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Alaska Air National Guardsmen overcame a range of severe weather conditions to successfully accomplish a life-saving medical evacuation for a pediatric trauma patient Feb. 22-23. Midafternoon Feb. 22, the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received a call for assistance from the Nome emergency services after severe winter weather prevented civilian air ambulances from providing medevac for a pediatric patient at Yukuniaraq Yungcarvik Clinic in Elim, Alaska, approximately 100 miles east of Nome. The nurse practitioner on site at the clinic reported that the patient was suffering from severe trauma to the right arm, hand and fingers. The 176th Operations Group commander, the AKRCC and the search and rescue duty officer immediately reviewed the weather reports with aircrew and confirmed low ceilings, high winds and moderate-to-severe turbulence enroute to Elim.  
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VIDEO: A spokesperson for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed to 2 On Your Side Wednesday night that a national response team (NRT) has been deployed to Buffalo. WGRZ was told by the spokesperson that the NRT will support various Buffalo agencies in the investigation of the fire. A 37-year-old Buffalo firefighter died during the response to the 4-alarm fire. The firefighter is a 3-year veteran and was a member of Engine 2. During a press conference earlier Wednesday afternoon, Buffalo Fire Commissioner William Renaldo said they believe construction crews were working at DC Theatricks, located at 745 Main St., early Wednesday morning. "Workers working on the exterior of the building with some torches, workouts, a mortar and some brick, and we think that may have been the cause because of the origin of the fire," Renaldo said.  
WGRZ-TV NBC 2 BUFFALO  
Alachua County Fire Rescue celebrated its largest pinning ceremony to date as the department welcomed nearly 45 new firefighters, EMTs and paramedics to the team. The new recruits are preparing to hit the road and serve the community, just in time for the implementation of the department's three-week Kelly Day. This happens to be one of the largest contracts in the department's history. This new policy, which provides one paid day off every three weeks, will take effect on May 22 and is partially responsible for the department's significant increase in staff. Alachua County Fire Rescue recognizes the efforts of its staff every day and acknowledges they deserve the time to recuperate and balance work in their lives. "There's a large push for work-life balance and mental health wellness for public safety professionals throughout the country," Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Jeff Taylor, 49, said. "We're no exception."  
WUFT-TV PBS 5 GAINESVILLE  
VIDEOS: Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of a devastating home explosion in O'Fallon, Missouri. On March 1, 2022, a family was inside their home on Millers Court when they smelled gas. They managed to get out before an explosion across the street completely destroyed their home. The explosion was the result of a Gateway Fiber contractor striking a Spire natural gas line while digging to install fiber optic cables in the O'Fallon subdivision. The contractor stopped immediately and contacted Spire Energy, who quickly arrived, evacuated the area and attempted to repair the line. During the repair, an explosion occurred. About 40 homes, some as far as a mile away, were damaged by the gas explosion, and smoke could be seen for miles afterward. While there were no injuries, many were left hurting financially.  
KSDK -TV NBC 5 ST. LOUIS  
Austin-Travis County EMS on Wednesday began housing medics inside Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to improve response times as a record-high number of passengers are flying in and out. EMS officials said that due to the increase in call volume to the airport, ambulances were unable to respond to other emergencies in the areas. Chief Robert Luckritz said many options were considered to address the number of calls it receives at the airport and determined that most patients did not need to be taken to a hospital by ambulance. "We looked at some creative solutions with our partners at AUS and came up with the idea to house paramedics inside the airport," Luckritz said. "Which will not only dramatically decrease our response time but also lessen the impact these incidents have on our overall system."  
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A community on the North Shore is discussing an idea that would have police officers trained to become volunteer firefighters. The goal of the proposal is to help with recent staffing shortages in Manchester-by-the-Sea, but the firefighters union doesn't think it's a good idea. "The police department is understaffed," union president Bob Cavender said. "They're currently trying to hire more people. I don't see how taking on additional roles and responsibilities related to fire outside of their daily scope is a viable option." The once-robust group of volunteer firefighters that were there in the past no longer exists, according to the town administrator of Manchester-by-the-Sea. Firefighters said the town hasn't had one in about two years. The idea, Federspiel said, would be to have the volunteers help out at larger scenes where more resources are needed, not to replace career firefighters.  
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