A man who had a heart attack recently was reunited with the Seattle Fire Department responders who saved his life. After Mark Staveley suffered from “sudden cardiac arrest,” firefighter/EMTs and paramedics were able to quickly arrive at the scene and give him the emergency treatment he needed to survive.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

VIDEO: Representatives from the Washington Department of Natural Resources joined neighbors from Bordeaux Ranch in Thurston County to spotlight their work to get wildfire-ready -- and to spread the word about the state's Wildfire Ready Neighbors program to protect homes and properties from wildfires.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

Crews from Aurora Fire Rescue and surrounding agencies responded to a two-alarm fire at a construction site in Aurora on Saturday. Smoke from the fire that was burning at an apartment construction site near E. Colfax Avenue and Peoria Street could be seen for several miles. The Link Apartments Fitz, developed by Grubb Properties, is severely damaged.
- PUB DATE: 12/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMGH-TV ABC 7 Denver

A new legislative proposal promises to provide a significant boost in pension contributions for active first responders throughout Delaware. House Bill 266, officially introduced Friday, December 15th, aims to expand the criteria for compensation taken into account when calculating pensions for retired members of the County and Municipal Police and Firefighter Pension Plan.
- PUB DATE: 12/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRDE-LD NBC 31 Salisbury

While businesses across every industry are in dire need of workers, the paramedic workforce is especially thin right now. Spirit EMS in Greenville has struggled due to the shortage but got creative with finding a solution. That sent the company to another continent to find the employees it needs. After partnering with an EMS recruiting firm, three Aussies are now Greenville residents, moving around the world to help address the emergency workforce shortage.
- PUB DATE: 12/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDTN-TV NBC 2 Dayton