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Posted: Apr 8, 2022

ARFF Training at NJ’s Teterboro Airport

Have you ever wondered what kind of equipment ARFF teams stationed at smaller airports use to train? Well, CBS2 has a segment for you!

The news station did a dive into NJ’s Teterboro Airport, which averages about 500 flights a day. The segment notes that fire service for smaller planes requires unique training. One such piece of equipment is a general aviation aircraft simulator, which is a prop plane filled with fake smoke and a video screen displaying fire.

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Officials estimate that 82% of the airport’s accidents happen on taxi takeoff and landing and typically within 3,000 foot of its center.

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Posted: Apr 8, 2022

Centenarian Style: WI Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday with Ride on Fire Truck

When you’ve lived for a literal century, you can more or less do what you want—as evidenced by Sauk City woman Fidalia “Dale” Breunig.

News 3 Now reports that Breunig’s centennial wish was to ride in a fire truck around town, and she made it happen on Wednesday.

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Posted: Apr 8, 2022

Photo of the Day: April 8, 2022

Ferrara—Bossier City (LA) Fire Department walk-around rescue. Igniter cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; 23-foot walk-around rescue body; Onan Protec PTO 25-kW generator; Will-Burt Night Scan light tower with four FRC Spectra Max lights; 6,000-psi two-bottle cascade system with American Airworks Spacer Saver fill station. Dealer: Shane Dulany, Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Holden, LA.

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Posted: Apr 8, 2022

VIDEOS: Massive fire in Washington State that lasted for hours causes $10 million in damage

Multiple fire departments and agencies battled a large commercial fire in downtown Friday Harbor on San Juan Island that lasted for hours and caused millions of dollars in damage. The fire in the area of Front and Spring streets was called in by a tow truck driver at 3:43 a.m. Thursday. Multiple buildings were involved, according to Kimberley M.
- PUB DATE: 4/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle
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Posted: Apr 8, 2022

Kentucky fire department looking at easing firefighter qualifications to encourage more recruits

Worker shortages have been affecting many industries across the country recently. Some who are also feeling the effects are first responders. Officials from fire departments across Kentuckiana said it's been hard to close the gaps they desperately need filled. When it comes to hiring new recruits, multiple fire chiefs said that with all of the qualifications that are actually needed, sometimes it feels impossible to bring on a new group of firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 4/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHAS-TV ABC 11 Louisville
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