/news/tags/akron-fire-department Akron Fire Department en-US Copyright Tue, 14 Jan 2025 23:14:35 GMT /law-justice/2025-01-14/summit-county-outreach-team-responded-to-800-mental-health-calls-in-first-year-eyes-expansion Akron launched the mental health co-responder model SCOUT in March 2024. The team handles mental health calls that otherwise would have gone to police or firefighters. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 23:14:35 GMT /law-justice/2025-01-14/summit-county-outreach-team-responded-to-800-mental-health-calls-in-first-year-eyes-expansion Abigail Bottar /community/2023-08-31/five-akron-firefighters-lend-louisiana-support-during-wildfires-as-department-faces-strain-at-home Five Akron firefighters will help staff local stations while local firefighters battle wildfires. The department is still stretched following the end of the city's contract with private ambulance service AMR. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 21:42:07 GMT /community/2023-08-31/five-akron-firefighters-lend-louisiana-support-during-wildfires-as-department-faces-strain-at-home Grace Springer /community/2023-05-16/akron-officials-break-ground-on-a-new-west-side-fire-station The new station will replace Fire Station No. 12 in the Wallhaven neighborhood, which is 72 years old and deteriorating, fire officials said. Tue, 16 May 2023 19:29:56 GMT /community/2023-05-16/akron-officials-break-ground-on-a-new-west-side-fire-station Anna Huntsman /community/2023-01-30/fire-departments-in-northeast-ohio-struggle-to-staff-up Fire departments across Northeast Ohio are struggling with the same issue: low staffing. But they can't seem to figure out why. Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /community/2023-01-30/fire-departments-in-northeast-ohio-struggle-to-staff-up Abigail Bottar /law-justice/2023-01-04/threat-to-akron-federal-building-leads-to-downtown-evacuation The Seiberling Federal Building in downtown Akron was closed Wednesday following the discovery of a package with white powder in an envelope in the mail room. The building along with the surrounding area were evacuated after a note in the envelope. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 20:14:49 GMT /law-justice/2023-01-04/threat-to-akron-federal-building-leads-to-downtown-evacuation Abigail Bottar /news/government-politics/2022-11-07/akron-will-now-require-carbon-monoxide-detectors-in-residential-buildings-after-timber-top-death Akron City Council unanimously passed an ordinance requiring CO detectors in residential dwellings that use fuel-burning appliances. Tue, 08 Nov 2022 01:34:25 GMT /news/government-politics/2022-11-07/akron-will-now-require-carbon-monoxide-detectors-in-residential-buildings-after-timber-top-death Anna Huntsman /news/2022-06-06/morning-headlines-cuyahoga-county-jail-seeing-rising-covid-19-cases-and-more-stories The increase in the number of cases comes as with the jail's inmate population nearing capacity; Former Cavs coach Mike Fratello to receive the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:24:56 GMT /news/2022-06-06/morning-headlines-cuyahoga-county-jail-seeing-rising-covid-19-cases-and-more-stories Amy Eddings, Jay Shah /news/2021-03-31/morning-headlines-covid-cases-hospitalizations-jump-ohio-closer-to-getting-rid-of-cash-bail New coronavirus cases in Ohio jumped Tuesday to more than 2,500, the second spike in the past five days; Ohio Supreme Court decision moves Ohio closer to getting rid of cash bail; an Akron firefighter who used a fire hose to spray an activist has been put on administrative leave; and more stories. Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:58:17 GMT /news/2021-03-31/morning-headlines-covid-cases-hospitalizations-jump-ohio-closer-to-getting-rid-of-cash-bail Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/2021-03-30/morning-headlines-covid-case-numbers-drop-to-average-hospitalizations-up-summit-sheriff-fires-first-diversity-director COVID cases numbers dropped back to average after spiking on Friday; Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree has fired the department’s first diversity and inclusion director after just one month on the job; the Akron Fire department has apologized after a firefighter turned a hose on a bystander; and more stories. Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:53:53 GMT /news/2021-03-30/morning-headlines-covid-case-numbers-drop-to-average-hospitalizations-up-summit-sheriff-fires-first-diversity-director Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/health-science/2020-04-14/akron-decontamination-team-keeps-first-responders-safe-allows-police-recruit-training-to-continue The city of Akron has called eight furloughed employees back to work to create a decontamination team to help protect first responders.The team’s job is… Tue, 14 Apr 2020 20:54:15 GMT /news/health-science/2020-04-14/akron-decontamination-team-keeps-first-responders-safe-allows-police-recruit-training-to-continue Jennifer Conn