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Posted: Nov 22, 2021

It’s Electric! (It Being the Los Angeles (CA) Fire Department’s New Apparatus)

The Los Angeles (CA) Fire Department is getting its first electric fire truck and hopes to put it into service in early 2022, reports hotcars.com.

A more eco-friendly and quieter vehicle, the electric apparatus boasts many of the same features of traditional fire trucks. An entire electric fleet isn’t practical, and they have some flaws, such as their engines can’t exceed the power and benefits of gas-powered trucks, the report says.

The benefits, though, are a smoother and clearer line of firefighter communications, less pollution, and less chance for combustion, according to the report.

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Posted: Nov 22, 2021

PHOTOS: Training with Louisa County (VA) Fire EMS Recruits

Louisa County (VA) Fire EMS Firefighter 1 students have recently been training and even completed a few controlled burns over the weekend.

Their course is winding down, and the early-December test is approaching.

See training photos as well as those of the burns below:

Posted: Nov 22, 2021

Photo of the Day: November 22, 2021

Spencer Manufacturing—South Haven (MI) Area Emergency Services, walk-around rescue. Freightliner M2 106 cab and chassis; Detroit Diesel DD8 375-hp engine; 18.5-foot rescue body; Smart Power 8-kW generator. Dealer: Grant Spencer, Spencer Manufacturing. South Haven, MI.

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Posted: Nov 22, 2021

Homes destroyed, firefighter hurt in North Carolina island fire

VIDEO: A large fire broke out on Bald Head Island on Saturday at around 8 p.m. Three units in Lighthouse Landing and one home were destroyed in the fire. Drone video provided to WRAL News showed large areas reduced to ashes in the aftermath of the blaze. The massive fire took 60 firefighters to put out.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRAL-TV NBC 5 Raleigh
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Posted: Nov 22, 2021

How the Las Vegas MGM Grand Fire 41 years ago changed fire codes and standards

Las Vegas’s MGM Grand Hotel and Casino fire, which occurred on November 21, 1980, killed 85 people and injured 700 more. The fire, caused by an electrical fault associated with a refrigerated pastry display case, originated in an unoccupied restaurant on the casino’s first floor. The fire was discovered by hotel staff early in the morning when, by that time, it had evolved to open flaming and was increasing in size and intensity.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Jensen Hughes
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