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Posted: Oct 12, 2022

Kentucky: Water crews demonstrate how they maintain Louisville's 25,000 fire hydrants

VIDEO: The Louisville Water Company held a demonstration Tuesday in honor of Fire Prevention Week, showing how crucial its hydrants are around the city. Louisville Water owns and maintains around 25,000 fire hydrants throughout the city. It has an entire team that tests, services and maintains the hydrants year-round.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDRB-TV FOX 41 Louisville
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Posted: Oct 12, 2022

Look at this beauty: 1934 firetruck to return to Massachusetts

PHOTO: The fire department is having an open house on Saturday, and the department plans to have a very special visitor. After it was rebuilt in Washington state, a 1934 Seagrave fire truck will arrive in Beverly on Wednesday and be prepared before it comes home to Ipswich, completing an almost 90-year journey that saw it owned by people in Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, and Washington.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ipswich Local News
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Posted: Oct 12, 2022

Anniversary of Minnesota's worst ever natural disaster

October 12th marks the start of what is still known as the worst natural disaster to ever hit Minnesota. The Minnesota Historical Society says more than 450 people died in the Cloquet, Duluth and Moose Lake fires. More than 1,500 square miles were scorched and towns and villages burned flat. The whole event lasted less than 15 hours from beginning to end.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJON-FM 95.3 St. Cloud
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Posted: Oct 12, 2022

Silverdale hospital short on staff calls 911 for help after being overwhelmed with patients

Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue was surprised to get a call from 911 dispatch on Saturday, sending them to St. Michael Medical Center, because the call wasn’t for a fire. “The charged nurse from inside the emergency room called 911,” said Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue Chief Jay Christian. “The charging nurse said twice, 'we’re drowning,' conveying that they only had five nurses on duty and 45 patients in their waiting room, and she was asking for help from local firefighters to come work inside of the ER to help relieve some of that pressure.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV 5 NBC Seattle
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Posted: Oct 12, 2022

Update: Nakia Creek Fire deemed human caused; evacuation warnings issued

The Washington Department of Natural Resources said the Nakia Creek Fire was human-caused, but officials are continuing to investigate what sparked the fire, which grew to 250 acres Tuesday near Larch Mountain. The fire — burning in the Larch Block of the Yacolt Burn State Forest — was 10 percent contained, and 97 firefighters were battling the blaze, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Columbian - Metered Site
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