2 hospitalized in critical condition after apartment complex fire north of downtown, SAFD says
Two people were hospitalized in critical condition, and multiple people were rescued from their balconies during a fire at an apartment complex north of downtown, according to San Antonio Fire Department Chief Charles Hood.
Crash involving an ambulance leaves four people hospitalized
A possible drunk driver crashed into an ambulance Monday morning resulting in four people being hospitalized, according to the San Antonio Express-News. The San Antonio Fire Department posted photos to their Facebook page of the incident explaining that there were injuries, but no deaths.
mysanantonio.comFalse alarms cause headaches for SAFD during winter weather
These types of alarm calls increase during thunderstorms and have been triggered by this week's winter weather. Since Monday at midnight, the fire department has received more than 1,100 calls for automatic alarms, 50 of which required crews to respond, Arrington said. On the first day of the storms, Arrington said SAFD received 2,608 calls, three times its normal call volume. "So from that, you can see how taxing these false alarms can be on our department," Arrington said. Residents and businesses can help by working with their maintenance crews and their alarm companies to remedy the alarms, SAFD said.
mysanantonio.comSan Antonio Fire Department shares photo of truck accident
3 1 of 3 Ken Branca Show More Show Less 2 of 3 Screenshot from SAFD's Facebook Show More Show Less 3 of 3The San Antonio Fire Department shared a photo of a downed fire engine on Sunday morning. The department's post shared the need for San Antonians to stay home. "Last night, because of the ice, this happened. The storm is serious. Our life (and yours) are on the line," the post continued.
mysanantonio.comSAFD: Do not call 911 and try to schedule vaccine appointment for at-home option
Lisa Krantz /Staff photographerThe San Antonio Fire Department is urging residents to not call 911 to schedule their vaccine appointment. The warning comes after local officials announced in Monday's coronavirus news briefing that they are expecting to receive 1,000 vaccines a week dedicated to the insulation of home-bound seniors. However, this option is already pre-scheduled, SAFD said in a news release Monday.
mysanantonio.comBexar County shatters summer record for COVID-19 hospitalizations
click to enlarge Courtesy Photo / San Antonio Fire DepartmentWorkers at the Freeman Coliseum coronavirus testing site wave motorists through. Bexar County set a new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations Monday, soaring past a high recorded last summer, when state leaders shut down bars out of concern that the surge would overwhelm the medical system.As of Monday, 1,520 patients were under treatment in local hospitals for COVID-19, 437 of them in intensive care and 260 on ventilators. The current number of hospitalizations is 253 higher than the summer record, set in July.During Monday evening's pandemic briefing, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff said local hospitals have brought in 1,400 nurses on a temporary basis to handle rising admissions.“Of course, the hospital numbers are really disturbing,” Wolff said. “It’s really taxing on the hospitals.”The county recorded an increase of 1,281 new cases Monday and three new deaths. The 7-day moving average of cases now stands at 2,028.News of the record hospitalizations came shortly after local officials announced that COVID-19 vaccine appointments for Monday at the Alamodome were pushed back to Wednesday due to a delay in drug shipments.
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