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Posted: Aug 21, 2017

New Augusta (ME) Fire Apparatus Needs Repairs

AUGUSTA - The city's new, $1 million multipurpose ladder firetruck is in the shop for repairs after parts of its hydraulic system failed within just a few weeks of being put into service. The city still has its older ladder truck in service, which the new truck was to replace, to help fight fires requiring a rig with a ladder while the newer truck is fixed.
A report on centralmaine.com looked at issues affecting the hydraulic system of a new fire apparatus in August, Maine.
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Posted: Aug 21, 2017

High-Rise Fire Engine Without 24-Hour Crew in Northern Ireland

A reduction in firefighters at Northland Road that left a special fire appliance designed to tackle high-rise blazes without a dedicated crew hasn't been reversed, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed.
The Derry Journal reported on a staffing situation for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service that has left an aerial appliance lacking a dedicated crew.
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Posted: Aug 21, 2017

Wichita Used-Car Lot Wants You Behind the Wheel of a...Fire Truck?

If you never got over you childhood love of fire trucks, you might want to check out the CAG Auto used-car lot on South Broadway in Wichita. For $5,000, you could drive home in a fire engine of your very own. CAG Auto, at 4333 S.
The Wichita Eagle reports on a low-mileage, lightly used 1978 Ward La France fire engine for sale for sale at CAG Auto.

James Porter, the lot's owner, said he originally bought the fire truck for his own use. He had planned to strip the tanks and pumps off the back and convert the heavy-duty chassis into a car carrier, but things did not go as planned.
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Posted: Aug 21, 2017

O2X Brings Revolutionary Human Performance Program to Chicago Blackhawks Organization

O2X Brings Revolutionary Human Performance Program to Chicago Blackhawks Organization

O2X is a revolutionary program that is saving the lives of our nation’s heroes and maximizing human performance for tactical athletes and elite organizations. The company’s core mission is to provide science-backed, comprehensive training, and education so individuals and teams can achieve and sustain high levels of performance.  

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Unlike any other tactical athlete program, O2X focuses equal attention on both the mental and physical components of training. O2X develops and maximizes all-around human performance. The unique EAT SWEAT THRIVE curriculum delivers a systematic approach to making incremental changes that lead to major, long-term improvements in performance.

In its work with firefighters and other tactical athletes, O2X delivers concrete steps based on the latest cutting-edge research so tactical athletes can remain healthy and finish their careers as strong as they started. The company recently brought its unique, all-encompassing training curriculum to the 2017 Chicago Blackhawks prospect camp.

At Chicago Blackhawks prospect camp, O2X delivered a systematic approach to player performance in all of the following areas: development and growth of core values; mental performance and readiness; sleep and performance; yoga and movement; player accountability, debriefing, and communication; and building resilience.

“I am going to use my visualization skills for developing strategies for optimal and sub-par performances so that I am ready for whatever happens,” says one prospect player who attended the O2X sessions.

With the help of O2X’s world class program, the Chicago Blackhawks organization is revolutionizing its training and making maximizing human performance a priority for players at all stages of their careers.

Visit them at o2x.com.

Email info@o2x.com

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Posted: Aug 21, 2017

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Pierce Pumper

Flower Mound (TX) Fire Department pumper. International 7400 4x4 cab and chassis; Navistar N9 330-hp engine; Darley LSP 1,000-gpm pump; mobile attack pump Darley 1.5 AGE hydraulic drive.

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