The Skagit County Commissioners opted not to make any changes to the way emergency medical services are delivered across the county. The commissioners decided Dec. 20 against following a recommendation by a county EMS advisory group to explore the idea of an EMS district. Commissioners instead would like to see the current system strengthened and enhanced.
- PUB DATE: 12/29/2016 2:22:52 AM - SOURCE: Go Anacortes.com

Law enforcement officers saved an elderly couple stuck inside a burning house Wednesday night. Firefighters responded to the 200 block of Northeast Vena Street at approximately 9:25 p.m., Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue said. Law enforcement officers arrived on scene first and evacuated the couple before firefighters arrived.
- PUB DATE: 12/29/2016 2:22:33 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

An FDNY EMS ambulance struck and killed an elderly man walking in the passing lane of the Cross Island Parkway in Queens Tuesday night, police and fire sources said. The pedestrian, an 89-year-old man, was walking on the southbound side of the parkway near 109th Ave in Queens Village at about 8:20 p.
- PUB DATE: 12/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

Denver Fire Capt. Steven Holtz stretched across a treatment table at the Rocky Mountain Fire Academy as a physical therapist wrapped a thick red rubber band around his arm and began pulling Holtz’s arm over his head and back down. The physical therapist, Casey Stoneberger, worked to extend Holtz’s range of motion as he recovers from surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff and biceps tendon.
- PUB DATE: 12/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Denver Post

The pending murder trial and investigations after the death of Hamilton firefighter Patrick Wolterman one year ago today have taken their toll on the Hamilton Fire Department. “We still see guys having troubles,” Tony Harris, president of Hamilton IAFF Local 20, told the Journal-News last week after a court hearing for the man accused in Wolterman’s death.
- PUB DATE: 12/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal-News