Ashburton police conducting an intersection campaign were at the wrong place at the wrong time when a vehicle collided with an ambulance near the hospital this morning. Police and an ambulance were called to attend the accident on the intersection of Walker and Wills Streets at … [Read more...]
DEATH BENEFIT COULD GO TO SURVIVORS OF EMERGENCY WORKERS KILLED ON DUTY – WEST VIRGINIA
A legislative bill would provide a death benefit for the families of firefighters and emergency medical service personnel killed in the line of duty, and one delegate hopes it can help firefighters killed in a propane explosion in Ghent this week. On Thursday, the Raleigh County … [Read more...]
FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES REMEMBER BLAST VICTIMS – GHENT
by Kelly L. HolleranDaily Mail staffPat Reed said she was amazed, but not surprised, by the way the people of Raleigh County helped each other after an explosion at the Little General Store killed four people Tuesday. "It's just remarkable the way the community and all of Raleigh … [Read more...]
FREDERICK ALLEN FRED BURROUGHS. EMT/FF – COOL RIDGE, WEST VIRGINIA
Frederick Allen Fred Burroughs, 51, of Cool Ridge, was killed in the Ghent Little General explosion on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, doing what he always did, helping his community. Born in Beckley on Dec. 21, 1955, he was the son of Betty Jean Burroughs of Cool Ridge and the late … [Read more...]
LOCAL EMS WORKERS REACT TO TRAGIC EMT DEATH – OKLAHOMA
After Wednesday night's tragic death of an EMT, Thursday other EMTs said the accident could have happened to anyone in their line of work. Local workers say when bad weather hits, it drastically alters their response time. KTEN's Hailee Holliday reports.Local EMS workers say with … [Read more...]
MAN THREATENS TO BLOW UP HOSPITAL HELICOPTER – IOWA
TOM ALEXREGISTER STAFF WRITERDes Moines police are looking for a man who made threats to blow up a hospital helicopter. Police said the man made the threats Thursday night in front of Mercy Medical Center employees. After leaving the medical center grounds the man called the … [Read more...]
Ambulance photo courtesy of M.K. McFarland/ WV Gazette.Gas station photo courtesy of Rick Barbero / The Register-Herald … [Read more...]