Waverly Fire Protection District received a $25,000 Energy Transfer grant to buy emergency communications equipment as local dispatch systems transition to new radio networks.

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Bryant Volunteer Fire Department received a donated search and rescue boat.

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Fire service/EMS always has new gizmos and gadgets. The challenge for apparatus committees is to build safe, reliable, and effective units that balance innovation and practicality.

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A massive fire engulfed what may be a converted mobile home at a West Little River neighborhood early Tuesday.

The flames broke out at around 3:20 a.m. in the area of Northwest 13th Avenue and Northwest 79th Street.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said there are currently no reports of injuries. Officials also said the fire was “possibly caused by a blown transformer in area.”

Aerial images show extensive damage and charred vehicle parts in what appears to be a converted tractor-trailer.

WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami

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PHOTOS: Members of the FDNY gathered on Saturday for the 60th anniversary of a fire in Manhattan that claimed the lives of 12 firefighters.

Chief of Department John Esposito, numerous firefighters and family members gathered at the southeast corner of E. 23rd St. and Broadway in Flatiron to lay a wreath at the site of the fire in remembrance of the fallen heroes.

“Twelve members, representing nearly every rank from deputy chief to probationary firefighter, made the Supreme Sacrifice that day,” the FDNY said Saturday on X. “It was the greatest loss of life in FDNY history before the September 11th attacks.”

The five-alarm blaze broke out on Oct 17, 1966, across the street from Madison Square Park and the Flatiron building.

The fire erupted in a hazardous stew of paints and chemicals stored by an art dealer in the basement at 7 E. 22nd St., a brownstone building.

New York Daily News – Metered Source

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