When the call comes in for an opiate overdose, Akron Fire District Chief Joseph Natko said paramedics drop everything and respond as fast as they can. But four to six minutes can pass from the time someone dials the phone to when a paramedic treats the patient. When people overdose, Natko said they can seem intoxicated or unresponsive.
- PUB DATE: 12/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Akron Beacon Journal

Jamie Dukes tried the door handle, throwing his weight against the small metal door that led to the outside of a North Charleston industrial facility. It wouldn’t move. Inside the structure, pallets of polyester were stacked more than 6 feet high. A plastics warehousing firm was moving in, and Dukes, a North Charleston fire inspector, was on site to sign off that the property was up to code.
- PUB DATE: 12/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Post and Courier - Metered Site

VIDEO: The Newark Division of Fire now has a permanent way of remembering its fallen heroes. The department recently installed a memorial for firefighters killed in the line of duty. “It’s a real risk and our new wall reminds folks of that,” Newark Lt. Neal Murphy explained. The tribute consists of eight plaques with names, dates and a short description of each of the eight men killed since the fire department’s inception.
- PUB DATE: 12/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCMH-TV NBC 4 Columbus

A Federal Way home that was the site of a fatal shooting earlier this month was destroyed by a large fire early Monday morning. The flames broke out sometime after 6 a.m. in the 2000 block of SW 306th Lane, according to a Tweet by South King Fire officials. Video from the scene posted by firefighters show the home completely engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 12/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU 2 Portland

A man was taken into custody Friday after allegedly stealing an ambulance from a scene and taking it for a joy ride on Interstate 5 in southwest Washington. Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue crews responded to a report of breathing difficulties at a private home in Lexington, which is about 43 miles north of Vancouver, Wash.
- PUB DATE: 12/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle