The $915,906 Spartan Emergency Response engine has a 1,500-gallon-per-minute (gpm) pump, a 750-gallon water tank, and a foam system.

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Texas A&M Forest Service approved an additional $14 million in grants for volunteer fire departments, part of a historic $192 million allocation to address ongoing equipment and training needs.

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A 2,000-gpm and 300-gallon tank are on board this 100-foot midmount platform quint built by Smeal on a Spartan Gladiator EMFD cab and chassis for the Sanger (TX) Fire Department.

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Leadership and culture are two keys critical to the success for any fire department, but at the end of the day, you have to put the fire out.

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PHOTOS: More than 50 people remained away from their homes on Monday afternoon following a house explosion and a gas leak in Centreville the night before, according to a spokesperson for the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.

That number is down from the 65 houses Washington Gas reported were evacuated as a precaution Monday morning. Crews spent Monday afternoon helping evacuated residents pick up necessary items from their homes or help return them to their homes.

Fire crews responded around 9:48 p.m. Sunday to the 14300 block of Quail Pond Court for a house fire after multiple callers reported hearing a loud explosion and flames engulfing the residence. Crews confirmed Monday morning that there was an explosion.

So far, investigators have not said whether the gas leak caused the explosion or if the two are linked at all. They are working to determine the cause. The house next door caught fire, too, but fire officials said crews got it under control, and the family living there got out.

WJLA-TV ABC 7 Washington, D.C.

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