VIDEO: Salina Emergency Management last week took a new approach during a training session. The effort to give first responders a more realistic simulation borrowed some ideas from a role playing game that’s regained popularity in recent years after reaching its initial peak about 40 years ago. Salina Emergency Management Director Michelle Weis said traditional regular training has its drawbacks.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWCH-DT CBS 12 Hutchinson

PHOTO: Benton County Fire District #4 posted to Facebook to announce equipment upgrades that will be added to ambulances. The Traumatic Brain Injury Dashboard will allow EMS to monitor vital signs for patients with brain injuries. Cardiac monitors will also be upgraded. According to BCFD #4, these upgrades will allow for patient outcomes to improve and allow EMA to provide better care.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC Right Now

It was a long and hot fire season in Washington state says Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz. She was joined by officials from the Department of Natural Resources Thursday to review the 2023 wildfire season, highlight some of the year’s successes, detail upcoming improvements and "celebrate interagency partnerships.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2023 7:07:50 PM - SOURCE: KONA-AM 610 Kennewick-Richland-Pasco

Firefighters battled an early morning blaze Thursday after a fire broke out in the garage of a Miami Springs home, officials said. The fire broke out around 4:20 a.m. at a home located at 851 Hunting Lodge Drive in Miami Springs. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Division Chief Marc Chavers said when crews arrived, they found heavy flames coming from the home's garage.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami

VIDEO: Aurora Fire Rescue is changing the way it responds to certain calls as part of a new effort to better use resources. As of Wednesday, the department is now operating on a “tiered response approach,” allowing the department to dispatch units based on the severity of the incident they’re responding to.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver