In a move to enhance emergency medical services, the City of Nome has opted to transfer the operation of its ground ambulance services to Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC). This change, scheduled to take effect at 12:01 a.m. on April 30, aims to ensure a more reliable and efficient response to medical emergencies. The decision was finalized with the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement on April 19. The change was prompted by the need for more consistent ambulance coverage. Previously the city operated a volunteer-based ambulance service. NSHC will provide 24 hour, seven day per week coverage with two qualified staffers working 12 hour shifts. They also plan to schedule a second-out team to ensure back up coverage. With NSHC operating the ambulances Nome City Manager Glenn Steckman anticipates improvements to the quality of service.  

A person was rescued after their car fell over the side of a cliff on the Angeles Crest Highway in La Cañada Flintridge on Tuesday morning. Los Angeles County firefighters along with personnel from the Montrose Search & Rescue Team responded to Angeles Crest Hwy near mile marker 32 around 6:30 a.m. for a sole vehicle accident. Officials say the car was over 500 feet down the mountainside. From a helicopter, L.A. County Fire hoisted one paramedic and a few firefighters to the car while their ground units started in with a litter. According to Monstrose Search & Rescue, as ground crews neared the car, the victim was freed. They were airlifted to a local hospital. Their condition is not known. A witness told CHP the accident happened after two cars tried to merge into the same lane.  

VIDEO: First responders become victims of a drive-by shooting in Shreveport. The personnel are okay and were not injured. Despite being shaken, they quickly rushed back into action. Stray bullets struck an innocent bystander and a fire station on Monday night. Police said two vehicles were driving down David Raines and Martin Luther King Drive, shooting at each other or outside their vehicles. A stray bullet hit a person in the leg who was getting off the bus. Bullets also hit Fire Station 6, breaking a window while firefighters were working inside. "One of our youngest firefighters is a 22-year-old female who was sitting on a bench in our engine room, which is right next to the bedroom. All took cover. No one was injured. But it does take a mental toll on our firefighters," said Chief Clarence Reese, Shreveport Fire Department.  

VIDEO: The Rapid City Fire Department announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art training tower with the hopes of training the best firefighters statewide. The Rapid City Fire Department's new five-story training tower was unveiled Tuesday. The facility is only the second live fire training tower West River other than Ellsworth Air Force Base and will allow for more complete and efficient training to be done whenever firefighters need it. "From the day you get on to the job to the day you get off training is imperative. It's the number one thing that we do on a day-to-day basis. Not just sitting around a computer learning things from others, but being able to train each other and hone our skills both physically and mentally at this tower are going to be a game changer," Rapid City firefighter Nick Knotek said.