It’s difficult to pinpoint how Dr. Leonard Cobb came up with the idea to train firefighters in emergency medical care, but friends and family believe one particular afternoon more than 60 years ago played a role. Cobb and his wife, Else, had stopped at a market in Seattle’s Madrona neighborhood for a frozen snack when they noticed a man slumped over in a nearby car.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seattle Times - Metered Site

VIDEO/PHOTOS: It’s not every day you see a 40-foot fire hydrant carried down the streets of downtown Columbia — or anywhere, for that matter. The “Busted Plug” sculpture, an iconic piece of public art by artist Blue Sky, was moved from its longtime home on Taylor Street on Thursday. Bucket truck crews had to lift up power lines as a flatbed carried the core of the hydrant along Taylor and Bull streets.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The State

Public health data shows the opioid crisis in the Seattle region continues to worsen as EMS crews have already responded to 1,046 overdose calls in King County since the start of the year. There have been 198 drug and alcohol deaths, most of those involving fentanyl, according to data from Seattle-King County Public Health.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Firefighters with the Spokane County Fire District 3 (SCFD 3) mopped up a house fire southwest of Spokane Thursday evening. The fire began as a chimney fire at about 4:30 p.m. and began to spread to the attic. Spokane Fire Department and SCFD 10 firefighters joined the efforts to suppress the fire. All crews were eventually removed from the building to take a "defensive strategy," meaning they prioritized preventing the fire from spreading.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

It’s difficult to pinpoint how Dr. Leonard Cobb came up with the idea to train firefighters in emergency medical care, but friends and family believe one particular afternoon more than 60 years ago played a role. Cobb and his wife, Else, had stopped at a market in Seattle’s Madrona neighborhood for a frozen snack when they noticed a man slumped over in a nearby car.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seattle Times - Metered Site