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Posted: Jul 29, 2022

Newly Released Video Show Scene Before Three People Killed in Kansas City (MO) Fire Truck Crash

The final moments before a Kansas City (MO) fire truck crash that claimed the lives of three people were captured on video and KSHB41 News got the recordings through an open-records request.

The television station broadcasted the video on its new casts, pausing the recording moments before impact and resuming the video after the truck had crashed into three parked cars and a building, killing the two occupants in the vehicle and a pedestrian walking on the sidewalk at the time of the crash on Dec. 15. The incident involved the responding fire truck, an SUV, several parked cars and two pedestrians.

The videos show four different perspectives of the crash and will likely be central to lawsuits filed in the incident, according to the television station.

The lawsuits involve the driver alleging to fail to exercise care in traveling through the intersection, according to the news report and another claims the city was negligent in its maintenance of the intersection.

One of the factors the videos highlight are the lights at the intersection and the videos show the fire truck, with lights and sirens activated traveling north on Broadway Boulevard with the light red for 17 seconds before the impact in the middle of the intersection with the SUV that was traveling west on Westport Road with what appears to be a green light.

The television station said it contacted the victims’ attorneys before airing the video and tried to contact city officials who declined to comment.

KSHB41 reported that the Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office was contacted about the investigation into the Kansas City Police Department’s report about the crash and was told the matter was still under review.

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Posted: Jul 29, 2022

Rural Metro Fire – Knox County (TN) Puts Most Expensive Fire Truck, Ever, in Service

At $1.2 million, Rural Metro Fire – Knox County’s (TN) new ladder truck is the most expensive fire apparatus the department has ever purchased, according to a report published by WATE 6 ABC.

According to the report, the apparatus has a 107-foot aerial and a 2,000-gpm pump and a camera system that allows the driver to have a 360-degree view around the truck.

The new truck also has a lot of storage and has been dubbed a fire station on wheels, according to the report.

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Posted: Jul 29, 2022

Construction workers help save 11-year-old girl from Vancouver house fire

Two construction workers who spotted smoke on their drive to work Thursday morning helped pull an 11-year-old girl from a burning house in the Barberton area. The two men located the house fire shortly before 7:30 a.m. at 10505 N.E. Maitland Road and knocked on the door to alert anyone who was home, according to the Vancouver Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2022 8:20:00 AM - SOURCE: The Daily News
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Posted: Jul 29, 2022

Bicyclist Dies After Collison with Fire Truck in Grover Beach (CA)

A 29-year-old man has died after his electric bicycle and a The Five Cities Fire Authority engine collided at a Grover Beach (CA) intersection, according to a report published by KSBY 6 NBC.

According to the report, the man crossed in front of an oncoming fire engine at about 10:20 pm on Wednesday night when the apparatus was heading north on 13th Street.

The impact on the left side of the man threw him from the electric bike and the three firefighters in the engine immediately jumped out and gave the man aid, according to the report, which said the man was taken to the hospital in Arroyo Grande where he died.

The crash is under investigation, according to the report.

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Posted: Jul 29, 2022

Valdosta (GA) Fire Department Purchases Demo Truck to Avoid Supply Chain Issues

The Valdosta (GA) Fire Department will shave time off the wait period for a new fire truck by buying a demonstrator unit from Sutphen Corp., according a report published by Valdosta Daily Times.

According to the report, Valdosta has an immediate need for a new truck and the current supply chain issues made the demonstrator unit, already in production, an attractive choice.

The new demonstrator will be completed in about eight months rather than 22 months for something custom-built for the department, according to the report.

The new truck cost $724,990, according to the report.

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