New Orleans residents and visitors having emergencies can now talk to first responders by video when they call or text 911, thanks to a program city officials say will be a big help for people in crisis. The Orleans Parish Communications District, which handles the city's emergency dispatches and 911 calls, will also be able to better determine a person's location using upgraded software from its private partner, Carbyne, a call handling platform.
- PUB DATE: 12/23/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Nola.com

Steve Buscemi hosted a virtual fireside chat on Tuesday in support of Friends of Firefighters, which offers essential programs and services to help active and retired firefighters and their families support, prioritize and clearly communicate their physical and mental health needs during stressful times.
- PUB DATE: 12/23/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hollywood Reporter

A certain fellow in a red coat has the City of Laurinburg Fire Department to thank after he was stuck in a chimney. Or, at least, that’s what the department said. The department posted a video on Sunday to its Facebook page paying tribute to first responders, detailing a firefighter’s version of the classic “The Night Before Christmas.
- PUB DATE: 12/23/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTW-TV CBS 13 Florence

VIDEO: A three-alarm fire ripped through a Skyway apartment building early Wednesday, sending towering flames into the sky and forcing everyone inside to evacuate in the predawn darkness. Twenty-four apartment units were destroyed in the raging inferno, and one man was rushed to the hospital. Crews from multiple fire districts responded to the scene, the Greentree Apartment Homes on South 125th Street, at around 1:50 a.
- PUB DATE: 12/23/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

VIDEO: A tanker train hauling crude oil derailed in Whatcom County Tuesday morning and two train cars burst into flames. There are no reports of injuries. Cleanup and the investigation into the cause of the derailment continued Wednesday morning. An estimated seven tank cars derailed near Custer at 11:46 a.
- PUB DATE: 12/23/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle