Lime, the scooter company, is rolling out a new scooter service designed to help health care workers and first responders in the coronavirus pandemic. Called Lime Aid, it provides free 30-minute rides for public-health personnel and law-enforcement officers, in select cities around the world. That includes Dallas and Austin, plus Baltimore, Nashville, Oklahoma City, and Salt Lake City, but also Paris, Cologne, and Tel Aviv.
- PUB DATE: 4/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Culture Map Dallas

The bulk of the diagnosed COVID-19 cases in Vermont are clustered in the Burlington area, home to some of the long-term care facilities that have seen outbreaks, but Hartford and Woodstock have also seen a notable number of cases. The Vermont Department of Health on Monday released a town-by-town breakdown that showed Hartford had 10 COVID-19 cases and Woodstock 7.
- PUB DATE: 4/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Valley News

A man who was trapped inside a burning home Monday night was rescued by Seattle firefighters. 911 dispatchers received multiple calls just after 11 p.m. reporting heavy smoke and flames coming from a home in the 1400 block of 25th Avenue, according to David Cuerpo with Seattle Fire. Firefighters arrived to find a fully involved fire burning the home along with downed power lines in front.
- PUB DATE: 4/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

On Monday, the Spokane Fire Department battled two fires blocks from each other after winds blew flaming debris to a house. According to the Spokane Fire Department, when they arrived at the 1400 block of Easter Liberty Avenue, they found a camper fully involved in flames that was threatening a garage nearby.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2020 5:03:23 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane

According to the International Association of Fire Fighters, firefighters across the country are battling on the front lines of COVID-19 and fire departments are feeling the strain of this massive public health emergency. The IAFF has released the following numbers as of Friday, April 24, 2020: 1,653 firefighters have tested positive for COVID-19; 4,304 isolated; 66 hospitalized; Six deaths.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEYI-TV NBC 25 Saginaw