VIDEO: A 2-alarm fire in southwest Everett killed one elderly woman and injured two others early Thursday morning. "At about 2:30 there was a bunch of screaming and yelling that woke me up and I came running out here... and we watched all these firefighters and police cars come running down," said Alex Yonke, who lives next door to the burning home in the 3600 block of Shore Avenue.
- PUB DATE: 4/25/2019 8:35:48 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4

Air quality in Washington has gotten worse. The Seattle-Tacoma metro area ranked among the 10 most polluted cities by the American Lung Association in its annual "State of the Air" report released earlier this month -- and it wasn't the only Washington city to make the list, nor the worst. The main reason: wildfires.
- PUB DATE: 4/25/2019 8:10:50 AM - SOURCE: SeattlePI.com

Four people were injured in a fire at the Regal Heights apartment complex on Spokane's South Hill late Wednesday night. Spokane Firefighters said they were able to rescue two dogs from the scene. The first call for the fire came at 10:38 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find flames in a second-floor apartment.
- PUB DATE: 4/25/2019 8:04:32 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

FORT WORTH (NBCDFW.com) - A Union Pacific freight train carrying ethanol careened off its tracks in a Fort Worth neighborhood Wednesday and burst into flames, prompting an evacuation of nearby homes and a hazardous materials response.

It happened at about 12:40 a.m. near the 3200 block of Yuma Street, on the city's southeast side and near Echo Lake. The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating, said about 20 rail cars derailed and five tank cars caught fire.

Meanwhile, a Fort Worth Fire Department mobile command unit responding to the scene caught fire after its tower camera came into contact with overhead power lines, firefighters said. No one was hurt, but the truck was destroyed. Bought in 2008, it cost $1.25 million, the department said. MORE

AUSTIN, Texas, April 25, 2019 – ESO, the leading data and software company serving emergency medical services (EMS), fire departments and hospitals, today announced the acquisition of eCore Software. The acquisition will extend ESO’s broad product portfolio and provide a one-stop shop to fulfill the needs of most EMS agencies and fire departments. ESO will retain eCore’s office in Dallas.

“The addition of eCore to our portfolio gives our customers access to a comprehensive suite of tools to help them improve efficiency all while focusing on what’s important – using software and data to improve the health and safety of their communities,” said Chris Dillie, President and CEO of ESO. “We believe this data Is critical to help our customers manage work hours, paramedic and firefighter mental health, as well as other related topics.”

eCore provides an all-encompassing tool that delivers employee schedule management, online time clock and attendance, as well as payroll control. The software quickly generates and distributes employee schedules while providing channels to receive feedback from employees, as well as ensures that information is up-to-date and exact. The time and attendance solution allows organizations to compare posted schedules to actual attendance

“We’re excited to be a part of the ESO family,” said Steven Turner, Executive Vice President from eCore Software. “ESO is driving the industry forward with its innovative approach to software and data insights, and we feel our scheduling platform can play a key role in helping organizations gain operational efficiencies while delivering quality care in their communities.”

eCore, founded in 1998, is based in Dallas, Texas and has been providing value to public service organizations like EMS operations and fire departments since that time.

 

About ESO
ESO is dedicated to improving community health and safety through the power of data. Since its founding in 2004, the company continues to pioneer innovative, user-friendly software to meet the changing needs of today’s EMS agencies, fire departments, and hospitals. ESO currently serves more than 10,000 customers throughout North America with a broad software portfolio, including the industry-leading ESO Electronic Health Record (EHR), the next generation ePCR; ESO Health Data Exchange (HDE), the first-of-its-kind healthcare interoperability platform; ESO Fire and ESO FIREHOUSE Software for fire departments; and ambulance revenue recovery/billing software. ESO is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.eso.com.