first responders

Coronavirus risk and ongoing shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) are leading fire departments around the region to rediscover the enduring…

More than 500 firefighters and EMTs in the Pacific Northwest have been temporarily quarantined after suspected exposure to the coronavirus over the past…

A suburban Portland fire district has a valentine for potential heart attack victims. And if it makes hearts un-flutter, you could see the messages shared…

When you sink $40 million into a state-of-the art digital two-way radio system, you don’t expect to hear complaints. But delays, dead air and garbled…

Would you let your smartphone share your location if it meant that one day you could come to a stranger's rescue?In certain Northwest cities now, 911…

For most of us, our smartphones have become our figurative lifelines. For state troopers their literal lifeline is still the two-way radio.And when the…