Sutphen—Westmere (NY) Fire Department SPH112 platform quint. Monarch cab and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; 300-gallon polypropylene water tank; 112-foot platform ladder; Harrison 10-kW generator. Dealer: Phil Vander Molen, Vander Molen Fire Apparatus Sales and Service, Syracuse, NY.

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Petersburg Fire and Rescue has hired the first female fire chief in its nearly 250-year history. Chief Tina R. Watkins is taking over on a permanent basis after a number of years where interim leaders have directed Petersburg’s fire department. Watkins began her career as a firefighter. For the past 11 years, she has been a Battalion Chief for Richmond Fire and Emergency Services where she supervised five stations and six fire companies.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Progress-Index

VIDEO: Authorities say two people have died after a vehicle collided with a fire truck in Camden County Wednesday morning. The crash occurred around 10:30 a.m. near Warwick Road and North White Horse Pike. Authorities say a fire truck from Lawnside was heading southbound on Warwick when it collided with a car that was heading west on White Horse Pike.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTXF-TV FOX 29 Philadelphia

An investigation into the Yute Commuter Service plane that caught fire on Nov. 20, 2021 has found that the fire was started by wiring in the aircraft that was installed incorrectly. The wiring was installed as part of a federally funded experimental safety program, and there could be over 200 other planes in the region that have the same problem.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTOO-FM 104.3 Juneau

VIDEO: First responders at the California State Capitol on Wednesday blasted hours-long wait times to transfer patients to emergency rooms. Emergency health workers voiced their growing frustration during a hearing, saying the wait times are bad for patients and keep them from other calls. Some agencies reported waiting up to eight hours to transfer patients to emergency rooms.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento