Many Firefighters Now Trained to Drive Ambulances

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - After years of talks between city and county officials, nearly 200 Columbia-Richland firefighters are now trained to drive ambulances if necessary. It all could mean the difference between life and death for a patient.

The announcement came Tuesday morning and it's another step in a growing partnership between the City of Columbia and Richland County.

Company recalls hundreds of thousands of strollers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Peg Perego recalled hundreds of thousands of strollers Tuesday because children can become trapped and strangled between trays on them. One death has already been reported.

A six-month-old boy from Tarzana, Calif. died of strangulation in a stroller in 2004, while a seven-month-old girl from New York was nearly strangled in 2006, according to Peg Perego USA Inc. The company said entrapment and strangulation can take place, particularly among those younger than a year old, when the child is not harnessed into the stroller. If unharnessed, children can pass through the opening between the tray and the seat bottom and the child's neck and head can become trapped by the tray.

Peg Perego is recalling approximately 223,000 strollers, which include Venezia and Pliko-P3 strollers in various colors, made between January 2004 and September 2007.