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Posted: Sep 23, 2022

Gloversville (NY) $500K Fire Truck Undamaged After Theft/Joyride

A half million-dollar fire truck was undamaged after a 30-year-old local man allegedly took a Gloversville (NY) Fire Department on a joyride earlier this week, according to a report published by News 10 ABC.

According to the report, the fire truck was stolen from in front of the fire station at about 6 am on Wednesday, Sept. 23 and the man who allegedly took it drove it into a nearby parking lot at City Hall.

Firefighters and police officers apprehended the man, Steve Horton of Gloversville and he was taken into custody after a brief struggle, according to the report. The suspect, who had lead police on a car chase on September 9, was charged with second-degree grand larceny, second-degree criminal possession of stolen property and resisting arrest in connection with the fire truck incident, according to the report which added he was remanded to jail on $15,000 cash bail.

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Posted: Sep 23, 2022

VIDEO: Louisiana fire department investigates fire that destroyed historic downtown building

PHOTOS: A fire Wednesday evening that destroyed a vacant, historic building in downtown Shreveport is under investigation, Fire Chief Clarence Reece said Thursday morning. “Anytime a building catches on fire after it's been standing for a while, it’s always going to be suspicious in nature. But again, we are doing our due diligence in investigating that,” Reece said.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTBS-TV ABC 3 Shreveport
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Posted: Sep 23, 2022

Blind boy 'sees' firefighters for the first time with hands-on visit at Florida fire station

VIDEO: Most kids can instantly recognize a firefighter by their uniform, but it's different for a child who is blind. That all changed for 6-year-old Junie during a recent trip to Plant City Fire Rescue's Station #3 with fellow homeschool students. The group got the chance to tour the station and explore the fire trucks.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOFL-TV FOX 35 Orlando
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Posted: Sep 23, 2022

California fire stations upgrade with DIY solar-powered generators

VIDEO: Three Sonoma County fire stations are now equipped with a new emergency response tool: mobile generators powered by the sun. On Thursday, firefighters got a hands-on lesson on how they work. "What we're building here is a solar-powered generator," said Jim Kracke with the Sonoma Valley Fire Department "This is going to be in one of our stations.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPIX-TV CBS 5 San Francisco
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Posted: Sep 23, 2022

Firefighters lost to 9/11 illnesses top 300 with latest deaths

VIDEO: The death toll of firefighters felled by 9/11-related illnesses has surpassed 300, with one of the latest victims buried Thursday following a funeral Mass in Floral Park. Retired FDNY Battalion Chief Joseph McKie, 60, who died Sunday, was transported to Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church in an America-flag-draped casket atop a fire truck.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newsday - Metered Site
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