The Gary Fire Department celebrated the heavy emergency response team’s first day back online with an open house Monday, NWITimes.com reported.

After trading in an old vehicle, the department was able to purchase the Squad 4 engine for $640,000 in February, the report said. The vehicle will be staffed with shifts of three, though a fire official said that eventually the department hopes to expand the squad. 

Over the winter, the department worked with the Gary Community Development Department to buy a new heavy emergency apparatus that can also act as a fire engine. On Monday, the heavy rescue team was officially revived under the name Squad 4. 

People driving through Midtown Tuesday could probably still smell the smoke from a massive fire that destroyed an apartment complex on Monday night. The fire started in the Peachtree Walk Apartments, and damaged a number of businesses on 12th Street. Firefighters were finally able to knock it down with some help from a drone pilot who helped them identify the hotspots.
- PUB DATE: 10/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

PHOTOS: On Oct. 17, 1966, 12 firefighters were killed in what was the deadliest day for the New York City Fire Department until the 9/11 terror attacks. Two chiefs, two lieutenants and eight firefighters lost their lives as they tried to battle a fire at 22nd St. by entering a building on 23rd St. before it collapsed.
- PUB DATE: 10/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News - Metered Site

A newly published guide is intended to help firefighters talk with their health care provider about the unique health risks they face on the job. Developed by the National Volunteer Fire Council, the International Association of Fire Fighters, the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the First Responder Center for Excellence, the Provider’s Guide to Firefighter Medical Evaluations details the physical challenges firefighters face and how they impact health.
- PUB DATE: 10/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Safety and Health

What do you do when there’s an earthquake? Drop, cover and hold on, says the Earthquake Country Alliance, a “public-private-grassroots” partnership made up of people, organizations and regional alliances geared around raising disaster preparedness in the face of earthquakes and tsunamis. Orange County residents may receive text alerts Thursday morning, encouraging them to do just that and take cover as part of the statewide Great California Shakeout.
- PUB DATE: 10/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Pilot - Metered Site