Minutes — and even seconds — can make a difference in a medical emergency. But the global pandemic has first aid services across the globe trying to figure out how to balance disinfecting for COVID-19 and quickly returning ambulances back to service. Neptune thinks it solved the problem after they became the first town in the country to equip its fleet with a system that drastically cuts down the time it takes to sanitize ambulances after calls for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Asbury Park Press

Delaware is hitting pause on giving the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to thousands of first responders in the state. The move affects an estimated 3,000 to 3,500 people, according to Delaware's Fire Prevention Commission. The men and women on the front lines are seeing high COVID-19 call volume and are concerned about when they'll be fully protected from the virus.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

After 36 years of service, a new Maritime Emergency Response Vessel is in the works with the help of a $750,000 allocation from Washington state. Last week, South King Fire and Rescue announced the department received the final contract appropriating $750,000 from the 2020 Washington state operating budget to pay for a major portion of the new fire rescue boat.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Federal Way Mirror - Metered Site

As of Monday, Washington is ready to move statewide into phase 1B of vaccinations, Gov. Inslee announced. The state is loosening the requirements for phase 1B to include those over 65 in accordance with the latest CDC guidelines. It also now includes all people 50 and older who live in multigenerational households.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

A 20-year-old Alaska man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit arson in connection with the fire he set last year in August at the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct. Desmond David-Pitts had arrived in Seattle from Alaska just three days before the arson. After marching with a group of protestors in downtown Seattle, David-Pitts is seen on surveillance video piling up trash against a door of the Precinct, lighting it on fire and feeding the flames with more trash.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2021 10:33:45 PM - SOURCE: KONP-AM 1490