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

Homer residents turned to Betty Crocker when they needed a firetruck in the late 1960s after learning about a promotion offered by General Mills. The nationally known company offered a program where people could turn in their coupons for large househlold items. An $800 piano could be purchased with 160,000 coupons redeemed at one-half penny each, according to a Homer Tribune article, titled "Bringing home 'Betty," by Naomi Klouda.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Senior Voice

Garfield (NJ) Fire Department MVP rescue-pumper. Igniter cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump; 750-gallon polypropylene tank.