Every year, more than 300,000 people die from cardiac arrest, but a new study could help cut into that number for communities around here. When your heart stops, time is of the essence, but that doesn’t just go for paramedics getting on scene. “Good compressions on someone? A maximum of two minutes — a minute, really ideal,” said Rich Burns, Brunswick County’s EMS training coordinator.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WECT-TV NBC 6 Wilmington

VIDEO: Three people died after a crash involving a car and a firetruck near Loon Lake on Monday afternoon. WSDOT East tweeted that both directions of Hwy 395 reopened Tuesday morning. The crash occurred at 4 p.m. at US 395 northbound and Grote Road, close to milepost 187. KREM's Casey Decker was at the scene and spoke to officials about how the incident occurred.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Law enforcement officials are investigating after a man's body was found by crews fighting a brush fire. Officials say firefighters responded to the blaze off of U.S. Highway 12 west of Naches at about 6:15 p.m. Monday. As crews fought the blaze, they discovered a man's body within a burned area of brush, prompting them to notify the Yakima County Sheriff's Office.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland

A huge shortage of volunteer firefighters persists across the Valley as we get into what could be an even worse fire season than last year. "It is a constant battle to get people to volunteer," says Yakima County Fire District 5's Chief Kevin Frazier. A few decades ago, Frazier says they had well over 300 volunteer firefighters, now they have half that to cover the same 750 square miles.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

The I-90 Fire, burning in Grant County near the Wild Horse monument, has been contained according to the Sheriff's Office. Deputies say the fire sparked at about 540 p.m. Sunday afternoon and burned about 40 acres. A helicopter from the Department of Natural Resources was brought in to get the blaze under control.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima