is contained to a grease trap system, which triggered the fire suppression system & emptied it before the fire was completely extinguished. The area has been evacuated for safety. No injuries. pic.twitter.com/tlZiAVRz88

— Nashville Fire Dept (@NashvilleFD) December 11, 2021

The fire at 5th and Broadway has been extinguished. Fire crews will be returning to service. Investigators will remain on scene to determine when and if the south Assembly Food Hall side of the complex can be reoccupied. The opposite retail side of the complex remains opens. pic.twitter.com/LRapDVXPqC

— Nashville Fire Dept (@NashvilleFD) December 12, 2021

New Deal (TX) Fire & EMS had one of its apparatus catch fire at the station around 9 a.m. Friday morning, and officials say Rescue 2 is a total loss.

“Fire was limited to the Cab portion of Rescue 2 and Minor damage to some insulation on the station. This could have been much worse,” the department says on Facebook.

The department says all of Rescue 2’s equipment has been moved to Engine 2, and the department’s response times won’t be affected.

“We have had offers for assistance from so many other departments as well as offers from Supporters of our department.”