The city is demanding that EMS workers repay the combined $3.5 million they were accidentally overpaid, the Daily News reported. Some workers saw an increase of a few hundred dollars in their paychecks, but there were a handful of employees who received as much as $10,000 – all dependent on the amount of overtime they worked between March and August, according to the report.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Staten Island Advance

Retired firefighter Chuck Roberts, from Eagle, participated in the American Lung Association in Milwaukee’s Fight For Air Climb a dozen times and in total raised $53,769. Now, the local firefighter is being honored for his amazing efforts to help end lung disease. The Lung Association launched its 2022 Fight For Air Climb Firefighter Calendar to honor local heroes and support its vision of a world free of lung disease.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Jefferson County Union

Community transmission of COVID remains high in 89.2% of American counties, according to current data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite that, the latest wave, driven by the highly contagious and completely dominant Delta variant, appears to have crested, with new cases, hospitalizations, and deaths due to the virus all in decline from levels two weeks ago.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fortune

VIDEO: With just a few days to go until the vaccine mandate takes effect, the Seattle Fire Department is making contingency plans for handling emergencies. The vaccine mandate deadline is Monday, Oct. 18. "We are committed to the health and safety of our community, and will comply with the Mayor and Governor’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates," said Seattle fire officials.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

Seattle Firefighters worked to extinguish a fire in an abandoned building near Denny Park Wednesday evening. Seattle Fire says heavy black smoke was seen coming from the third floor of an abandoned structure in the 200 block of Terry Ave N. Investigators are now working to determine the cause of the fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle