The Madison Fire Department characterized the city’s need for another ambulance as “urgent” Monday. “We’ve asked for the last several budget cycles for an additional ambulance,” Chief Steve Davis told 27 News Monday evening. In a post on the fire chief’s blog, the Madison Fire Department lays out why city alders should approve the purchase of a ninth ambulance.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

In the heart of bustling Fort Lauderdale, first responders face a host of challenges. One of their biggest obstacles: high-rises. Many new luxury buildings in the city have layered security, and multiple entrances and elevators. Getting access to a patient, or the source of a fire, can take precious minutes.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC 10 Miami

Gov. Andrew Cuomo OK’d legislation allowing Navy SEAL Shaun Donovan to join the city’s Fire Department as part of a package of bills he signed Monday commemorating the 100th anniversary of Veterans Day. Donovan was originally rejected from the FDNY because he missed the application deadline by nearly seven months due to his deployment.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

Seconds slipped away as firefighter Mike Abernethy eagerly waited to enter the intersection of Research Boulevard and Burnet Road near Fire Station No. 8 in North Austin. Vehicles blazed by that Thursday afternoon as traffic began to build at the crossroad. Abernethy could only watch and wait in frustration as minutes piled up in their response time.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Austin American-Statesman

Something so simple as a bright red sticky square decal stuck on a plastic bag and taped on the inside of a refrigerator door could save lives. As high-tech emergency remedies ranging from ultra-sophisticated hospital equipment to wearable alarm systems proliferate, a basic yet tangible alert program has been launched by women at an Oil City church.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Derrick News Herald