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Posted: Jun 27, 2023

New rescue vehicle will serve rural areas in one California county

VIDEO: Firefighters have a new tool for rescues in rural areas of northern Santa Barbara County. Fire Station 21 in Old Town Orcutt has a new UTV which can be used to quickly reach injured hikers or anyone trapped in a remote area. Every second counts when someone’s injured and trapped in a hard-to-reach location.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSBY-TV NBC/CW+ 6 San Luis Obispo
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Posted: Jun 27, 2023

Commentary: Whither The Volunteer Firefighter In Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania has just over 1,800 registered fire departments. Nearly all – 98.6 percent to be exact – are registered volunteer or mostly volunteer departments with the Keystone State ranking third in the country behind Delaware and Minnesota. Those who volunteer with their local companies in their local communities are heroes in almost every sense of the word.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Politics PA
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Posted: Jun 27, 2023

Malaria cases in Florida and Texas are first locally acquired infections in U.S. in 20 years, CDC warns

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday warned of the return of locally acquired cases of malaria, meaning the infections were not linked to foreign travel and appear to have been transmitted by mosquitoes in the U.S. carrying the parasite. So far, there have been four locally acquired cases of malaria in Florida and one in Texas within the last two months.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News
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Posted: Jun 27, 2023

Brush fire on steep hill in Edgewood reignites

VIDEO: East Pierce Fire & Rescue crews are monitoring a large brush fire that came dangerously close to homes in Edgewood Monday night. It started in the 16000 block of Valley Avenue East and burned up the base of the North Hill in steep terrain where a lot of grass and brush burned. It grew to about 10,000 square feet, causing firefighters to summon more resources.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle
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Posted: Jun 27, 2023

Camano Island Fire & Rescue gets grant for life-saving video equipment

PHOTOS: Camano Fire ambulances will now have a new piece of standard equipment on board: video laryngoscopes to help paramedics see inside a patient’s throat during intubation. Intubation tubes, often needed for choking or cardiac arrest, keep the trachea open so air can get to the patient’s lungs. Failed or delayed intubation can have life-threatening consequences.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Stanwood Camano News
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