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| Tourism, aging population create ‘a lot of challenges' for Ketchikan's first responders More ambulance calls. It's something Rick Hines, Ketchikan's fire chief, is grappling with. "So, there's a lot of challenges with the increased call volume and limited personnel," he said. The calls are for any number of things. The day before, the crew responded to a cat that was stuck in the dash of a car. The cat is fine. But Hines says the increase in callouts has a few causes. Ketchikan's aging population is one of the big ones. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of people in Ketchikan above the age of 65 increased by a little over 75% over the last decade. That's more than any other population group, and it's above the state average. Pair that with more tourists, and Hines says it puts a real strain on the fire department. KTOO-FM 104.3 JUNEAU Clearing Anchorage fire hydrants of snow helps first responders before an emergency occurs VIDEO: Digging out and clearing the snow off of fire hydrants has kept Buck Voeller, a member of the hydro team at Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility, very busy this month. "It's a little overwhelming when you get this much snow," Voeller said. "You start shoveling and by the time you get back around to the one you've shoveled, it's already covered up again." "Those extra minutes are actually very important for us because they come later than the original arrival," Boyd said, explaining that the first fire department unit to arrive will need to stop their efforts in order for the second crew to arrive that will connect to nearby hydrants. Voeller is one of seven people on the hydro team tasked to care for the municipality's fire hydrants. KTUU-TV NBC 2 ANCHORAGE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| First responders describe what happened in deadly Ohio bus crash VIDEO: First responders described the scene of the deadly crash on I-70 Tuesday as something they have never experienced before and something they hope to never experience again. They said those hours were filled with tough decisions. Several witnesses called 911 to alert them of the crash. One of the 911 calls came from a woman who was riding on the charter bus filled with more than 50 students and chaperones from Tusky Valley schools. "We're in a van pool, yes we are. It's on fire, we need help and we have children still in the coach," said the woman. "Ok. Can you get the children out," the operator asks. "We're trying but the back of the bus is on fire," the woman said. On the call you can hear the woman taking a head count and consoling the students. The West Licking Fire District was the first on scene. WCMH-TV NBC 4 COLUMBUS FDNY joins nationwide campaign addressing lithium-ion batteries following latest deadly fire VIDEO: The FDNY says fire departments worldwide are experiencing an increase in fires sparked by lithium-ion batteries. FDNY officials demonstrated just how much damage the batteries can do, showing an e-bike spark into flames inside the auditorium of its training facility on Randall's Island. Wednesday's demonstration was part of a new national campaign by UL's Fire Safety Research Institute's campaign (FSRI) named "Take Charge of Battery Safety." "This is not just a New York City issue. We are leading the way, as we so often do, with the most people, with the greatest density and certainly with the greatest and largest fire department in the country," Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said. "We have a chance to talk about electrification, modernization and technology and the dangers that it can face -- but also, the solutions," Kavanagh said. WCBS-TV CBS 2 NEW YORK CITY Healing program in Louisiana supports military veterans and first responders VIDEO: Military veterans and first responders are coming from all over the world to Tulane, for a special mental health healing program. Tulane is one of only seven places in the U.S. offering an intense healing program that gives patients the ultimate VIP treatment. "This program is the most phenomenal thing that has started a lifelong journey for me and my wife and my family. They saved my life and they saved my family," said Sean Gavitt, of Tennessee, who was an Army Specialist. Veterans and first responders are coming to the Tulane Center for Brain Health to learn to cope, and live with the chronic brain injuries sustained in training, and on duty. "I was hit by a truck, blown up a few times," said Gavitt. "I was injured on three different occasions, but the worst on March 1st, 2019. I was out of my vehicle. I was struck by a passing motorist," said Greg Peele, an Air Force veteran, who lives in Alabama and was injured during his years serving as a state trooper. WWL-TV CBS 4 NEW ORLEANS Report: States With the Worst Drivers in 2022 Drivers who evade traffic laws live in every corner of the country, but these ten states are home to more rule-breaking motorists than anywhere else. When states issued shelter-in-place orders at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans saw the open, less congested roads as an excuse to drive more recklessly. Even as traffic levels have slowly returned to normal, drivers across the country are still practicing the bad driving habits they adopted during the pandemic's early days. Such behavior has led to significant spikes in traffic fatality rates, as detailed in Insurify's latest Insuring the American Driver Report. These trends are occurring throughout the nation, but certain states are experiencing higher rates of rule-breaking behavior than others. THE NEIGHBOR PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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