VIDEO: The first ambulance service in the United States reportedly rolled to the aid of patients in Cincinnati, Ohio, on this day in history, March 28, 1866. "For many years, Bellevue Hospital in New York claimed to have introduced the first citywide ambulance service in 1869, but records show Cincinnati beat them to it," the Cincinnati Enquirer reported in 2018.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News

VIDEO: The survivor of a house fire in Columbus is making good on his mission to reward the crew at the station that came to his rescue. The fire, more than 10 years ago, caused $325,000 in damage. “It was fully involved,” Firefighter Jeffrey Yepez told WRBL. “When we pulled out, we could see heavy black smoke.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRBL-TV CBS 3 Columbus

The Yakima Fire Department and Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue have partnered to form the Central Washington Fire Training Academy, allowing firefighters to learn the basics while staying close to home and paying less. Both groups are struggling with an increase in 911 calls over the years combined with a nationwide shortage of firefighters and need the ability to be able to train new recruits in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Yak Tri News

One person is dead and another is injured after a three-vehicle crash in Snohomish County Monday afternoon. According to police, three vehicles, including a commercial concrete pumping truck, were involved in the fatal crash. The crash happened around 4:35 p.m. Monday and was under control by 4:45 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

VIDEO: A man that fell into a barge was rescued by a crew from the Seattle Fire Department on Monday, according to Chopper 7 footage from the scene. At about 1:08 p.m., crews responded to a confined-space rescue near the 3500 block of West Marginal Way Southwest. According to medics, the man was unable to climb out of the barge.
- PUB DATE: 3/27/2023 6:57:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle