VIDEO: Ambulance crews in Antigo have some help when taking care of young patients. A special security strap allows then to secure and transport pediatric patients. Up until now they've been using car seats, since traditional stretchers are made for the average adult. While most calls are for adults, they do occasionally need to take a child to the hospital.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

PHOTOS: Twenty years after the nation's 4th worst nightclub fire, Rhode Island is still dealing with the collective trauma, legislative fallout and lasting impacts of The Station nightclub fire. The West Warwick, Rhode Island club The Station was purchased by brothers Michael A. and Jeffrey A. Derderian in 2000 and three years later became a scene of tragedy that would haunt Rhode Island forever.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Providence Journal - Metered Site

Megan Wichmann sat in her high school English classroom in 2009 and contemplated her new assignment for the month: Pick a career and research it. Wichmann was interested in shadowing a paramedic, so she went on a few ambulance ride-alongs in Johnson County. Wichmann’s mother’s partner at the time was an Iowa City firefighter, and he asked Wichmann if she wanted to ride along in a firetruck for the day.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Daily Iowan

fire earlier this month at the site of the former Reynolds Metals Company caused people on social media to speculate whether a strong odor was emanating from the blaze. Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue Adm. Travis McWain told The Daily News that no chemical or hazardous material was associated with the fire and that the incident was "nothing out of the ordinary.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2023 5:10:00 PM - SOURCE: The Daily News - Metered Site

You probably no longer bat an eye when an electric car passes by on the road. More novel battery-powered vehicles are soon joining the parade to help operators achieve their sustainability goals. Electric ferries are coming to Puget Sound and hybrid electric airplanes are being tested in Washington. Now, several Pacific Northwest fire departments have ordered their first electric fire trucks.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2023 1:01:00 PM - SOURCE: KUOW-FM 94.9 Seattle