A small group of mostly volunteer firefighters armed with drip torches carefully set fire to a portion of Roslyn Ridge on Thursday afternoon. The plume of smoke rising up and blowing east away from Roslyn sent a clear message to members of a historic community surrounded by forest. Local and state officials understand the seriousness of the wildfire risk and put a priority on prescribed fire as a vital measure.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2020 3:46:29 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic - Metered Site

Malden is a tiny farming town amidst eastern Washington’s “oceans of wheat fields.” Or it was. When a wind-driven firestorm raced into town on Labor Day, James Jacobs and most of the town's some 300 other residents lost their homes. "Everything's gone," Jacobs says. "Everything is completely lost.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2020 10:09:17 AM - SOURCE: Oregon Public Broadcasting

VIDEO: Authorities said a truck hit the Ellinwood Fire Department late Tuesday night. The driver was heading westbound on U.S. 56 at over 100 mph. After the truck hit the building, it started on fire. “We got the fire extinguished rather soon, and then, we had to extricate, took about 20 minutes to extricate the subject in the pickup,” said Ellinwood Fire Chief Chris Komarek.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSNW-TV NBC 3 Whichita

VIDEO: At least 70 people are displaced after a major apartment fire in DeKalb County. According to DeKalb Fire Capt. Deon Bentley, the fire ripped through the Alderwood Trail Apartments at 2947 N. DeKalb Dr. Images from above the fire showed flames shooting through the roof of the building and plumes of white smoke billowing in the air as crews worked to put out the fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

Is this person with chest pain having a heart attack? That's a question EMTs frequently confront when responding to 911 calls. A study conducted at Wake Forest Baptist Health shows that on-scene use of a new protocol and advanced diagnostic equipment can help paramedics better identify patients at high risk for adverse cardiac events.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News Medical Life Sciences