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Posted: Jul 7, 2022

Florida fire rescue's new truck weighs 90,000 pounds, is 47 feet long and holds 500 gallons of water

PHOTOS: Just before 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dan Naughton stood atop a 6,000-pound truck holding a bucket of water. Moments earlier, it had been filled by firefighters from the hose of a smaller truck. Naughton faced the crowd beneath him, and slowly emptied the bucket into the truck’s 500-gallon tank. As the last droplet trickled out, onlookers cheered, and Naughton – a Palm Beach County Fire Rescue driver – smiled back.
- PUB DATE: 7/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Palm Beach Coast - Metered Site
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Posted: Jul 7, 2022

Massachusetts fire department divers recover lost diamond ring from river

VIDEO: A Chicago woman is expressing her gratitude to members of the Cambridge Fire Department Dive Team and Marine Unit after they helped find her diamond ring that fell into the Charles River in Massachusetts. Cambridge Fire Lt. Stephen Capuccio said those Dive Team and Marine Unit members were working a detail on the Charles River on Sunday when they were alerted about a lost ring at the Charlesgate Yacht Club.
- PUB DATE: 7/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston
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Posted: Jul 7, 2022

Tornado touches down in Ohio; Fire, police stations damaged

Goshen Township Administrator Steve Pegram held a press conference Thursday after a tornado touched down Wednesday, damaging multiple buildings and knocking down trees. On Wednesday, Pegram declared a state of emergency for Goshen Township. A preliminary National Weather Service survey Thursday declared the tornado was an EF2 tornado.
- PUB DATE: 7/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCPO-TV ABC 9 Cincinnati
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Posted: Jul 7, 2022

'The toughest two minutes in sports': Minnesota firefighters headed to North Dakota for firefighter challenge

Members of the Perham Fire Department take their commitment to life-saving quite seriously — so much so that they began a fitness initiative in early 2022 to improve their overall health. As a part of this initiative, five firefighters will be competing in the Firefighter Challenge in Bismarck, N.D. on July 15 and 16.
- PUB DATE: 7/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Perham Focus
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Posted: Jul 7, 2022

No Injuries As Multiple Garages Destroyed By Fire At South Everett Apartment Complex

PHOTOS: An Investigator with Everett Fire was on scene where multiple attached garages were damaged or destroyed by fire late Wednesday morning. Fire crews were called just before 11:30 AM to the Woodbrook Apartments near 7th SE and 112th SE in the Silver Lake neighborhood. As the first Engine approached the scene, they saw a heavy column of smoke and upgraded the call to a confirmed commercial fire which brought additional mutual aid from South County Fire and Snohomish Fire and Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 7/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: My Everett News
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