Lake Ozark Fire Protection District is working to equip cyanokits on their ambulance and trucks. The district has one. It’s kept in the ambulance should it be needed. ”I found out that we didn’t have it, and with us being a fire ALS (advance life support) Transport Agency, it’s not only crucial for the citizens we serve, but it’s crucial for our own folks,” said Deputy Chief Marc Carr.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KYTV NBC 3 Springfield

VIDEO: The Union Township Fire Department is closing its Safe Haven Baby Box due to "burdensome" and "outdated red tape" from the Ohio Department of Health, Union Township officials said in a press release. Under Ohio's Safe Haven Law, a baby box, also known as a newborn safety incubator, allows parents to anonymously surrender a newborn without facing criminal charges.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCPO-TV ABC 9 Cincinnati

Portions of a train derailed and collided with a power station in south Seattle on Monday night. The slow-moving train, which was heading to west Seattle, crashed near the intersection of Colorado Avenue South and South Spokane Street at about 8 p.m., according to the Seattle Fire Department. “As the train derailed, it collided with a power station, causing downed electrical wires,” reads a tweet from SFD.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Private ambulance company American Medical Response (AMR) announced it will lay off 130 employees in Pierce County at the end of the month, potentially impacting emergency service in some areas. According to West Pierce Fire & Rescue spokesperson Jenny Weekes, private companies like AMR contract with hospitals, calling ambulances as needed to transport patients to other facilities.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

VIDEO: County commissioners are continuing to push for the state to follow the county's solar moratorium. The Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council has the High Top and Ostrea solar projects on an expedited process or approval. Commissioners sent a letter in November to the council asking them not to proceed with the projects until codes for large solar farms were formed.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ Yakima