The northern portions of Oklahoma saw several fires break out Thursday. Washington County fire crews battled a large fire in the Wann area. And in Nowata County, fires broke out along Highways 169 and 60. One firefighter is recovering after troopers say a man hit him while driving through the smoke.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOTV-TV CBS 6 Tulsa

The fire department has launched a pilot program to make ambulances healthier for the environment. EMS crews save lives while on the move, but idling ambulances could be doing harm. “Each ambulance, when running, we found put forty-five tons of carbon emission into the atmosphere per year,” FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS New York

In November of last year, Liberty Volunteer Fire Department was asked by Walton County Fire Rescue for assistance in a rural part of the county. "One of the firefighters there decided not to send tanker support for Walton County," said Fire Chief Bobby Martin for Walton County Fire Rescue. The person who made the decision was Assistant Fire Chief Tony Roy with the Liberty Volunteer Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMBB-TV My Pan Handle.com

Michael Kiddy was stocking shelves at his job at Food Lion in Valdese when his heart stopped beating. The 60-year-old man collapsed in a back aisle of the store. That spot would have marked the place he died, had it not been for quick thinking witnesses and first responders, including Michael’s own son.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNCN-TV NBC 17

VIDEO - A private helicopter with five people on board crashed Thursday into Hawaii's Pearl Harbor, leaving a teenage passenger in critical condition, officials said. The Bell 206 aircraft made a hard landing and sank near the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, a popular tourist destination on Oahu, U.S. Navy spokeswoman Agnes Tauyan said.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1