VIDEO: San Francisco is poised to become the first city in the country to issue a ban on firefighter clothing manufactured with so-called forever chemicals. Local lawmakers are expected to pass an ordinance on Tuesday prohibiting the use of protective equipment made with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

Lawmakers are considering spending $6 million to test the use of "sprint" paramedics in three northern Minnesota counties and confront the state's worsening rural emergency response. The hope is that paramedics, roving the Iron Range and northwest lakes region in cars and trucks, could shave minutes off response times, and sort out calls that don't need fully loaded ambulances in the first place.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AOL.com

VIDEO: The Roswell Fire Department (RFD) is shifting to a new schedule designed to promote firefighter health and efficiency. Through a pilot program, firefighters will now work a 48/96-hour work cycle and will have a later start time. The department made the move based on health risks associated with prolonged sleep deprivation, including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and mental health disorders like PTSD and anxiety.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Lineage cold storage warehouse continues to smolder and burn three weeks after the fire started, destroying much of the massive building. The remaining fire is in the center of the nearly 12-acre building, which is too unstable for firefighters to enter to extinguish the fire completely, according to Benton Fire District 1.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tri-City Herald - Metered Site

Traffic deaths in Washington reached a 33-year high in 2023. There were 810 traffic deaths on Washington roads last year, according to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, a 10 percent increase over 2022 and the highest number of deaths since 1990. Traffic deaths include car crashes, as well as people on bikes, motorcycles and pedestrians.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane