A Quincy-based addiction treatment company is looking to open a facility in Canton that would include a specialized wing for first responders. ARK Behavioral Health has proposed converting the shuttered Kindred-Tower Hill nursing home, nestled at the end of Getchell Way near Randolph, into a substance-use treatment facility that could help up to 160 people at a time through the first steps of recovery.
- PUB DATE: 12/16/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Patriot Ledger

According to the National Volunteer Fire Council, 65% of all firefighters in the United States in 2016 were volunteers. But the number of people joining volunteer fire departments is on the decline, and not just in Daviess County. "The volunteer service on the fire side is really suffering," said Randy Lawson, executive director for the Kentucky Firefighter's Association.
- PUB DATE: 12/16/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Messenger-Inquirer

There’s something about the scene that unfolds when the tones sound and fire trucks race out of the City of Newburgh fire headquarters on Grand Street, said acting Chief Terry Ahlers. He watched Thursday afternoon as the firemen did their dance, jumping out of their everyday shoes, slipping on turnout gear and hopping in two trucks.
- PUB DATE: 12/16/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Record Online - Metered Site

First responders rescued a man trapped in an upside down submerged vehicle in Liberty Bay Saturday morning. The Poulsbo Fire and Police departments responded to the scene of the rollover accident off Fjord Drive around 8:40 a.m. The vehicle went off the roadway into Liberty Bay south of the Poulsbo Yacht Club, according to Poulsbo Fire Department spokesperson Jody Matson.
- PUB DATE: 12/16/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING 5 News

Critical burns sent a man to a Seattle hospital after his recreational vehicle burst into flames near Browne's Addition on Saturday night. The fire took his dog's life. Neighbors say the RV belonged to a man named Mario Eblacas whose been an important member of the community for years. Micah Martin lives in the apartments across the street from the RV and describes Eblacas as a spiritual individual whose dog meant the world to him.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2019 10:47:49 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2