VIDEO: When it comes to strokes and heart attacks, the Shreveport Fire Department’s response time is exceeding national expectations.

The Shreveport Fire Department has earned the 2026 Mission: Lifeline EMS – Gold Achievement Award from the American Heart Association for the second year in a row, recognizing its commitment to providing the highest level of pre-hospital cardiac and stroke care.

With more than 500 firefighters certified at least as an EMT, SFD Chief Medical Director Dr. David Janese says the award represents more than a title, it represents patients who lived because of exceptional care.

“It’s not just a title, it’s actual lives saved. We’re making a difference for people who call 911. There are some months where we have maybe 40 or 50 cardiac arrests in the City of Shreveport’s jurisdiction. That’s 50 potential deaths. In one month, we had 60% of our cardiac arrests brought back to life,” said Janese.

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A fire tore through a West Babylon apartment complex Tuesday night, injuring three and leaving about 50 residents homeless. The blaze broke out at the Fairfield Suburbia Gardens on Great East Neck Road just before 7:30 p.m.

The first fire hydrant that responders hoped to use was covered in snow, so they used an alternative, delaying water supply to fight the fire. One firefighter and two residents suffered minor injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital.

Two second-story apartments were extensively damaged, and 10 more apartments had water and smoke damage. It was not clear when any of the 50 displaced residents would be allowed to return to the building.

The Red Cross assisted 19 adults and two children across 12 apartment units. Others from the complex went to stay with family and friends.

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Firefighters said no one was injured after they responded to a call about smoke from a structure and found a fire in a mobile home’s kitchen on Monday morning. According to Richland Fire and Emergency Services officials, firefighters were called to a reported structure fire on Bitterroot Drive at about 8:45 a.m. on February 23. Firefighters said callers told officials they had seen smoke coming from a mobile home in the area. Fire personnel arrived to find a fire in the kitchen area of the home, and jumped into action to put it out.

Officials said they were able to put out the fire within 10 minutes of the call coming in, and the fire did not spread beyond the kitchen of the home. Firefighters said no one was home when the fire started, and no residents or firefighters were injured by the fire. Firefighters stayed on the scene until about 10 a.m. to perform clean-up and investigate the fire. The cause of the fire is currently unknown.

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Two separate fires broke out in the Wenatchee area Saturday afternoon, but in both cases firefighters were able to safely rescue dogs from harm — a bright spot in what could have been far worse outcomes. The first call came in around 12:30 p.m. in the 700 block of American Fruit Road, where crews responded to a single-wide manufactured home that was under renovation. Firefighters quickly worked to contain the blaze while also ensuring the safety of dogs located in the backyard of the property. The home was a total loss.

About an hour and a half later, at approximately 2 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to another fire in the 100 block of Pheasant Court in Sunnyslope on Wenatchee’s north side. When crews arrived, they were advised that the occupants were not home but that a dog was still inside the residence. Firefighters entered the home and found the fire had spread up the backside of the structure into the attic. As crews worked to extinguish flames burning in the attic and on the back porch, they located and rescued the dog from inside the home.

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It’s been almost two years since a wildfire severely damaged an important irrigation canal in Central Washington. Now, a federal agency is deciding whether the canal might need emergency help. The Yakima-Tieton Canal has been around for more than 100 years. The 12-mile canal helps irrigate thousands of acres of farmland in the upper Yakima Valley.

“ If this canal system fails, it will absolutely devastate the Yakima Valley,” said Travis Okelberry, the district manager with the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District, in an earlier interview. In 2024, the Retreat Fire sent logs and boulders crashing through the canal. Heat blistered the outside. Irrigation district managers say the canal is an emergency waiting to happen, and fixing it is expensive.

“Every day, we have eyes on the canal,” Okelberry said. “It’s in bad shape right now.” Recently, President Donald Trump signed a law, which included a conference report that would require the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to decide if the state of the canal should be considered an emergency.

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