As Madeleine Wilford bled out from multiple gunshot wounds outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the first responder struggling to keep her alive was faced with a choice. Coral Springs Fire Department Lt. Laz Ojeda could follow guidance to rush the high school student to a hospital 30 miles away, where policy dictates most child patients should go.
- PUB DATE: 2/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tampa Bay Times and Tampa Bay.com

RAW VIDEO - Firefighters rescued one mother and three children Monday morning in a Willowbrook-area apartment fire that destroyed 16 units. First responders arrived at 14131 Cornerstone Village Dr. just before 2 a.m. to see flames raging in the North Bend Apartments. One building was destroyed in the blaze, which went through the roof, causing it to collapse, a fire department spokeswoman said.
- PUB DATE: 2/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle

The nation's high court agreed Monday to decide whether the tiny Mount Lemmon Fire District -- and any other small government employer -- is exempt from age-discrimination laws. In a brief order, the U.S. Supreme Court said it wants to hear arguments by the district that it cannot be sued by two fire fighters who were let go by the district in 2009.
- PUB DATE: 2/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Arizona Daily Sun

Sometimes cuddly teddy bears just don’t work in calming a child or young adult being transported by ambulance to the hospital. Bill Carey, a firefighter/EMT with Newington Fire Department, was recently watching a TV program about autism that talked about stimulation devices. An idea was born, and with a few inexpensive items purchased at Walmart, Carey invented a gadget that he hopes will work with patients who have autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or anxiety.
- PUB DATE: 2/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seacoast Online

Boone County Fire Protection District 2 Trustee Kevin Stark has resigned his appointed position amid controversy over a profane sign he planted in front of his Marengo trucking and concrete business earlier this month. The District 2 Board of Trustees accepted Stark’s resignation during a board meeting Monday.
- PUB DATE: 2/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Rockford Register Star