PODCAST - In this episode we focus on what two communities are doing to help mitigate the opioid crisis. First, we talk with Fire Chief Jan Rader from Huntington, West Virginia. Chief Rader was featured in the Netflix, Oscar-nominated documentary Heroin(e) by filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon. Chief Rader discusses how different parts of the community came together to tackle the growing crisis in Huntington.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Vision 20/20 - CRR Radio

Sepsis is a serious medical condition striking more than a million Americans every year. It happens when the body over-reacts to an infection causing blood clots, leaky blood vessels, and organ damage. As many as 30 percent of the people who get it die. But a hospital in Texas has teamed up with a local fire department to identify and treat sepsis in the field.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT

A silver Honda Civic, tipped on its side, spills shattered glass onto the road. Behind it, a Hyundai Elantra is wedged into the rear of a Buick LeSabre, while a mangled Chevy Cavalier, sideswiped by a minivan, adds to the sense of chaos overtaking the pileup. This was the scene Thursday in Douglas County, at a facility that officials hope will teach emergency personnel across the state how to clear crash scenes quickly and, in turn, stay alive.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Denver Post

A man was hospitalized Thursday afternoon after an explosion on his property in Issaquah, fire officials said. The homeowner called 911 reporting the explosion and that he had been burned, according to Steve Westlake with Eastside Fire & Rescue. When firefighters and medics arrived at the place in the 14200 block of Issaquah-Hobart Road, they found a fire that was mostly out in an outside greenhouse, with debris scattered nearby.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: komonews.com

Chicago Fire Department companies arrived on the scene of a 2 1/2-story frame with heavy fire on the first and second floors.