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Posted: Dec 11, 2020

Missouri firefighters restore 118-year-old firetruck

VIDEO: A 118-year-old firetruck was restored by Willard Fire Chief Ken Scott and his firefighters. The truck, known as Queen City 2, was given to the Willard Fire Protection District from retired assistant chief Bub Herbert who attempted to restore Queen City 2 himself. Scott said it operated in Springfield during 1902 before rolling over during a fire emergency.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ozarks First
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Posted: Dec 11, 2020

COVID-19 sparks safety innovations for ambulance and medical transport operations

PHOTOS: An evening news broadcast in March sparked an idea for Kolby Kolbet: Could a space-age looking helmet used in Europe play a role in reducing coronavirus risk while transporting patients in the U.S.? Months and many hours of testing later, the Sea-Long helmet worn by COVID-19-positive patients is now part of medical transport company Life Link III’s standard operating procedure when transporting those requiring oxygen.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: West Central Tribune - Metered Site
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Posted: Dec 11, 2020

Florida: Grateful Delray Beach fire chief meets Coral Springs team who rescued him

VIDEO: Delray Beach Fire Chief Keith Tomey said he was grateful for the team of heroes who recently rescued him when was suffering from chest pain at his home in Coral Springs. Tomey was having a heart attack, he said. He said he was very pale, sweaty, and had shortness of breath. He decided to get inside the house and his wife called 911.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC 10 Miami
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Posted: Dec 11, 2020

Elderly Spokane Valley woman killed in house fire

An elderly woman was killed in an early morning fire in Spokane Valley Thursday, according to the Spokane Valley Fire Department. Fire crew were called to the fire near the intersection of Dishman Mica and South Nina Circle at 5:43 a.m. Thursday, according to a press release. A passerby saw flames coming from a single wide mobile home and called 911, Fire Captain George Hedebeck said in the release.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane
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Posted: Dec 11, 2020

Elderly man killed in crash on interstate in Pasco

Washington State Patrol says Gale Easterday, 79, of Mesa, died at the scene of a crash on I-182 in Pasco on Thursday afternoon after he struck a semi head on while driving the wrong direction. The crash happened at 3:30 PM on I-182 near 4th Avenue in east Pasco. According to a report from WSP, Easterday was heading westbound in the eastbound lanes in his truck collided with a semi truck.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima
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