While people are staying apart, the Neighbors App by Ring is helping communities come together. This free app is a valuable resource for information from fellow neighbors as well as official sources, such as local law enforcement agencies and, now, fire departments. On April 21, Ring announced that fire departments across the country are joining Neighbors.
- PUB DATE: 4/23/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Batavia Patch

Researchers at Drexel University’s C. & J. Nyheim Plasma Institute are modifying an air sterilization system they created to combat the threat of anthrax attacks post-9-11 in hopes it can now help to ward off COVID-19. “As public health research reveals how the virus can persist and be transmitted through the air in indoor environments, it will become increasingly important for engineers to develop air sterilization technology that can neutralize or remove it,” said Alexander Fridman, PhD, director of the Nyheim Plasma Institute and a professor in Drexel’s College of Engineering, who is a leading National Science Foundation-supported effort to develop technology that can neutralize the novel coronavirus.
- PUB DATE: 4/23/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Drexel Now

One of Dover International Speedway’s most recognizable attractions stands in support of local and national health care workers and first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Monster Monument at Victory Plaza, the symbol for Dover International Speedway throughout the sports and entertainment landscape, is bathed in blue light during the evening and overnight hours in support of those who are in the front lines of the fight against the spread of COVID-19.
- PUB DATE: 4/23/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Delaware State News

VIDEO: A 2-alarm fire has heavily damaged a building that was under construction in Wallingford Thursday morning, Seattle Fire officials said. The fire broke out just after 6 a.m. in the 100 block of NE 45th Street, according to Seattle Fire. Video from witnesses showed huge flames shooting into the air.
- PUB DATE: 4/23/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Spokane Valley firefighters rescued a 9-year-old boy Wednesday after he fell about 40 feet down a cliff in the Dishman Hills Conservation Area. The boy was hiking with his mother when he fell near the Pond Loop Trail, according to the Spokane Valley Fire Department. Firefighters then hiked into the area carrying medical equipment for the child while another crew prepared to hoist him up the cliff on a rescue stretcher attached to an off-road vehicle, according to a news release.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2020 8:31:19 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review - Metered Site