VIDEO: An ambulance ride, when you don't really need one, can be expensive for you. It also ties up crews that could be responding to life threatening emergencies. As part of our Show Me Your Bill project, Trouble Shooter Jaie Avila demonstrates how the San Antonio Fire Department is trying to reduce unnecessary ambulance runs.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOAI-TV NBC 4 San Antonio

A La Crosse fire station is now a historical landmark, throwing a wrench into the La Crosse Fire Department’s redevelopment plans. Fire Station No. 4 has been standing at the corner of Gillette and Liberty Streets since 1940. It’s the oldest active fire station in La Crosse, but demolition and reconstruction plans put it at risk until a historic preservation group stepped in.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire

States across the country are reporting large numbers of people getting their coronavirus shots, and according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 95 million doses have been administered over the last month alone. Regardless, the number of newly reported COVID-19 cases in the U.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

A Tri-Cities firefighter and paramedic is preparing for a “fire storm” of treatment after being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. David Perkins of West Richland developed severe back pain on April 18, according to a GoFundMe fundraiser started for him. Tests at Kadlec Regional Medical Center showed he had a colorectal tumor pushing on his spine and spreading to his liver, pancreas and lungs.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tri-City Herald

Voters in Kenmore and Lake Forest Park will decide in a special election Tuesday if the Northshore Fire Department will merge with Woodinville Fire & Rescue. The firefighters' union doesn’t support the idea. ”It's a better deployment model for us, no one loses a job,” said Northshore Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Doug McDonald.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle