Manatee County officials are pushing for new and more efficient ways to be able to respond to emergencies. They are partnering with a private company to bring more eyes in the skies to not only solve crimes, but also save lives. “We’re on the edge of something that would be very very beneficial to our community,” said Jake Saur, the Public Safety Director for Manatee County.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWSB-TV ABC 40 Sarasota

Last Monday, when I called the cardiologist Amy Kontorovich in the late morning, she apologized for sounding tired. “I’ve been in my lab infecting heart cells with SARS-CoV-2 since 6 a.m. this morning,” she said. That might seem like an odd experiment for a virus that spreads through the air, and primarily infects the lungs and airways.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Atlantic

A new device could help save lives. It’s called, “The Locator.” It helps first responders find the exact location of an emergency. Johnathan Harrison, founder of the product, was a paramedic in Tennessee in 2009. A new paramedic at the time, he responded to a call of a two-year-old in cardiac arrest in a mobile home park.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KJRH-TV NBC 2 Tulsa

The dense smoke has moved out of central and southeast Washington but more than 9,000 firefighters are not out of the woods just yet: many large brush and forest fires are still active in Oregon and Washington. The USDA Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest region reported Monday more than two dozen wildfires are burning 1.
- PUB DATE: 9/21/2020 4:54:49 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

As of this print, the five fires that started during a wind event over the long Labor Day Weekend have destroyed over 80 homes and burned over 200,000 acres on the Colville Indian Reservation. “A lot of people have stepped up in a lot of ways to help with this fire.” said Colville Business Council Chair Rodney Cawston, speaking at a press event in Omak.
- PUB DATE: 9/21/2020 1:04:37 PM - SOURCE: Tribal Tribune