EAST CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The morning check of firefighting equipment at East Cleveland’s fire headquarters is a daily routine designed to make sure everything is ready to fight a fire. But some things are not ready today: the city’s rescue squads. A one year old unit is in for a warranty issue, and the only […]
CLEVELAND – A large fight at a vocational school on Cleveland’s east side prompted multiple ambulances to be dispatched to the scene. The incident happened just after 11 a.m. Friday at Jane Addams Business Career Center on East 30th Street. Cleveland police said officers were called to the school for a large fight, and EMS […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News has learned the first steps have been taken to merge the Cleveland Fire Department and ambulance service. The goal is to increase response time. Multiple sources tell 19 Action News the EMS Union voted overwhelmingly to allow firefighters, who are paramedics, to serve on ambulances. This hadn’t been done […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – A 57-year-old Akron man is dead after an ambulance collided with an SUV near Akron General Medical Center early Thursday morning. The accident happened at the intersection of Wabash Avenue and West Cedar Street around 3:30AM. The traffic lights were not working due to a power outage in the area. First Energy reported a power outage for more than 400 […]