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Volunteer emergency services in small communities rely on fundraisers and charitable contributions. They are used to buy anything from safety equipment to fire trucks and ambulances. KQ98 Cares along with WinnMed donated $500 to the Ridgeway, Iowa Fire Department so they can purchase air packs. These will help them safely battle fires and protect their […]
Mike Tornstrom joins me to discuss the struggles local small towns have with staffing their emergency services. He tells you what you can do if you want to volunteer in your community.
Sometimes it’s hard to know what to do when you’re putting on a show. You are there to perform and entertain people and that’s your job to keep them into the show. However, circumstances occur that override the fans being entertained to being concerned for their fellow concert goers. This weekend during a Thomas Rhett […]
Let me preface this post by saying that if the ambulance driver was just parked on break that maybe a different spot may have been a better idea. HOWEVER, emergency vehicles sometimes have to park in places that may seem inconvenient due to their size or for safety reasons. They don’t just park where they […]
This time of year there are a few things we’re reminded of weather-wise: slow down in bad weather, make sure your cell phone is charged, wear a warm coat, and stay off the ice when it’s not safe. Every year you see a picture or news story of someone going through the ice with a […]
When some run out, these are the people that run in. Police, fire, and EMS are the ones that head into situations where life and death may be an issue and time is of the essence. They put aside their personal safety at times to make sure someone is saved or cared for as quickly […]
According to all the shows and movies we watched from the 70s and 80s by now we would all have flying cars, jet packs, and robots. One of my first GI JOE toys was the “JUMP” Jet Pack set. I loved it! Truthfully we do have all those things, but not as an everyday convenience […]
Watching this video is chilling without any puns intended. You can see firefighters trying to cut the top off a truck to save a trapped accident victim from a major pile up. Adding to the accident’s aftermath is that fact that they are doing this during a blizzard with whiteout conditions. Trying to stay warm […]
I’m the father of two kids and was present at both of their births that both came with varying degrees of stress and excitement. The best part is that they were both in a hospital and there were medical professionals present. I’ve heard stories of people not making it that far and having their child […]
Emergency response teams from all around the world have been taking part in a new viral challenge called the Tetris Challenge. The challenge features the equipment from police cars, ambulances and fire trucks laid out next to the emergency vehicles in an organizing method called “knolling,” which means to arrange related objects in parallel or […]
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