A 58-year-old Plattsmouth (NE) woman was taken to a hospital after being struck by a Murray Fire Department truck during Saturday evening’s Plattsmouth Harvest Festival parade, FremontTribune.com reported.

An investigation determined that during the parade the Murray Fire Department received an emergency rescue call and had to leave the parade in an expedited manner, the report said.

The Murray fire apparatus, engine 732, driven by Christopher Spangler, 71, of Murray, was escorted off the parade route by parade personnel, according to the report.

As it was leaving Main Street, at a slow pace, it collided with a pedestrian, identified as Ruth Storm, of Plattsmouth. Storm was treated at the scene and transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha for further treatment.

No citations were issued, though the incident is still under further investigation, the report said.

The Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in solving the Sunday morning theft of a truck from a fire department, WTVA.com reported.

Law enforcement posted pictures on Facebook of the vehicle taken from the Union Center/Theo Volunteer Fire Department.

One side of the truck has the words “in memory of H.C. Bates.” Bates was chief of the department from the early 1990s until prior to his death in 2018, the report said.

The rescue truck has been located, the fire department announced Monday. A fire official said it was recovered near County Road 738 and County Road 756 west of Corinth (MS).

A fire official said they have suspects in the case but have made no arrests, according to the report.

Firefighters engaged a massive 5-Alarm fire at an unknown commercial building in Riverside County Monday afternoon. The fire was first reported at around 1:30 p.m. 22000 block of Opportunity Way where it quickly grew to engulf more than 10 acres of cardboard, outside storage area and other materials by 3 p.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCBS-TV CBS 2 Los Angeles

PHOTOS: Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Sunday marked the next chapter that will allow firefighters, police and other first responders to prepare for emergencies without leaving Carbon County. The rain also didn’t stop various fire companies, law enforcement agencies, elected officials, friends and family from gathering on the Broad Mountain in Nesquehoning to ring in and celebrate the nearly complete Emergency Operations Training Center.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Times News Online

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- PUB DATE: 9/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: North Carolina Health News