Unlike many departments that repurpose pumpers, San Marcos instead converted a 2001 Pierce 100-foot rear-mount aerial, removing the aerial and reconfiguring it into a heavy, high-visibility blocker truck.

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The 14th annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Lambeau Field will commemorate the 25th year since the September 11th terrorist attacks. Registration is now open for the event co-sponsored by the Green Bay Metro Fire Department and Pierce Manufacturing.

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Crews with South County Fire were called to a school in Edmonds after a 12-year-old girl climbed about 20 feet up a tree and couldn’t get down on Monday afternoon.A fire engine and a ladder truck responded at around 5 p.m., and crews extended the ladder up to the girl and safely brought her back down, South County Fire said in a social media post.

The girl was a little shaken but wasn’t injured, and crews gave her a ride home in the fire engine.

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Two Los Angeles firefighters in Sunland suffered minor injuries after a fire engine overturned Tuesday evening in a chaotic crash caught on video.

The crash was reported at about 6:45 p.m. at 10500 N. Mcvine Ave., just south of Foothill Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Video shows the truck suddenly losing control and flipping over. Fire officials said firefighters were responding to a structure fire.

Aerial footage from AIR7 showed a fire engine on its side resting against an H&R Block building, partially on top of a car. It’s unclear if the building sustained significant damage.

Another video showed a first responder on a stretcher getting wheeled away following the collision.

The two injured firefighters were taken to a hospital to be treated for minor injuries. No other injuries were reported, the department said.

Los Angeles police are investigating to determine what caused the crash.

Two parked cars were damaged and a third was pinned under the fire engine. Employees from a Panda Express nearby told Eyewitness News that they had to evacuate.

As cleanup and the investigation stretched on for hours, the restaurant and several others along the stretch of Foothill between Mcvine and Oro Vista avenues were forced to close early for the evening.

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FEMA has announced $648 million in three funding opportunities to help firefighters and other first responders stay safe while protecting lives and communities nationwide.

Through these three funding opportunities, FEMA is empowering fire stations and other first responder organizations to get the equipment, staff and support they need.

“When a disaster strikes, firefighters and other first responders are often the first ones on the scene, making them a critical component of every community’s emergency response capabilities,” said Senior Official Performing the Duties of FEMA Administrator, Robert Fenton.

“These heroes put their lives on the line every day for all of us, and FEMA is proud to support them. The funding announced today will help fire departments across the country hire more trained staff, buy better equipment and keep their workforce healthier.”

The funding opportunities published today span three separate grant programs:

• FEMA will award $291.6 million though Assistance to Firefighters Grants(AFG) to fire departments and other emergency medical services agencies. Recipients can use the money to acquire personal protective equipment and emergency response vehicles. They can also use it to fund health, wellness and resiliency initiatives to prepare responders for incidents.
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  FEMA will award $324 million in Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) funding to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations. Recipients can use this money to pay salaries for firefighters, enabling them to stay well-staffed. They can also use the money to recruit more people into the fire service and retain them.
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  FEMA will award $32.4 million through the Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) grant program to fire departments and non-profit organizations, academic and other research-oriented institutions. Recipients can use this money to fund research and clinical studies focused on community fire prevention and firefighter safety, health and well-being.

The application period for all three grant programs opens on May 19, 2026, and will close on June 22, 2026.

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