VIDEO/PHOTOS: The community relies on its first responders to save lives in an emergency. Remaining calm during chaotic situations is imperative and it's a skill being taught at a first-of-its-kind training for the Washington metro region. As a Level 1 trauma center, the ambulance bay for the emergency room at Inova Fairfax Hospital is always busy.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJLA-TV ABC 7 Washington, D.C.

Gary Weiland vowed that his leg amputation wouldn’t be his end. The Denton firefighter went in for partial knee replacement surgery in 2018, where complications during the operation resulted in the decision to amputate his left leg to save his body. And just like that, Weiland’s entire life changed. “I made the decision pretty early on that this wasn’t going to beat me,” Weiland said.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Metered Site

Hennepin EMS will now carry Suboxone, a drug effective in treating opioid withdrawal symptoms, in its ambulances. Dr. Nicholas Simpson, an emergency and Hennepin EMS physician, highlighted this step as significant for patients experiencing opioid withdrawal after they are administered naloxone, the antidote that reverses opioid overdoses.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMSP-TV FOX 9 Minneapolis

PHOTOS: All northbound and southbound lanes of I-5 were blocked just south of the 56th Street exit in Tacoma Monday afternoon after a chase involving an armed carjacking suspect ended in a fiery crash. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department (PCSD), deputies were pursuing an armed carjacking suspect when the suspect crashed.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

A brush fire that broke out Monday afternoon near Mabton is now estimated at over 1,000 acres. The fire is now called the South Satus fire. It is located 10 miles south of Toppenish on Highway 22. According to Yakima County Fire District 5, multiple crews and fire personnel are on the scene battling the blaze.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS News Yakima