🚨 ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE FUEL. 🚨 I’ve spent years working in the ER and thought I’d seen every bizarre, horrific, and unbelievable medical emergency possible... until this. ​Kansas City firefighters had to use a POWER SAW to cut a man out from UNDERNEATH the toilet seat of a porta-potty holding tank. ​Just imagine the sheer physical and sensory terror of being trapped in pitch black, breathing in toxic chemical fumes, desperately clawing at the opening. The extreme precision the rescue crew needed to cut him out with a saw without causing a spark around those flammable biogases is mind-blowing. ​They had to hose him down with the fire truck deck gun the second he was pulled free. From the toxic inhalation risk of hydrogen sulfide to the extreme pathogen exposure, this is a medical and psychological trauma nightmare. ​Truly a new fear unlocked. How does this even happen?! 👇 ​#NightmareFuel# #FirstResponders# #KansasCity# #NewFearUnlocked#

I’m thankful to Ohio’s first responders for their swift response to protect local residents and keep the community safe. My office remains in contact with local officials, and I’ll provide assistance as recovery efforts continue following the derailment.

A sheepdog in California is being credited for helping first responders land a helicopter during an emergency situation in Orange County. The Laguna Beach Police Department is praising the dog for helping out first responders. "While LBPD, LBFD & OCFA personnel responded to an emergency today, drone pilots captured footage of the units clearing the trail for a helicopter," they said. "While doing so, a helpful sheepdog stepped up and helped guide a herd of goats out of the way so the units could work." "That’s a good boy."

Right now, California first responders and emergency personnel are supporting firefighting efforts across the west coast — from Southern California to Oregon and Washington in the North. When neighbors are in need, California answers the call — just as they support the Golden State in our times of need.