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Posted: Jul 23, 2024

Spokane Fire Department battles multiple fires during record heat

PHOTOS: The Spokane Fire Department (SFD) and Spokane County Fire District 9 responded to several fires last week during the record-setting heat. According to SFD, on July 18 around 5:30 p.m., firefighters received multiple calls about a house fire in the area of North Majorie Street in the Pacific Park neighborhood.
- PUB DATE: 7/22/2024 11:56:00 PM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane
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Posted: Jul 22, 2024

Crews knock down fire in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood

Crews are investigating after a residential building caught fire in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood on Monday morning. According to the Seattle Fire Department (SFD), at around 4:30 a.m., crews responded to reports of a fire near the corner of 1st. Ave. and Battery St. Firefighters arrived and quickly extinguished a fire on the exterior of the building.
- PUB DATE: 7/22/2024 1:05:24 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle
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Posted: Jul 22, 2024

Fire Apparatus of the Day: July 22, 2024

Ferrara—Maury County Fire Department, Columbia, TN, pumper. Spartan FC-94 MFD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale DSD 1,500-gpm pump; 1,000-gallon polypropylene water tank; 96-inch modular body with rescue-style compartments; Duo-Safety ground ladders. Dealer: Chris Allen, American Emergency Response Training, Rockford, TN.

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Posted: Jul 22, 2024

VIDEO: 4 Dallas firefighters injured after engine hydroplanes, falls off bridge

PHOTOS: Four Dallas firefighters were hospitalized after their engine slid off an elevated roadway and landed on the DART tracks below. The accident on the I-345 Expressway, which connects I-45 and US-75, and South Good Latimer happened just after 6 a.m. Dallas police say the fire engine hydroplaned, lost control and went off the bridge.
- PUB DATE: 7/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDFW-TV FOX 4 Dallas
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Posted: Jul 22, 2024

EMS in Minnesota seeks paramedic diversity to boost outcomes for minority patients

Infinity Beatty-Metcalfe's graduation from Hennepin Healthcare's paramedic trainee program on Friday may have been destiny, but it was a delayed one for the 31-year-old. She pushed herself after growing up in foster care to become an emergency medical technician (EMT) at 19. But Beatty-Metcalfe burned out from the intensity and frequency of ambulance runs in St.
- PUB DATE: 7/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Star Tribune - Metered Site
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