A driver cited motor vehicle violations collided with a Hartford (CT) Fire Department apparatus Tuesday night, according to a report published by The Register Citizen.

The report says the driver of the car was transported for treatment at a local hospital and later released. The report added that the driver was speeding at the time of the crash which occurred at an intersection.

Responders with the Ocean Safety Officers of the Hawaii Fire Department have two new Yamaha water safety craft for their use thanks to a large donation by the Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation, according to a report published by West Hawaii Today.

Funding for the equipment, which includes two trailers and two tow boards, came from private donations in the form of $58,905 in private donations and a $28,700 grant from Hawaii County which also covers training, according to the report, which added the new water craft will go toward replacing four jet skis donated in 2015, only one of which remains in operation.

Foundation members are looking for additional funds to buy more water craft to protect the beaches around the island, the report says.

A single lightning strike likely caused the Stayman Flats Fire that burned about 1,200 acres and was 30% contained south of Chelan as of Wednesday morning. “It only takes one,” said Rocco Pelatti, meteorologist with the National Weather Service based in Spokane. Pelatti said Wednesday morning that a “rogue” lightning strike was recorded at about 5 a.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2022 5:23:00 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review - Metered Site

Sutphen—Shipshewana (IN) Fire Department SPH100 aerial platform quint. Monarch cab and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; 100-foot aerial platform; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 300-gallon water tank; stainless-steel body; Whelen LED warning lights; FRC LED scene lights. Dealer: Andy Herb and Paul Werner, Herb Fire Equipment, Powell, OH.

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VIDEO: Boston firefighters battled a five-alarm fire inside multiple East Boston triple-decker homes Tuesday evening. First responders rushed to the scene in the 300 block of Princeton Street amid temperatures in the low 90s. Video from Sky 5 showed smoke and flames pouring from what appeared to be a staircase leading to the roof of the home.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston