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Posted: Apr 19, 2022

Oklahoma City Bombing 27 years ago today

PHOTOS: It’s one of those pivotal news stories in our lives many can remember where they were when hearing the news. At the time, it was the nation’s worst single act of domestic terrorism. It was years before the unimaginable tragedies of 9-11/September 11, 2001 occurred. The country was stunned that two Americans, anti-government extremists with white supremacist, extreme right-wing sympathies; Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols had conspired to commit the crime.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAM-TV CBS 7 Pittsburg
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Posted: Apr 19, 2022

Indiana firefighters help woman receiving double organ transplant on race to the hospital

April is National Donate Life Month, raising awareness about the importance of organ donation. Just last week, the power of community helped a local woman awaiting a transplant get to the hospital to receive her new organs. Right in the middle of severe storms we had last Wednesday, an evening phone call put the O'Daniels family on the clock.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTHR-TV NBC 13 Indianapolis
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Posted: Apr 19, 2022

Ohio firefighter keeps firehose out of landfills by repurposing into pet toys

Michael Fearing has been a firefighter for more than 30 years. He said a typical fire hose lasts 10-15 years. They get pressure tested each year and if they fail; they have to be replaced. Over the years, Fearing has watched thousands of feet of used fire hose enter landfills. “I’ve probably disposed of miles and miles of hose.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1
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Posted: Apr 19, 2022

Four eastern Washington fire districts getting new tools to fight fires

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) donated surplus wildfire engines to four eastern Washington fire districts on Monday. This year, 10 engines were donated across the state. Four of them will be utilized in eastern Washington as part of the DNR's annual effort to strengthen fire response in wildfire-prone rural areas.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane
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Posted: Apr 19, 2022

Update: Firefighter of 18 years in east King County fired due to state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Ten firefighters in east King County are now out of a job-- they were let go from Eastside Fire & Rescue on Monday because they are not vaccinated against COVID-19. Chief Jeff Clark said the agency is following the governor’s mandate of all emergency service providers being fully vaccinated by Oct. 18, 2021.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle
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