The driver of an Owen Sound (Canada) Fire Department pumper has been charged with failing to stop for a red light in a crash involving the apparatus, a school bus, and a delivery van.

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Michael J. Ryan, a firefighter and commissioner with the Phoenicia (NY) Fire District, died of cardiac arrest while responding to an injured hiker in Shandaken.

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The Ross Valley (CA) fire chief reported that closing Ross Fire Station 18 has delayed fire and ambulance response times by two minutes since July, prompting community debate and studies on public safety.

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An ambulance crash in Fort Myers, Florida, led to a second collision involving a rescue truck. Two medics and a patient were hospitalized, but no firefighters were injured.

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The Cuba (MO) Fire Protection District turned to Precision Fire Apparatus to build this 1,500/1,000 rescue-pumper on a Spartan FC-94 cab and chassis.

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