South Snohomish Fire held a special retirement ceremony for Battalion Chief Greg Westerman and Firefighter Kurt McEnroe on Thursday morning. South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue is the largest provider of fire and emergency medical services in the county, with full-time staffing at 14 fire stations.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2017 3:23:06 AM - SOURCE: MLTnews.com

VIDEO - Cruiser cam video just released by Dayton Police shows the chase with a stolen ambulance. A paramedic and a patient were in the back at the time police say 44-year-old Jeffrey Brown stole the vehicle. The paramedic called 911, frantic for help. FOX 45 talked with a veteran paramedic about how he would handle the situation should it arise.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fox 45 Now

Augusta Fire Department’s push to replace Gold Cross as city ambulance provider advanced Thursday with an unannounced presentation by Commissioner Sammie Sias at a Region 6 EMS Council meeting in Washington, Ga. Augusta Fire Chief Chris James, who in August defeated Gold Cross CEO Vince Brogdon by a single vote to become chairman of the 13-county council, added the presentation to the agenda at the meeting’s end.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Augusta Chronicle

A Chelsea man died Thursday following an apparent drug overdose inside a car that prompted a hazmat response. An unconscious man was found in a car in Cary Square on Thursday afternoon. Narcan was used and the 44-year-old man was transported to Whidden Hospital but did not survive. White powder was found in the car.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS Boston

For decades, the sights and sounds in Detroit around Halloween were not those of costumed children frolicking in the streets as they went door-to-door seeking sweets from neighbors. The view in the Motor City consisted mainly of flames, the sounds were that of blaring fire apparatus sirens and the smells those of soot and ash.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse