Verizon is touting its commitment to firefighters and public safety in a new ad, released weeks after Verizon throttled the Santa Clara County fire department while it was fighting California's largest-ever wildfire. "From coast to coast and everywhere in between, people rely on us to ensure they can communicate when they need it most," Verizon said in an introduction to the new ad.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ars Technica

Gold Ridge volunteer firefighters Tonia and Vail Bello and their son and daughter were in Hollister last year for an early October weekend and asleep when the flurry of texts and pages began. Are you coming? firefighters and friends asked. When can you be here? They woke their kids, gathered the dog, climbed into the family SUV and sped north on Highway 101.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Santa Rosa Press Democrat

You are at the training grounds, moving through some hoseline deployment evolutions. It’s a beautiful day, and everyone is enjoying the opportunity to get some hands-on training completed. The training division has created timed evolutions, and it’s become somewhat of a competition between adjacent companies.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

A six-month-old program aimed at getting help for people addicted to opioids is seeing positive results , according to leaders of the effort. The city’s heroin quick response team has contacted 65 people who have had an opioid overdose since its launch March 1. Called the Helping Overdose through Prevention and Education, or HOPE, program, a team consisting of a police officer, paramedic and a social worker has a goal of meeting with a person who overdosed within three to five days to connect them with appropriate assistance.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hamilton Journal-News

A Vancouver, Washington man believes his bumper stickers are the reason someone set his truck on fire. “It took me by surprise,” said Johnny Mackay. “It blew me away.” Mackay left his truck outside the Garage Bar and Grille after some drinks Sunday night. He returned early Monday morning to find the truck torched.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5