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Posted: May 9, 2018

Nebraska firefighter's failing heart may heal with new technology

CHI's Nebraska Heart Hospital is celebrating two milestones, and they have to do with a Nebraska firefighter. He came to them with a failing heart, and now doctors said not only is his heart fixed for now, but it could heal itself so he wouldn't need a transplant. The staff at NHH said it could work on future heart patients, too.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOLN-TV CBS 10/KGIN-TV CBS 11 Lincoln-Grand Island
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Posted: May 9, 2018

FDNY determines cause of fire that killed firefighter on Harlem movie set

Authorities have revealed the cause of a fire on a Harlem movie set that killed a firefighter in March. Fire Marshals determined that heat from a boiler ventilation pipe ignited nearby combustible materials and caused the fire in the basement of a building on St. Nicholas Avenue. Firefighter Michael Davidson was trapped and killed.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV 7online.com
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Posted: May 9, 2018

Kelso firefighters in Hawaii to help during Kilauea eruption

Fire officials from Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue in Kelso, Washington are now on Hawaii's Big Island to assist with incident management of the Kilauea volcano eruption emergency. Fire Chief Dave LaFave and Battalion Chief Joe Tone arrived in Hawaii Sunday afternoon. They've already witnessed eruptive events up close.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU 2
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Posted: May 9, 2018

Yakima Co. rescuers revive toddler pulled unconscious from muddy canal

A toddler who went missing from his home Tuesday is now being treated in a Seattle hospital after a desperate search found him unconscious in a muddy Yakima County canal. The incident unfolded around noon when emergency responders received a 911 call from a distraught family who said their 2-year-old boy had disappeared from their home on McDonald Road in Toppenish.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: May 8, 2018

Spokane County: Two Freeman High School shooting first responders awarded EMS Hero award

Lieutenant Nate Hawley and Paramedic Amanda Austin of Spokane County Fire District 8 were awarded with Spokane County EMS and Trauma Care Council's EMS Hero awards on Tuesday. They were nominated and awarded for their flawless response to the Freeman High School shooting on Sept. 13 of last year. Hawley and Austin were the first two medics onto the second floor of the school where a gunman opened fire, killing one and injuring three others.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2018 5:57:46 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4
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