New Power Stretchers Ease Weight for Medics
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FLORENCE, SC - A huge weight has been lifted off of Florence County’s Emergency Medical Services employees. Earlier this year, the county purchased 10 powered ambulance cots, which are powered by a hydraulic system that raises and lowers a patient with the touch of a button. The cots were purchased in an effort to reduce lifting injuries among EMS workers. “We ...
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Firefighters Rescue Police, Fugitive from Ravine
PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, PA – A fugitive wanted by authorities in Louisiana bolted from a traffic stop Tuesday night and led police on a foot pursuit that ended when he and three officers got stuck at the bottom of a 30-foot ravine. The officers detained and handcuffed Marc Keating, 33, at the bottom of the embankment off Tedrick Street and waited for ...Published about 11 hours ago | Rate This -
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Florida Man Hits Wife, Sets Her on Fire
TAMPA - A man accused of hitting his estranged wife in the head with a hammer and setting her on fire will be held without bail at least until next week. Hillsborough Circuit Judge Walter R. Heinrich said he didn't have enough information to make a decision Thursday on whether to allow bail for Christopher Hanney. He set the case for ...Published about 12 hours ago | Rated: -1 -
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Jewelry Stolen from One of Four House Fire Victims
OKLAHOMA CITY — About $10,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from one of four people found shot to death last week inside a burning home in Oklahoma City, police said Thursday. Casey Barrientos, 32, of Oklahoma City, was wearing a large diamond-and-white-gold necklace, along with matching earrings and a bracelet, police Sgt. Gary Knight said. The jewelry has not been recovered, ...Published about 12 hours ago | Rate This -
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New Power Stretchers Ease Weight for Medics
FLORENCE, SC - A huge weight has been lifted off of Florence County’s Emergency Medical Services employees. Earlier this year, the county purchased 10 powered ambulance cots, which are powered by a hydraulic system that raises and lowers a patient with the touch of a button. The cots were purchased in an effort to reduce lifting injuries among EMS workers. “We ...Published about 12 hours ago | Rated: +2 -
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Paramedic Accused of Stealing Pain Medication
GENESEE COUNTY, MI - A Genesee County paramedic is accused of stealing pain medication and replacing it with a saline solution. Michael Rose is facing 14 counts in connection with a six-month-long investigation against him. [widget:criminal_justice_flywheel_links] Prosecutors said while on the job, Rose would put saline in vials that were supposed to contain morphine and fentanyl, thereby keeping the drugs for ...Published about 12 hours ago | Rate This -
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2009 California Station Fire Review & Recommendations
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Longtime Firefighter Gets Light Punishment for Arson
PHILADELPHIA - A former assistant fire chief accused in two Coatesville arsons this year walked into the Chester County Courthouse yesterday in shackles and exited without them, free to go home. Under a plea bargain that surprised the judge, Robert F. Tracey Jr., 37, of Coatesville, received a sentence of 242 days - the time he had served - to 23 ...Published about 12 hours ago | Rate This
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