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Posted: Oct 25, 2022

Kansas City (MO) Fire Truck Collides with SUV Monday Afternoon

A Kansas City Fire Department truck was involved in a crash Monday afternoon near West 43rd Street and Madison Avenue, KMBC.com reported.

Police said the ladder truck was on its way to an emergency call and had its lights and siren activated as it was heading west on West 43rd Street.

Accident investigators said a tan Lincoln MKX was heading north on Madison Avenue and the vehicles collided in the intersection.

Police said the ladder truck went off the road to the right, hitting three wooden utility poles. Two were sheared off and the third was splintered and unstable, the report said.

No firefighters were hurt. The driver and sole occupant of the Lincoln was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the report.

The crash is under investigation.

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Posted: Oct 25, 2022

Leland (NC) Fire/Rescue Orders New $800K Engine

The Leland Fire/Rescue is adding a new fire engine to its fleet, wwayTV3.com reported.

Engine 53 has been ordered, nearly three months after members of the group traveled to Louisiana for a pre-construction meeting on the new fire truck, the report said.

This $800,000 engine is set up differently compared to the Fire/Rescue’s current engine companies and will carry additional equipment for water rescue, vehicle extrication, technical rescue, and hazardous materials incidents, according to the report.

Engine 53 and Truck 53 members will also have additional training in special operations and run district wide for any major incidents, the report said.

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Posted: Oct 25, 2022

2-alarm pallet fire erupts at commercial building in California, prompting quick response from firefighters

VIDEO: A dramatic two-alarm fire erupted Monday afternoon at a commercial building in Monrovia, prompting a quick response from at least two local fire departments. The blaze, fueled by stacks of pallets, was reported about 5 p.m. at a structure in the 800 block of East Huntington Drive. Firefighters arrived at the scene to find flames shooting through the roof.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
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Posted: Oct 25, 2022

Florida teen who survives shooting goes on to become hero, future firefighter

VIDEO: At just 18 years old, Jah’ere Robinson became a hero in the same Palm Beach County neighborhood where a stray bullet injured him as he took out the garbage. Jah’ere spent six months in the hospital and months recovering. Two years after surviving the shooting, a neighbor credited him for acting quickly during an apartment building fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC 10 Miami
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Posted: Oct 25, 2022

New initiative in Maryland set to protect first responders by marking unsafe vacant homes, buildings

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott along with the Baltimore City Fire Department, elected officials launched its Unsafe Vacant Marking Initiative Monday. The initiative will help first responders identify unsafe vacant homes, buildings, or structures when determining the structural integrity before entering by noting the secured 12x12 inch red square reflective signs on properties considered unsafe for anyone to enter.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBFF-TV FOX/MyNetworkTV 45 Baltimore
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