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Posted: Dec 20, 2021

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Rosenbauer—Pattonville Fire Protection District, Bridgeton, MO, 100-foot aerial ladder quint. Commander 7818 cab and chassis; Cummins X15 600-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump; Pro Poly 370-gallon polypropylene water tank; 30-gallon foam cell; Hale FoamLogix Class A foam system; Smart Power 8-kW generator; SAM pump control. Dealer: Brian Franz, Sentinel Emergency Solutions, Arnold, MO.

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Posted: Dec 20, 2021

Fire still burning at QVC facility in North Carolina 48 hours after it started, body of missing 21-year-old employee found

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters were still responding to hot spots and smoke on Monday leftover from a deadly weekend fire at the QVC distribution facility in Rocky Mount. The Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office said search and rescue members located a body on the outbound side of the loading dock at the distribution facility on Sunday morning.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRAL-TV NBC 5 Raleigh
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Posted: Dec 20, 2021

Iowa firefighter kept tornado siren sounding by hand as historic storm arrived

VIDEO: As a devastating tornado rolled through Rudd Wednesday night, a local resident went above and beyond to protect his neighbors from what was to come. With heavy winds and rain bearing down on the town, Volunteer Firefighter Tyler Hicks answered the call when asked to sound Rudd's tornado siren system by hand.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMT-TV CBS 3 Mason City
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Posted: Dec 20, 2021

How to save a life: Oregon firefighter with COVID-19 gets brand new treatment

Bruce Sams is no stranger to fighting for his life and fighting to save others’ lives. As a McMinnville firefighter, it’s right there in his job description. But the North Albany resident didn’t expect to be fighting for his own life against one nasty case of COVID-19. Fortunately, for Sams, 55, landing in the intensive care unit of Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center meant being admitted to one of the few hospitals in the country using a brand new treatment.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Albany Democrat-Herald - Metered Site
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Posted: Dec 20, 2021

Viral ‘Buddy the Elf’ pillow-fighting firefighter raising money for Boston Children’s Hospital

VIDEO: You can find a lot of things at Faneuil Hall. From Keytar Bear to Ned Devine’s and even John Legend. The past few years, you may have even caught Buddy the Elf. And while the notable Christmas character is known for spinning around turnstiles and eating already chewed gum off railings in New York City, this Boston-based Christmas elf has one goal in mind: pillow fights.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston.com
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