PHOTOS: The Paintsville Fire Department has welcomed the artistic contributions of local students and others to help bring some color into Station 1. According to PFD Firefighter Ryan Barker, the culmination of a three-year project has led to an exercise in community togetherness, celebrating the artistry of local students and others as they have, in turn, shown their support for local firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Paintsville Herald

"Before I begin, let me say one thing I said to the families of the two deceased officers. All of you who’ve lost someone know that no matter how much you take pride in recognition of what they did when they were lost, it still brings back everything like it happened that moment. And I just say to the families, as I said to them personally at the time when I met them and now, it takes a lot of courage to do what you’re doing.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The White House

Chris King has been working towards his 2023 debut at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals for almost two years. The full-time Chicago firefighter will be back on track in his Howards Cams/Competition Products Dodge Charger Funny Car this weekend for the first time since his last race in 2021.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Drag Illustrated

VIDEO: On May 17th, 1923, the deadliest fire in the history of South Carolina, the Cleveland School fire, shook the community. The fire was at a small school in Camden, and it led to the state rewriting the state’s fire code laws to prevent such a tragedy from ever taking place again. “She was incoherent and kept repeating, 'I see Jesus, Jesus help me.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLTX-TV CBS 19 Columbia

The overdose calls seem to never stop for emergency responders in Washington. In King County, there have been an average of 21 calls a day for opioid overdoses so far in 2023. In 2022, that average was 12, and in 2021 there were an average of 8 overdose calls each day, according to Department of Health data.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle