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The Flathead County Sheriff's Office is set to receive a new remote underwater vehicle after getting approval from county commissioners on Tuesday. -
The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office on Monday arrested the man after he reportedly stole a vehicle from a business in east Fort Collins, set it on fire and damaged nearby agricultural land.
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The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors will evaluate a $13 million rental agreement for the Sheriff’s Office to obtain new radios and accompanying equipment. The previous lease dates to 2015 and expired last year.
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Pandemic inpatient counts were up to 123 on Wednesday, 24 more than the network's previous high during a spring 2021 spike of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Munson Healthcare numbers show.
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The CRASE program is conducted by the Odessa Police Department for groups and businesses seeking more knowledge about how to prepare for an active shooter situation or a safety assessment of their establishment.
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More than 40 cases of physical and verbal abuse against staff have been reported over the past year at Oneida Health, a 101-bed hospital in Oneida, N.Y. The number of cases is probably higher than that because many incidents go unreported.
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The proposed budget includes several resilience efforts that, when put together, show an approach where the state will try to help local governments better prepare themselves for future flooding.
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San Jose is one of only a half dozen jurisdictions in California that have taken the unconventional step of using WEA to push out information about vaccination clinics.
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The new computer-aided dispatch, or CAD, system replaces technology that has been in use for more than 20 years. The upgraded system will provide new services to officers and first responders, while making it easier for officers to file reports.
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"When you look at FEMA , it really revolves around East Coast and Midwestern disasters — it's floods, it's hurricanes, it's tornadoes," Santa Rosa Fire Chief Scott Westrope said.
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The trend underscores the waning immunity in Minnesotans who received COVID-19 vaccines six or more months ago, including seniors and people with underlying health conditions who were prioritized for the earliest doses last winter.
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International Association of Firefighters Wilson County chapter Vice President Colton Young explained that with the 21 departures so far in 2021, Wilson County has lost more than 100 years of experience to the private sector and other counties.
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The Fire Department said in a statement that it has had to increase overtime hours in light of demands associated with the coronavirus, and is keeping track of such expenses in order to seek federal reimbursement where possible.
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Information from the Department of Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard showed a case count of 331 for the week running from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, a 38.5% increase over the previous week’s 239 cases.
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In rural America, the pandemic has brought the crisis to a new apex. Rural firefighters have been on the front lines of the pandemic, tackling wildfires and vehicle accidents even as they transport ill and injured residents to hospitals.
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Due to temporary short staff in the 911 center, the financial plan includes a bonus for 911 telecommunicators who work extra hours to cover shifts. The county also approved changing 24-hour shifts to 12-hour shifts.
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Steven Johnson, 66, was expecting to get an infection cut out of his hip flesh and bone at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, Florida, last November. He ended up getting COVID and died.
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In one rural hospital, a pharmacist and a business office employee died of COVID-19 within a week of one another, leaving co-workers at Holyoke’s Melissa Memorial Hospital grief stricken and overworked as those positions remain unfilled.
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The Text-to-911 service was first available to a limited number of cities across the country in 2014. The service has become more widely available, and software developers have combined other emergency services into an all encompassing platform.
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“Things are frayed close to the point of collapse,” says Jerry Schramm, the director of operations for Lancaster EMS. “It is teetering on the point of catastrophe where you may have 911 calls and there might not be an ambulance to respond.”
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"If parents are really questioning or having concerns about the vaccine, we really strongly recommend that they reach out to their health care provider, their pediatrician or family medicine doctor."
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