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Posted: Mar 24, 2022

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Darley—Mountain Lake Fire Company, Belvidere, NJ, CAFS pumper. Vision poly body; Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Darley LDMBC 1,500-gpm pump; ProPoly™ body and 800-gallon polypropylene water tank; 25-gallon foam cell; FoamPro Class A foam system; AutoCAFS compressed air foam system; enclosed Vision pump panel. Dealer: Neal Brooks, Darley Company, Braceville, IL.

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Posted: Mar 24, 2022

Two Firefighters Injured Battling Separate 2-Alarm Fires In Maryland

VIDEO: Two of Baltimore’s firefighters were injured as they battled separate two-alarm fires on Wednesday, the local firefighters union said. The first fire started in Northwest Baltimore and emitted heavy smoke. Firefighters had to close off part of Reisterstown Road as they battled the blaze. The union said shortly before 5 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ-TV CBS 13 Baltimore
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Posted: Mar 24, 2022

New technology to increase safety for Pennsylvania first responders

The Move Over Law in Pennsylvania is meant to protect police, fire, and workers from being injured, and it's important for drivers to be aware. All the Scranton Fire Department's vehicles now have an added layer of protection, with the addition of new technology. "Anything that we could do to alert drivers out on the highway that we're operating on a scene.
- PUB DATE: 3/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNEP-TV ABC 16 Scranton
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Posted: Mar 24, 2022

‘Fire in the hole’: How the Las Vegas bomb squad works

PHOTOS: Four milk jugs filled with gasoline were wrapped in detonation cord outside a Las Vegas Fire Department training center on Wednesday. Bomb Squad technician Mark Duncan yelled “fire in the hole!” three times. A loud bang sent a fireball about 10 feet into the air of the eastern valley and a large plume of black smoke even higher into the clear desert sky.
- PUB DATE: 3/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Las Vegas Review Journal - Metered Site
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Posted: Mar 24, 2022

Firefighter in Oklahoma becomes his department's first smoke diver

Broken Arrow is celebrating one of its firefighters. He’s become the department’s first Smoke Diver. The Oklahoma Smoke Diver Association is one of only three Smoke Diver programs in the United States. Oklahoma’s program is in its second year and now 11 more firefighters have the designation including Broken Arrow’s own Wade Ambrose.
- PUB DATE: 3/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KJRH-TV NBC 2 Tulsa
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