VIDEO: The New York City Council is holding a hearing on e-bikes and battery safety on Monday after recent fires, including one that injured dozens inside a Midtown apartment building and another that killed a little girl in Queens. The fires are prime examples of why fire safety advocates are backing proposed changes to the law, CBS2's Elijah Westbrook reported.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLNY-TV CBS 55 Riverhead

Employees at the Amazon fulfillment center in Spokane Valley evacuated Sunday after a small fire broke out. It happened around 3:30 p.m. Sunday. According to Spokane Valley Fire officials, a fire broke out in machinery that grinds used cardboard for recycling. The machine was attached to a large dumpster outside.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Milton firefighters guided a 2022 Pierce Enforcer into the fire department Saturday, DailyItem.com reported.

Following a brief dedication ceremony, Fire Chief Scott Derr sat in the driver’s seat of the $686,000 apparatus while his fellow firefighters walked the vehicle into bay of Engine 15 at 121 Ridge Avenue in Milton, the report said. The new vehicle replaced the aging 1998 Grumman Engine.

The new truck has a lot of safety factors, including rollover protection and HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud service that detects other responding trucks with the device to help prevent accidents, according to the report.

Nov. 12—Three drivers were detained Saturday morning on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after they crashed into Houston police and fire emergency vehicles on the Southwest Freeway.

The initial crash occurred at 1:19 a.m. on U.S. 59 and Buffalo Speedway, police said.

A marked Houston police car was driving on the Southwest Freeway going inbound when they were involved in a three-car crash. The police car was side-swiped, however, it only suffered minor damage to a tire, according to authorities.

The driver of the black Cadillac and Toyota Camry was detained for suspicion of DWI.

While Houston police and fire were at the initial accident, a Houston fire truck was struck while blocking the roadway. The driver of the red sedan, which hit the fire truck, was also detained for suspicion of DWI, police said.

No one was injured as a result of the crashes.

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It has been requested that the New Bedford (MA) City Council pay for purchasing and equipping two pumper trucks for the New Bedford Fire Department. The trucks would allow the city to retire older trucks in the fleet, the city said in a press release.

The acquisition of new trucks at a cost of $1,705,504 was already planned as a part of the City’s Capital Improvement Plan, but the acceleration of the truck purchases to the current fiscal year (FY23) will mitigate anticipated inflation-related cost increases by the manufacturer, the report said. The city will still take delivery of the new vehicles in FY2024 and FY2026 as previously planned.