Lexington Fire Chief Ty Dickerson says a new truck will make rescues safer and quicker.
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Lexington will charge Buena Vista for the emergency calls it covers there if staffing shortages are not resolved by January. Lexington squads have responded to up to 25 calls in a month.
An electrical fire caused severe damage to a vacant house on Borden Road Tuesday night and left one firefighter with a minor injury. Local fire departments extinguished the blaze within 30 minutes.
The kitchen fire was traced to cardboard boxes that had been left on a stove. No one was hurt, and the building had no structural damage.
The department has asked the city to fund another full-time firefighter.
EMTs can use the drug Naloxone to stop overdoses as they happen. The drug blocks opioid receptors in the brain.
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