Emergency services in Kansas City rendered aid to 69 people, many for “hypothermia symptoms,” during the Chiefs’ Super Wild Card playoff win over the Miami Dolphins on Saturday, a fire department chief told CNN. Conditions at Arrowhead Stadium during the Chiefs’ 26-7 win were tough for players and coaches to deal with, as well as fans: the temperature at kickoff was -4 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind chill of -20 degrees, making it the fourth coldest game in National Football League history, CNN has reported.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

VIDEO: FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh is in Washington D.C. this week to address the pressing issue of unregulated lithium-ion batteries. Joining “Mornings On 1” Thursday via video conference call from the nation’s capital, Kavanagh said she will be meeting with lawmakers and the U.S. Conference of Mayors to emphasize the need for urgent action on these potentially deadly devices often used in electric bikes and scooters.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1 - Metered Site

VIDEO: The Chico Fire Department (CFD) is utilizing a new alert system they say can cut down their response time when called to emergency situations. The new system, called MACH Alert, will make the dispatching process consistent across all fire stations in Chico, and create a more rapid response to calls.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRCR-TV ABC 7 Redding

VIDEO: Butte firefighters, police, and members of a local history group braved the bitter cold on Monday afternoon to remember the lives lost in a devastating explosion and fire that took place almost 130 years ago in the Mining City’s warehouse district. The Kenyon-Connell Warehouse fire of 1895 took the lives of all but two Butte firefighters when illegal dynamite exploded.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLF-TV CBS 4 Butte

PHOTO: One person was taken to the hospital after a fire engulfed a home in Maple Valley Tuesday morning. According to Puget Sound Fire, crews began receiving calls about a garage fire near a home on 218 Avenue SE around 7 a.m. While the fire was initially reported in the garage, it quickly spread to a two-story home.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle