The Perry Fire Department received a federal grant and is one step closer to replacing one of its fire trucks, RaccoonValleyRadio.com reported. 

An Assistance To Firefighters federal grant will help replace the department’s 1956 Ward Lafrance pumper truck. A fire official said in order to receive the federal grant the city had to approve a five percent matching grant, the report said. The grant was for $477,000 plus additional $23,800 from the matching grant, the report said. 

A fire official said the Lafrance is still certified but finding replacement parts for a 66-year-old vehicle would be difficult and expensive, the report said.

The fire official said the old truck would continue to be featured in parades and funerals, according to the report.

Several residents were forced out of their homes early Wednesday following a fire at a pedicab warehouse, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD). The blaze was reported just before 4:30 a.m. at an alley on the 1400 block of Market Street. There, flames burned quickly due to lithium batteries in the warehouse and prompted officials to evacuate the neighboring Potiker Senior Residents complex, SDFD Battalion Chief Banker said.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNSD-TV NBC 7 San Diego

A recent nationwide study shows Maryland has an alarming level of “forever chemicals” in its waterways. The study, conducted by the national Waterkeeper Alliance, looks at the level of PFAS contaminants in U.S. surface waters. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), often referred to as “forever chemicals,” are manufactured chemicals that do not break down in the environment.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBFF-TV FOX 45 Baltimore

Today marks the 150th anniversary of the Great Boston Fire of 1872, which is remembered as the largest fire in the city. The fire began on the 80 block of Summer Street, and would go on to burn through 776 buildings, spanning 65 acres of Downtown and the Financial District. A series of unique circumstances came together to create a perfect storm for the fire to happen and get as bad as it did.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-TV NBC 10 Boston

A weekly report released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adds numbers to previous predictions of a troubling flu season. The number of hospitalizations reported by Oct. 29 has surpassed every recent year during the same week going back as far as the 2010-2011 season. While not a direct case count, the number of people hospitalized with a virus such as influenza or COVID-19 reflects the health care burden of a disease and shows how many people are being harmed.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNET