SVI Trucks—Midland (TX) Fire Department three light rescue units. Ford F-550 Super Cabs and chassis; Power Stroke 6.7L V8 Turbo 350-hp engines; 9-foot walk around rescue bodies; Res-Q-Jack RJ13 jacks; Warn Zeon 8 multimount 8,000-pound portable winches; SlideMaster structural steel slide-out trays; streetside/curbside transverse storage modules. Dealer: Brian Cudaback, Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Houston, TX.

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PHOTOS: Several people had to be evacuated after a fire truck crashed into an apartment building on San Antonio's Northwest Side. The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at an apartment complex off Hillcrest Drive and W. Quill Drive near Bandera Road. San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said it all started when Engine 27 was on its way to a fire call when it was hit by a speeding car.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABB-TV FOX 29 San Antonio

York County first responders attended a pilot program on April 5 that aimed to teach them how to best serve patients living with dementia. The program, the first of its kind in the county, included 10 participants from multiple York County agencies. The program aims to inform first responders about the unique challenges that people with dementia face and teach strategies to effectively communicate with those patients.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPMT-TV FOX 43 York

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Phoenix Fire Department rescued a construction worker who tripped and fell into a trench while working in Phoenix late Tuesday morning. It happened near Central Avenue and Interstate 17, right next to a restaurant called Comedor Guadalajara. Arizona’s Family was there when the man was hoisted out of the trench and taken to the hospital just before noon.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV CBS 3/KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix

VIDEO: Tyler Braden made his hometown proud as he represented the state of Tennessee on NBC’s American Song Contest on Monday, April 4. The fast-rising country singer and former firefighter put his signature raspy vocals on full display with the live debut of his new single, “Seventeen,” which was penned by Braden.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Country Now