A mixture of salt and water with a splash of vinegar and a jolt of electrochemical activation is supplying Waco firefighters with a safe but powerful disinfectant as they work to keep their equipment and quarters free of COVID-19. Crews at Waco Fire Station No. 11, where the department’s hazardous materials unit is housed, have also developed a new spray system for the disinfectant using their air tanks and other common firehouse equipment.
- PUB DATE: 5/4/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Waco Tribune-Herald

The first wave of emergency medical technicians who contracted COVID-19 and survived are now returning to the job, armed with a first-hand understanding of the disease and a new empathy for the patients. "I was able to be more in touch with my patients who called, because I knew exactly how they were feeling," said firefighter/EMT Shantice Samuels, who has just returned to work in Washington, DC, after recovering from a case herself.
- PUB DATE: 5/4/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

A fire captain who died in the line of duty in 1953 is no longer forgotten, thanks to some fellow firefighters who became a team of detectives, solving the nearly 70-year-old mystery of his death. Being a firefighter is about a lot more than just hooking up hoses and spraying water. They’re also the ones who show up in ambulances, help out at car crashes, and wear a number of other hats many of us never even think of.
- PUB DATE: 5/4/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City

Fire officials aren't releasing much information about a fatal that claimed the lives of nearly a dozen animals near Royal City early Saturday. The Grant County Sheriff Office says firefighters responded to a 60-foot by 120-foot barn at 12978 Dodson Road SW just east of Royal City at around 4:30 a.m.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2020 3:42:11 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

Clark County Fire & Rescue units were dispatched at 2:26 p.m. Friday, May 1, to a report that trees were on fire on Northeast Jenny Creek Road north of La Center. Responding crews were expecting a wildland fire, according to a press release from CCFR. CCFR Engine 23 arrived at 3:37 p.m. to find a fully involved manufactured home located at 36525 NW Jenny Creek Road.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2020 2:44:12 PM - SOURCE: TheReflector.com