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Posted: Jun 1, 2017

More victims of ODs: First responders suffer compassion fatigue

The man was still, mouth open, head back in a white Crown Victoria stalled in the middle of a neighborhood street. A paramedic pushed a flexible tube in the man's vein to pump in lifesaving naloxone to block the effects of whatever opioid he had taken and, if all worked well, revive him. Routine work.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
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Posted: Jun 1, 2017

South Carolina firefighter learns value of training when his 5-year-old is found face down in pool

A volunteer firefighter in Lancaster County is being credited with saving the life of his 5-year-old son, after the boy slipped away from his family and nearly drowned in a backyard pool. It happened shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday at a family birthday party in the Unity community, just south of the state line, reports the Lancaster News.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Charlotte Observer
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Posted: Jun 1, 2017

Pittsburgh poised to have first fireboat for firefighters since 1970s

Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to advance legislation that would provide training for 100 firefighters to operate a $542,750 fireboat the city ordered from Lake Assault Boats of Superior, Wis., this year. If approved, the legislation would authorize up to $300,000 in fees to be paid to the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators of Lexington, Ky.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Posted: Jun 1, 2017

Elderly woman hurt, 4 pets killed in Cowlitz County fire

An elderly woman was hospitalized and 4 family pets died when a Cowlitz County home caught fire Wednesday morning, officials said. A woman who lives in the home on the 100 block of Yelton Drive said she was woken up when she heard an explosion just after 4 a.m., Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue said. The woman said she got her elderly mother out of the house and called for help.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: koin.com
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Posted: Jun 1, 2017

Accidental fire caused by cigarette burns down building in Pullman

Pullman Fire Department released a statement Wednesday night saying an accidental fire caused by a discarded cigarette burned down a two story duplex. Fire crews were called to a duplex on Northwest Sunrise Drive after a neighbor told 911 operators that he could see flames and smoke coming from the upper unit of the house.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: krem.com
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