Rick Lasky welcomes Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment Chris Mc Loone and Editorial Advisory Board members Bill Peters and Ricky Riley in this week's Humpday Hangout covering all things firetrucks.

Spokane firefighters responded to a structure fire near Lewis and Clark High School Wednesday morning. Just after 7:15am, the call came in for a structure fire near 4th and Bernard. Crews first arriving on scene saw heavy smoke pouring from the windows of the brick building and upgraded the call to a working fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/20/2019 10:48:38 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6

VIDEO: Overcoming opioids is difficult for our neighbors struggling with drug addiction. First Responders are taking a new approach to help people who have recently overdosed, find a new life. “I started using heroin when I was 16. I'm 51 years old now. Last month was my first overdose and I think that was my wake up call,” said Abel Martinez.
- PUB DATE: 3/20/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KENS5.com San Antonio

Country music legend Dolly Parton on Saturday donated $200,000 to firefighters to wrap up a fundraising drive that she started shortly after the 2016 wildfires that destroyed large swaths of forest in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and surrounding area. On behalf of the Dollywood Foundation’s My People Fund, Parton presented the check to the fire chiefs of the eight volunteer fire departments located in Sevier County.
- PUB DATE: 3/20/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AL.com

Less than three years after state officials concocted a plan to boost payments for ambulance services, emergency medical administrators say they're still struggling to keep their doors open. Leaders of ambulance organizations from across Vermont converged on the Statehouse Friday to talk about insurance reimbursement and workforce issues that continue to cause problems in the increasingly expensive business of emergency treatment and transport.
- PUB DATE: 3/20/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: VTDigger.org