A group of Eastside firefighters turned their station into a delivery room Wednesday afternoon. Ryan Kober was trying to drive his wife, Jessica, to the hospital, when they got held up by a stop light. Kober said she started feeling strong labor pains and he knew they weren't going to make it in time.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2015 7:27:44 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

A Kent Regional Fire Authority's program will start providing a new type of non-emergency medical assistance that will increase the level of care in our community. The Fire Department Community Assistance, Referral, and Education Services division, known as FDCARES, was developed several years ago to provide better nonemergency medical assistance to the community and connect residents with the healthcare and social services they need.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2015 1:42:19 AM - SOURCE: Covington & Maple Valley Reporter

A Kent Regional Fire Authority's program will start providing a new type of non-emergency medical assistance that will increase the level of care in our community. The Fire Department Community Assistance, Referral, and Education Services division, known as FDCARES, was developed several years ago to provide better nonemergency medical assistance to the community and connect residents with the healthcare and social services they need.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2015 1:42:19 AM - SOURCE: Covington & Maple Valley Reporter

Federal officials have rejected a call to toughen the fire-resistance of railroad tank cars that carry highly flammable crude oil, hundreds of which pass through the Chicago area each day. The U.S. Department of Transportation is standing by its decision issued last spring that new and retrofitted tank cars be required to withstand being engulfed in a pool of burning liquid for 100 minutes without exploding.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: chicago tribune

A Denver Fire Department report following the July death of firefighter John Whelan calls for numerous changes including a dedicated safety officer, better internal information flow, and a variety of warnings to firefighters about the kind of lightweight skylight Whelan fell through on June 28. The veteran firefighter stepped through a fiberglass skylight on a warehouse roof in North Denver as he helped deal with a dumpster fire.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver