Pierce—Pilot Township Fire Protection District, Herscher, IL, PUC pumper. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; TAK-4 independent front suspension; Pierce PUC 1,500-gpm single-stage pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon water tank. Dealer: Larry Graves, MacQueen Emergency, Aurora, IL. (Photo by author.)

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PHOTOS: Arson is looking into what started a fire at another abandoned building. The latest fire started around 3:30 a.m. Monday at a vacant home on W. Travis Street and NW 24th Street on the West Side. When firefighters arrived, they found the home fully engulfed in flames. They immediately put their focus on preventing the fire from spreading the neighboring homes.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABB-TV FOX 29 San Antonio

The Durham Fire Department joined the hijinks on April Fools Day with a Friday morning post that drew strong reactions from basketball fans. The department took to social media to share seemingly real designs of a new fire engine with an unmistakable paint color – Duke blue. The post said: One of our Fire Trucks is going to look a lot different! As many of you know, we recently got seven new engines that will soon be in service.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNCN-TV CBS 17 Goldsboro

Hoosiers needing emergency assistance can now text 911 in their native language and have their plea for help immediately translated for a police, fire or ambulance dispatcher. The Indiana Statewide 911 Board recently announced it has partnered with INdigital to translate text-to-911 messages into English from 108 different languages.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Neighbor

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Hawks on Friday unveiled a new mural at Atlanta Fire Rescue Station 16, where 16 Black firefighters first integrated the city's department in 1963. Several of those history-making firefighters were on hand for the occasion, as was Hawks legend Dominique Wilkins and current players John Collins and Skylar Mays.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta