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Posted: Apr 15, 2022

3 firefighters hurt after fire engine collides with tractor-trailer in Delaware

VIDEO: A crash involving a fire truck and a tractor-trailer injured three firefighters on Thursday night in New Castle County, Delaware. It happened around 7 p.m. on eastbound I-295 at Landers Lane. Officials say a Minquadale Fire Company truck was responding to an accident when the truck was hit by a tractor-trailer.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia
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Posted: Apr 15, 2022

VIDEO: Massive fire destroys multiple homes, cars in Cleveland

PHOTOS: A wind-driven fire tore through a neighborhood Thursday evening on the East Side, destroying or damaging five homes and multiple vehicles. Seventeen fire companies and 80 firefighters battled the four-alarm blaze on Mannering Road, just south of Euclid Avenue in the Euclid-Green neighborhood, according to a news release from the Cleveland Division of Fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cleveland.com
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Posted: Apr 15, 2022

Legislation classifying Illinois dispatchers as first responders clears legislature

A bill that would give Illinois emergency dispatchers more benefits and officially classify the profession as first responders could soon be sent to the governor. Senate Bill 3127 was filed by state Sen. Neil Anderson and provides that emergency dispatchers are now COVID-19 first responders. If signed by Gov.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Center Square
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Posted: Apr 15, 2022

California: How the San Jose Home Depot fire compares to the 2002 Santana Row blaze

PHOTOS: It’s not every day that a major building in San Jose becomes consumed by a raging inferno, sending up dark clouds of smoke that can be seen for miles, forcing hundreds of people to flee for safety and captivating the nation’s attention. So when a Home Depot store in South San Jose quickly burst aflame last weekend, many residents were reminded of one of the city’s last calamitous structure fires: the 2002 Santana Row blaze.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Mercury News - Metered Site
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Posted: Apr 15, 2022

Fire and rescue department in Virginia is leading the way in fitness

Emergencies follow no set schedule and can happen at a moment’s notice. So when firefighters with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department file into the Wellfit center in Chantilly, they often bring their equipment with them, leaving their gear near the entrance and trucks parked out front in case their shift is called into action.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fairfax County Times
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