Tacoma first responders are tackling the heroin crisis in a new way. The Tacoma Fire Department is one of the first departments in the state to start giving out rescue kits with Narcan to overdose patients When Tacoma first responders answer a life or death overdose call, they carry Narcan—the drug that reverses the effects of the overdose.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2018 11:35:02 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Prospect Heights (IL) Fire Protection District 3,000-gallon tanker-pumper. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 350-hp engine; APR 3,000-gallon wetside polypropylene tank; Darley PSM 1,250-gpm pump.

Prospect Heights (IL) Fire Protection District 3,000-gallon tanker-pumper. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 350-hp engine; APR 3,000-gallon wetside polypropylene tank; Darley PSM 1,250-gpm pump.

In one day, 53 firefighters packed up two fire houses and left behind the stations they knew and loved. That day, Jan. 23, Vancouver’s two new fire stations were deemed complete — complete enough, anyway, to unlock the doors and put the state-of-the-art facilities into service. “It’s definitely still a work in progress,” said Vancouver firefighter and paramedic Pete Adams.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2018 9:53:25 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian