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January 23, 2024
The Council Bluffs Fire Department provides free smoke and carbon monoxide detectors for Council Bluffs residents in need, and they can schedule an installation by calling 712-890-4646.
December 13, 2023
Quick action by Kris Wisers husband and Council Bluffs firefighters helped save her life after she suffered a heart attack at home.
December 13, 2023
Quick action by Kris Wisers husband and Council Bluffs firefighters helped save her life after she suffered a heart attack at home.
December 29, 2022
Oak Bluffs Fire Capt. John O’Donnell, 34, spends many of his nights at the town’s fire station. In addition to the general time he gives as the volunteer captain of Rescue 561 and Engine 522, O’Donnell also volunteers as a night shift EMT. Oak Bluffs Fire and EMS Chief Nelson Wirtz said O’Donnell not only […]
November 8, 2022
(Mills Co) Two people were arrested following a pursuit that began in Mills County Monday evening. The Mills C...
October 26, 2022
As part of its probe into the Oak Bluffs Fire and EMS Department, the FBI subpoenaed the Steamship Authority in 2019, records show. While it’s unclear if the FBI’s investigation remains active, at that time the agency was investigating alleged medical billing fraud. This was related to off-Island ambulance transfers, such as to Boston hospitals, […]
October 13, 2022
Executive session minutes redrafted by the Oak Bluffs select board following an Open Meeting Law complaint filed by The Times show attorneys thought the U.S. Department of Justice would “walk away” from its pursuit of Medicare/Medicaid overbilling by the town’s fire and EMS department. The minutes, and legal invoices obtained by The Times, show two […]
June 22, 2022
A crash at the curve of New York and Temahigan Avenues in Oak Bluffs left one person dead and another injured early Wednesday morning. Oak Bluffs Fire and EMS Chief Nelson Wirtz said the crash occurred at about 12:50 am, and left a Pontiac Grand Am “virtually destroyed” in the yard of a Crystal Lake […]
March 28, 2022
A single vehicle crash early Saturday morning destroyed a utility pole in Oak Bluffs near Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Sarah Rubick has been charged with OUI, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, speeding, and a marked lanes violation, according to police. “The occupant self-extricated and was evaluated and transported to the hospital by OB EMS with […]