Eric Guevin and his Apple watch, a key to alert of heart issue
STATELINE, Nev. - This month is the 57th consecutive February being recognized as American Heart Month, and the 2021 version comes with an impactful statement from someone normally tasked with saving lives.
On Sunday, February 7, Tahoe Douglas Fire Marshal Eric Guevin found himself on the other end of a medical rescue. I thought I was having acid reflux or real bad heartburn at first and took a handful of Tums on my way to bed, said the 51-year-old Guevin.
By the time he was at the top of the stairs he said the pain in the middle of his chest was severe, giving it a 9 out of 10 on the pain scale. He doubled over and dropped to his knees.
UpdatedMon, Jan 25, 2021 at 7:16 am PT
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He had planned to collect and retire 100-200 American flags, but it ended up being more than 2,600-plus flags. (Photo: Courtesy Brett Brofman)
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA A local Eagle Scout candidate gathered over 2,000 American flags during the coronavirus pandemic for his project. Pierce Stewart, a member of Troop 772 in Laguna Niguel, wanted to do something that would rally the community and generate a feeling of patriotism, especially while the coronavirus kept people apart.
Stewart, a sophomore at Aliso Niguel High School, began reaching out to neighbors for his flag collection and retirement project. Using flyers, he sent out word of his intention to collect and retire old or damaged flags across his neighborhood. The outreach touched the community in an outpouring of flags and goodwill to the rising Eagle Scout.
Fire Official Says Arcing Power Lines Caused Big Nevada Brush Fire
Satellite imagery and surveillance video from a casino roof 5 miles away helped pinpoint arcing power lines in gale force winds as the cause of a November brush fire that destroyed five Reno homes and damaged two dozen others, investigators said Tuesday.
Officials for the utility, NV Energy, said they disagreed with the conclusion. They believe the 500-acre blaze most likely was sparked by a campfire in the Sierra foothills on the edge of the south Reno neighborhood where 1,200 residences were evacuated.
Reno Fire Marshal Tray Palmer said this week they investigated but ruled out the likelihood the Pinehaven Fire was caused by a campfire, target shooters or off-road enthusiasts on motorcycles Tor ATVs.
The incoming Biden Administration has laid out some ambitious plans to turn the tide on the pandemic. But what does it mean for the Mountain West?
In a speech last week, President-Elect Joe Biden said when it comes to vaccine distribution, his administration will, “manage the hell out of this operation.”
Part of that plan includes setting up mobile vaccination units in rural areas. Christine Porter is a public health expert at the University of Wyoming. She says that could make it a lot easier for folks to get vaccinated in the Mountain West. What these mobile clinics do is make it available and there will be some people who want them. And that will protect them, and should help reduce transmission rates in general in that community, even though some people might choose not to get vaccinated at that opportunity, Porter said.
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Tahoe-Douglas firefighters participated in a change of command ceremony on Wednesday bidding farewell to Chief Scott Baker and welcoming new Chief Scott Lindgren.
Scott Lindgren (right) accepts his new position as chief of Tahoe Douglas Fire.
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Baker has served with the Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District since February 2016 when he was hired as an assistant chief. By July of that year, Baker was named the district’s chief.
Baker was the subject of a proclamation declaring Jan. 12 in his honor issued by the Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak.
He has served as a firefighter for more than a third of a century, mostly with the Reno Fire Department.