An amended New Jersey law gives fire departments more time to finance and lease apparatus and equipment.

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The department is assessing the damage to the fire apparatus and will continue to support the firefighters involved as it recovers from the incident.

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A large grass fire that spread across about 10 acres and involved two structures remained under control Sunday evening in the Sand Branch area of Dallas County.

Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a mutual aid request from Dallas County Fire Rescue at 10:29 p.m. Saturday for a large grass fire at 206 Burns Drive.

The first Dallas Fire-Rescue battalion chief to arrive found a fire spanning about 10 acres that had spread to two structures, officials said.

Firefighters worked through the night and into Sunday afternoon to contain the blaze. The fire is now contained within an area with multiple brush, trash and debris piles.

Crews were using an excavator to expose hot spots burning within the piles. Firefighters used aerial ladders and hand lines to extinguish flames as they were uncovered.

Fire departments and agencies from Dallas County, Forney, Rockwall, Seagoville, Kaufman County, Red Oak, Ovilla, Ellis County, Bristol and Combine assisted with the response. Dallas Fire-Rescue engines and water tankers from surrounding counties helped supply water.

No injuries have been reported. Fire personnel were expected to remain at the scene for about another 24 hours to ensure the fire remained out.

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VIDEO: Firefighters in St. Johns are working to protect themselves from toxic chemicals in smoke and soot that can cling to their gear and skin long after a fire is extinguished. Officials say that exposure can lead to cancer over time.

Jim Brown served more than four decades as a firefighter with the Ovid-Middlebury Fire Department. In 2022, his son, Cpt. Eric Brown, said a hospital visit for COVID-19 led to an unexpected discovery.

“They did an MRI. And that’s when they found the cancer in his lungs, his liver, his pancreas, his spine, his ribs. It was everywhere. He was already stage four,” Eric Brown said. Five weeks later, the cancer took Jim’s life.

Stories like Brown’s led Chief Douglas to equip his fleet of fire trucks with Post-Fire Decon Kits. The kits include wipes for the face, neck, helmet and mask, along with trash bags for safe disposal and transport back to the station.

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VIDEO: Firefighters from across the region gathered in Hazard this weekend for the 48th Annual Hazard Fire School. While the three-day event is known for its intense, hands-on training, this year’s kickoff focused on a sobering piece of Kentucky history.

Chief John Beatsch of the Southgate Fire Department in northern Kentucky traveled to Hazard to share his firsthand account of the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire. On May 28, 1977, the fire swept through the club in Southgate, Kentucky, claiming the lives of 165 people and injuring hundreds more. It remains the third deadliest nightclub fire in United States history.

At just 21 years old, Beatsch was a firefighter on the first-arriving engine company. He witnessed the chaos and took part in the rescue operations that night. For decades, he says he didn’t feel comfortable talking about it. “Eventually, I came to the point where I felt like I needed to talk about it for myself, for my own healing,” Chief Beatsch said. “And, again, so that people could understand, you know, that it could happen.”

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