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Posted: May 25, 2022

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Spencer—Angola (IN) Fire Department pumper-tanker. Freightliner 108 SD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 400-hp engine; Hale Qmax-XS 1,500-gpm pump; APR polypropylene 2,031-gallon water tank. Dealer: Spencer Manufacturing, South Haven, MI.

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Posted: May 25, 2022

Why do Reno fire investigators prosecute more cases than the national average?

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Reno Fire Department fights hundreds of fires each year. There's a team focused on the dozens of fires that are intentionally set. Arson cases are the least often, least effectively prosecuted criminal offenses in America even though they are the largest dollar loss crime, exceeding burglaries, thefts and armed robberies combined, according to the interFire website.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRNV-DT NBC 4 Reno
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Posted: May 25, 2022

‘My Heart Is Broken'; 19 Children, 2 Adults Killed in Texas School Shooting

VIDEO: An 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children and two teachers as he went from classroom to classroom at a Texas elementary school, officials said, adding to a gruesome, yearslong series of mass killings at churches, schools and stores. The gunman, armed with an "AR-style rifle," was also killed when law enforcement confronted him at Robb Elementary School.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth
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Posted: May 25, 2022

Duke University Scientists: Silicone Wristbands Track Firefighters’ Exposure to Harmful Chemicals

Firefighters have a 9 percent higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer and a 14 percent higher risk of dying from the disease than the general adult U.S. population, according to studies by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and other agencies. Recent research by scientists at Duke University could give doctors and public health officials a new tool for tracking firefighters’ exposures to cancer-causing chemicals and determining where and when the risks might be greatest.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Duke - Nicholas School of the Environment
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Posted: May 25, 2022

Tennessee fire department shows its Tiger Pride with new truck

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Memphis Fire Department is showing its Tiger Pride. Monday, Mayor Jim Strickland, Memphis Tigers head basketball coach Penny Hardaway, and Fire Chief Gina Sweat helped to unveil a special new truck hitting the Memphis streets. The fire engine is blue striped with the Tiger logo on the side.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WATN-TV ABC 24 Memphis
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