Quick takes
Kentland sponsors blood drive for VA FF: Chief Tony Kelleher at Kentland VFD tells STATter 911 about two blood drives they are sponsoring for John Early, the Loudoun County, VA firefighter burned Memorial Day Weekend. Click here for all of the details.
Some blood you may not want for that drive: A suspected drunk driver hit a guard rail with his truck on I-70 in Colorado. The vehicle caught fire. The driver continued to drive it for three miles, igniting a string of fires along the way. The 48-year-old driver was found by Grand Junction Police asleep in a field near where he abandoned the vehicle. Read the story.
Bowie, MD fatal fire now a murder case: STATter 911 has learned a woman whose charred body was found inside a burning home was apparently dead from gunshot wounds before the fire began. This is the fire where the sprinkler system had been shut off. Watch our latest story.
Georgia chief to work for DC fire department: As STATter 911 first reported on Wednesday, former Riverdale, GA Chief Billy D. Hayes starts June 30 as the director of community affairs and outreach for the DC Fire & EMS Department. Click here for the story.
Fearing digital: Another story of digital radio problems. Because of issues Marion County, IN is having with a new digital system, some neighboring departments want to tick with analog.
