A Dallas man who has made a habit of posing as a firefighter and even a doctor is accused of doing it again after authorities say he convinced Dallas firefighters to take him on a ride-along. Dallas police are searching for Terrance King, 27, who is suspected of impersonating a public servant after he allegedly told firefighters that he was an EMT student, according to WFAA-TV (Channel 11).
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dallas Morning News

PHOTOS: Above the thick, acrid smoke, booming explosions and flames, a drone safely whirred in the sky, transmitting video of the chaos to firefighters below. The Western Wayne County Hazardous Materials Response Team assisted Pittsfield Township firefighters after propane, butane and acetylene tanks caught fire at Ann Arbor Welding Company in Pittsfield Township about 12:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MLive.com

The number of opioid overdoses in the county has decreased by nearly 25 percent, with overdose fatalities down by 37 percent, according to a report by the Anne Arundel County Department of Health and Anne Arundel County Police Department. The county has had 234 total overdoses -- including 37 fatal overdoses so far this year, according to the report.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Capital Gazette

The often frenetic pace of a hospital emergency room can be the opposite of the calm environment needed by people experiencing a mental health crisis. Yet when families in Rockford and across Illinois call 911 for help with a loved one suffering from a psychotic, schizophrenic or depressive episode, there is only one place ambulances are allowed to transport the patient: the emergency room.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Rockford Register Star

VIDEO: In a fire or carbon monoxide leak, every second counts. Properly installed and maintained alarms could be the difference between life and death. On Saturday, Spokane firefighters, volunteers with the American Red Cross and several other local organizations go door-to-door, armed with the proper equipment to save a life.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2019 6:35:38 PM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6