HME Ahrens-Fox—Silver City (NM) Fire Department rescue pumper. HME Ahrens-Fox 1871-W cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale DSD 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon water tank; 30-gallon foam cell; Hale FoamLogix 2.1 Class A foam system; clean cab design; transverse compartment configured to house soiled turnout gear, SCBA, and tools. Dealer: Jeff Wood, Firefighter Trucks, Las Cruces, NM.

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A homeless man died from injuries suffered in a fire at his encampment in Kent along Pacific Highway South on the West Hill. Puget Sound Fire responded at about 6:46 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22 to a fire in the 24600 block of Pacific Highway South, according to a Feb. 23 email from Puget Sound Fire spokesman Pat Pawlak.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2022 1:02:38 AM - SOURCE: Kent Reporter

Two people jumped out of a second-story window to escape a fire in South Land Park Thursday morning. Sacramento Fire Battalion Chief Dave Lauchner said fire crews were called to the complex along Land Park Drive near 43rd Avenue around 4 a.m. Upon arrival, they discovered heavy fire on the backside of the apartment building.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXTV ABC 10 Sacramento

PHOTOS: It was a quiet Saturday evening, a little past 6 p.m., and Duane and Marlys Tieszen were just sitting down in their kitchen to enjoy a snack. “We were sitting right at this table, and we had just gotten out a pail of ice cream and had bowls on the table,” Duane told the Mitchell Republic in a recent interview.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Grand Forks Herald

They are the heroes we call when we need help. But firefighters need some help of their own. They are getting cancer at a high rate because of the elements they are exposed to. “We have a 9% higher chance than the general public of getting cancer, and we have a 14% greater risk of dying of those cancers,” said Mark Munson, a captain with St.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCCO-TV CBS 4 Minneapolis