If you often find yourself extricating patients from Mercedes-Benz vehicles, a new app can help. The official Rescue Assist app released by the company can show first responders where it is safe to make cuts into the vehicle. By looking at these diagrams, responders can avoid hitting fuel lines, battery cables or any other components that would affect the safety of the patient or caregivers when cut.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1.com

The Bay City Department of Public Safety has shared two new videos showing the public how its officers transition from a law enforcement officer to a firefighter. The videos were posted on the agency's Facebook page the morning of Friday, July 29. They depict public safety officers Eric Sporman and Brandon Murphy simulating how they would respond to a structure fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: mlive.com

Stuart (FL) Fire Rescue, MiniEvo mini pumper. Ford F-550 crew cab and chassis; Ford 6.7-liter OHV Power Stroke V8 diesel engine; Hale DSD 1,500-gpm pump.

All the patients have been released after the Fairchild Air Force Base was evacuated on Thursday. There were 14 people sent to the hospital who complained about feeling affected by an irritant both on and off the base. The cause and source of the irritant is related to the ventilation system but is still under investigation, base officials said.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2016 8:41:00 PM - SOURCE: KREM

The South Sound 911 board voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a site for a new consolidated dispatch center at the old Puget Sound Hospital in Tacoma. The board still needs to reach an agreement with Pierce County, which currently owns the 5.34 acre site. The Pierce County council would then need to formally approve the agreement.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2016 6:14:23 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5