Zoneton firefighters partner with Louisville autism therapy center for Autism Awareness Month

VIDEO: April is Autism Awareness Month, and to get ready, Hopebridge Autism Therapy Center partnered with Zoneton Fire to help firefighters learn about situations they may come in contact with. Students at Hopebridge lined up Tuesday afternoon to get their turn to check out the fire truck, which is something many of them have never seen up close. "There are so many things they can look at. We have the kids putting the jackets on, getting to be able to get inside the firetruck which is awesome. It's just a great opportunity because a lot of our kids also love vehicles, and it's just something they never would've gotten to see," said Alayna Hazelwood, the center coordinator. Loud noises and bright lights can be overwhelming for children, but especially for those with autism.
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Lexington fire crews explain necessary protocol behind water rescues following drowning

VIDEO: Many witnesses at the scene of Sunday night's drowning voiced their confusion last night over the search procedure. "Immediately when I got on the scene I took an evaluation of how far out in the water he was and knew that changed our operation completely," explains District Chief Chris Warren with Lexington Fire Department Station 2. More than 350 feet from shore, that's how far 28-year-old Nicholas Hunter Davis was when he disappeared under water after accidentally flipping his kayak Sunday night at Jacobson Park Lake. "It's tough for me to stand and watch it happen," Warren describes the moment he realized the search would go from a rescue to recovery. "To go from such a fast response to we have to make sure we slow down and do this right."
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