The Cincinnati Fire Department says the trucks and ambulances it uses every day are getting worn out, Fox19.com reported.

Local 48, CFD’s union, says budgetary concerns are causing hiccups, the report said.

CFD has 26 stations that run on average 210,000 responses annually, which includes ambulance calls, the report said.

There’s a bumper of a backup truck that’s sideswiped and missing a door component. Even the spares are damaged, the report said. And even the spares are a sparse commodity.

The Local 48 president says it comes down to the wear and tear of CFD’s “basic tools,” according to the report.

The union president met Tuesday with city administration to bring the concerns to light. He said he got positive feedback with commitments to help, the report said.

Valley City (ND) bought a used fire truck last month to replace an aging one for its volunteer fire department, NewsDakota.com reported.

Virginia State Police is continuing to investigate a deadly crash and septic tank fire that resulted in road closures for Interstate 95 in Richmond. At around noon on Wednesday, Nov. 2, state troopers were called to I-95 near the Belvidere Street overpass for a reported vehicle fire. When units arrived, they found a 2007 Sterling Silver LT8500 septic truck fully engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRIC-TV ABC 8 Petersburg

VIDEO: Some of Hawaii’s first responders are now using a high-tech tool to protect themselves from fentanyl exposure on the job. It’s a mobile laboratory that can identify a variety of different drugs and results are available in seconds. It’s called a TruNarc portable spectrometer and it allows first responders to know what kind of drug they’re dealing with without ever having to touch it.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hawaii News Now

It's been a year since the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District added advanced medical providers to its list of first responders. It's a sign of the times nationwide. Scott Perryman is a battalion chief with Metro Fire. "I started in Southern California as paramedic," he said. Perryman loved medicine so much, he put himself through physician assistant school at Stanford.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento