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Posted: Mar 20, 2024

Clark County District 6 hopes to renew 2020 levy to relieve firefighters

A fire district in Clark County is asking for help to relieve their firefighters. Clark County Fire District 6 is growing exponentially and Chief Kristan Maurer says they’re trying to keep up. Last year they responded to almost 12,000 calls in their 37-square-mile service area. She said their call volume has gone up 33% in the last five years, and it’s taking a toll.
- PUB DATE: 3/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV-TV FOX 12 Portland
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Posted: Mar 19, 2024

VIDEO: Three-alarm fire engulfs historic church in Missouri

A three-alarm fire engulfed a historic vacant church Monday night in St. Louis. The St. Louis Fire Department responded at around 8:45 to a fire at the former St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church, located at 3114 Lismore St., in the St. Louis Place neighborhood. The building is designated as a St. Louis City Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSDK-TV NBC 5 St. Louis
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Posted: Mar 19, 2024

New Hampshire firefighters among first in the nation to get PFAS-free gear

When former Concord firefighter Chris Andrews introduced himself to city councilors, he described himself as “a cancer survivor — at least for now.” At the outset of his career, new types of protective gear, including the addition of breathing equipment and innovations in boot and pant materials, had made Andrews feel safer than his predecessors.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Concord Monitor - Metered Site
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Posted: Mar 19, 2024

Firefighters burn large tumbleweed piles after thousands invade Utah neighborhoods

VIDEO/PHOTOS: After thousands of tumbleweeds buried homes in Eagle Mountain, crews have been conducting controlled burns to eliminate piles of them. Unified Fire Authority conducted their second burn on Monday morning in a coordinated effort with the Eagle Mountain City Streets Department. They said it was intended to "efficiently dispose of the tumbleweeds" that accumulated along Eagle Mountain Blvd.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUTV CBS 2 Salt Lake City
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Posted: Mar 19, 2024

The U.S. Needs Wildland Firefighters More Than Ever, but the Federal Government Is Losing Them

Black Butte is an inactive volcano that rises from the high desert in eastern Oregon. In May 2022, a turboprop plane approached its pine-blanketed slopes, carrying about 10 men wearing bulky Kevlar outfits. They were smokejumpers with the United States Forest Service, the agency that directs the majority of the nation’s efforts to manage wildfires.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ProPublica
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