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June 2, 2023 | Vol. 2 Iss. 22
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Animal care in dire need of help
NEWS BREAK 8 people rescued after the partial collapse of an apartment building in Iowa
By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com FARMINGTON—Animal Care of Davis County has been inundated by a large number of dogs and cats and is in need of the public’s help for some relief. The facility has seen an increase of 100 dogs since last year with more than 200 brought in last month. “We’re in pretty dire need for people to step up and come and adopt,” said Ashliegh Young, Director Animal Care. “We also have 120 cats. We’re very full. With COVID and inflation people are struggling to take care of their pets.” In an effort to bring awareness to the need, the Davis County Sheriff's Office, local law enforcement and firefighters held a friendly competition last week, Davis County Cops vs. Firefighters Pet Adoption event to see who was better at getting these pets adopted. “Multiple forces took dogs out in patrol cars,” said Young; “They posted pictures on social media and encouraged people to adopt or foster.” For those who are not able to adopt they can volunteer,” she said. “They can take dogs out for a walk or there’s fostering. We have a summer camp for two weeks where they can bring their family out and take trick classes, pictures and engage the family so kids can help with the pets.” A recent program Pet Finder helps reunite pets with their families. “Finder and fostering has been essential,” Young said. “Either the finder adopts the pet or we get them back home. It would be more difficult if we didn’t have that program.” A new facility is in the works that will more than double its size. “It’s 11,000 square feet and the new one will be 32,000 square feet,” she said. “It will be a lot bigger with more capacity.” Right now the kennel is one giant room, Young said. “This will give us eight rooms that will help prevent illness transfer and stress. It can handle 130 dogs, a lot Please see HELP: pg. 7
Eight people have been rescued after the partial collapse of a six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa on Sunday, May 28, 2023. No one was killed by the collapse, rescue officials confirmed on Monday. Throughout the night following the incident, search and rescue teams worked with specialized dog units to locate survivors, after fire crews helped escort around a dozen people from the building, on Sunday afternoon after first arriving on the scene. Seven people were rescued on Sunday, with an eighth person who had been pinned down by wreckage evacuated overnight from inside the crash. Photos from the scene showed a gaping hole in the side of the building, and a plastic and metal fence erected around the perimeter as rescue efforts continued.
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KAYSVILLE POLICE OFFICER BENSON gets a kiss from one of the rescue dogs at the shelter. More than 200 dogs were brought in last month.
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New e-bikes help SDMF in rescue efforts
The bipartisan deal struck by Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would extend the debt limit for two years alongside modest federal spending cuts and a series of policy provisions. The core of the deal is a suspension of the debt ceiling – currently at $31.4 trillion – until January 1, 2025. The Treasury Department can then take “extraordinary measures” to pay the bill off. This typically lasts for months. This will effectively resolve the issue through the 2024 election leaving it for the next President and the new Congress to deal with. The spending limit for the fiscal year 2024 would limit military spending to $886 billion and nonmilitary discretionary spending to $704 billion. The next year those numbers would rise to about $895 billion and $711 billion.
By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com BOUNTIFUL—Warm weather is finally here and that brings out hikers and bikers. The South Davis Metro Fire Department has seen a jump in trail rescues as people get outdoors to recreate. To make the response time quicker, the department recently purchased two e-bikes that can fit on those one track trails. “We noticed a surge in mountain rescue calls during the pandemic and post pandemic as well,” said EMS Division Chief, Jeff Larsen. “We have side-by-sides and utility vehicles but we can’t get those up a single track trail like Mueller Park. There’s no good way to access patients quickly.” It can take 45 minutes to get somebody out, he said. “We need to get someone with the patient and have eyes and hands on the patient quickly then work with search and rescue to get them off the mountain.” Larsen said they had discussions with Davis County Search and Rescue and talked about solutions. “We started doing some research online and found a YouTube video about styles that are built specially for search and rescue, law enforcement and first responders to get a quicker response and service for the community.” They found a local company that had done this type of design for other organizations, he said. “Bakcou bikes designs the
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SOUTH DAVIS METRO FIREFIGHTERS have a new ride. Adam Christensen, Engineer and Emiliano Padilla, Firefighter pose with their latest firefighting and rescue gear – full suspension e-bikes to get them more quickly into areas with steep terrain and limited access.
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bikes specifically for what we need.” The bikes are outfitted with a saddle type bag with equipment to perform minimal care until rescuers can get to them, said Larsen. “The bikes have a rack system to carry equipment. It also has a bulky frame with a longer battery life and trail system tires.” There are 14 different speeds and it doesn’t have a derailleur, he said. “It’s built
into a hub in the back wheel so it can go over rocks, etc. It’s ideal for our needs.” A rescue is labor intensive, said Larsen. “It takes about three hours for an extraction. The bikes will get us there more quickly to get the help the patient needs and cut down on the time historically that we would have taken to get to them.” Please see E-BIKES: pg. 5
Rosalynn Carter, wife of former president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, and longtime advocate for better access to mental health has been recently diagnosed with dementia. The announcement of her diagnosis come just three months after the Carter Center said the Mr. Carter, who at 98 is the longest living president in American history, had decided to forgo further medical treatment and would enter hospice care at the couples home in Plains, Georgia. The center said in a statement on Tuesday that Mrs. Carter, who is 95, “continues to live happily at home with her husband…”