Half a century ago, a presidential proclamation called on the nation to support efforts to improve emergency medical care across the country. It also established the first national EMS Week, a tradition we proudly continue today. Much has changed since 1974, yet there is still much we can learn from those trailblazing professionals who helped EMS evolve into the sophisticated branch of medicine it is today.
- PUB DATE: 5/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal of Emergency Medical Services

VIDEO: No homes were damaged after Asotin County Fire quickly extinguished a grass fire on Sunday in Clarkston Heights. According to Asotin County Fire District #1, crews from the Lewiston Fire Department and Asotin County Fire District #1 responded to a growing grass fire being pushed around the hillside below Stafford Court at 12:20 p.
- PUB DATE: 5/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

VIDEO/PHOTOS: We’re approaching one year since a deadly fire at a construction site in Charlotte’s SouthPark neighborhood. Anchor Erica Bryant spoke with some of the heroes who were right in the middle of it. It’s an interview that none of the firefighters really wanted to do, mainly because May 18, 2023 is a day that’s hard for them to think about.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSOC-TV ABC 9 Charlotte

VIDEO: Firefighters from agencies across the western region are competing for the top seed at the 2024 West Regional Classic Firefighter Challenge. The Sparks Fire Department and Sparks Firefighters Local 731 will host the event, also known as “The Toughest 2 Minutes in Sports.” “It’s a qualifier for Worlds.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOLO-TV ABC/CW+ 8 Reno

PHOTOS: A piece of Leetsdale fire department history has made its way back to the borough. Mary Jane Wasco, daughter of the late Fire Chief Charlie Wasco, donated the bell of a 1937 Ahrens-Fox fire truck that was driven by her father for many years. She presented it to council and borough firefighters May 9.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sewickley Herald