According to D.J. Fauske, Director of Government and External Affairs with the North Slope Borough, news of the school burning down has brought in aid and support to Kaktovik less than 12 hours after the fire started. They said a local business will allow their kitchen to be used to prepare school meals indefinitely; emergency equipment and supplies will be flown in on a charter continuing as needed; Kaktovik's community center will be used as a learning space; and the North Slope School District and Borough IT departments are putting together servers and laptops for the students to use. Flora Rexford grew up in Kaktovik and graduated from the school. Now, she is a teacher. She said the school was supposed to host a basketball tournament this past weekend. Due to the frozen pipes in the gym, she and the team went to Atqasuk instead. Those children played for their school that won't be there upon there return.  

A tense meeting over reduced emergency services in Ninilchik was cut short Thursday night after a man collapsed, calling emergency responders into action. "A man just collapsed in the back of the building," Zoe Dixon, a Ninilchik resident, said in a Facebook Live stream of the incident. Responders then rush to the back of the room and the feed is turned off. Citing privacy concerns Ninilchik Emergency Services would not confirm the condition of the man who collapsed during the meeting -- only that he was transported in an ambulance. They did not specify where he was taken. This incident happened three hours into a tense town hall meeting. Ninilchik residents organized the meeting after news of the termination of Fire Chief David Bear and Assistant Chief Grace Huhndorf. They were the only NES responders certified to perform advanced life saving measures.  

When a heart ceases to beat and a person's life hangs in balance, Longmont's fire department turns to an unlikely source for inspiration to restore its rhythm. Just as a team of practiced pit crew members use speed, agility and organization to return a race car to the track, firefighters use a similar system that brings order to chaos and seeks to give patients a better chance at surviving. Aptly called the Pit Crew Resuscitation model, the Longmont Fire Department has used the life-saving method for the past five years. The team has been so successful in saving lives that other Boulder County operations have adopted the same model. John Michael, the Longmont Fire Department's EMS operation lieutenant, first heard about the model while at an EMS conference in Dallas. A doctor told the audience about a conversation with NASCAR pit crew chief and how it steered him toward a revamped CPR model.  

VIDEO: Flowers were placed on the front lawn of the charred home where Brittany Presley and her six kids died Saturday. "I've known these kids for -- well, ever since they moved into this neighborhood," Allen Short, a neighbor, said. He said the children's father, Jake Presley, tried to rescue his family as the home went up in flames. "I'd seen the dad and he told me, he didn't think nobody else had gotten out. And, of course, with the burglary bars being on the house, I don't know if that was a big factor in him trying to get them out and everything. It's just -- it's just devastating," said Short. "[Jake Presley's] hair was singed and he had a big cut on his arm where he busted one of the windows trying to get in there to him. And just couldn't get to them."  

VIDEO: They're the unsung heroes of the Milwaukee Fire Department. Saving lives, but they rarely hit the streets. TODAY'S TMJ4 spent Thursday with MFD's repair shop in Walker's Point. The operation costs $5 milllion to $6 million per year. It includes a small team of about 40 people from various backgrounds working to keep engines running. "It's always busy but that's why we're here," said John Litchford, Deputy of the Fire Support Division. Inside the shop, a whiteboard listed with work jobs hangs on a wall. The team consists of several mechanics, carpenters, painters, and even welders, among other trades. While they don't fight fires firsthand, the crew understands the work they do is essential. "I fixed something and I had a few firefighters shake my hand and say, ‘Thanks,'" said welder Gregory Brulla. "That's when it dawned on me." Litchford said his goal is simple. "Our main focus is always to keep the wheel rolling," Litchford said.  

"It's not unusual to have an overdose every day," says the Rockford Fire Department's Mobile Integrated Healthcare manager Shannon Kopp. "We're seeing it a lot." Winnebago County has the highest overdose drug problem in the state per capita. The Rockford Fire Department is trying to reduce those numbers through its "Knock and Talk" initiative. "Every day I get a list of all the overdoses from the day before. I check our records and find out what hospital they went to, and if they survived the overdose," explains Kopp. "I go to the homes, and if they're ready to get into treatment I want to help them get into treatment, but if they're not ready I also provide them with a naloxone kit." Naloxone, also referred to as Narcan is a drug that often comes in the form of a nasal spray that can reverse an overdose.  

New York City lost two more of its bravest to 9/11-related illnesses. Retired firefighters Paul Deo, Jr. and Richard Jones both died Friday, joining hundreds of other first responders who succumbed to diseases contracted at Ground Zero in the days and weeks after the Twin Towers fell. "Nearly two decades later, our FDNY family continues to lose remarkable men and women who never wavered in their commitment to protecting life and property in our city," said FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro. "Our department will never forget them or the bravery they exuded throughout their careers." Deo, 74, and Jones, 63, both spent decades with the department, each collecting accolades along the way. Deo served 33 years as a firefighter, mostly in Queens at Engines 317 and 289 with a stint in the Bronx at Engine 42. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1990.