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Posted: Aug 10, 2017

Teen Driver Charged in Fatal Crash with Akron Fire Apparatus

A 16-year-old Akron girl is facing charges in a deadly crash with an Akron fire truck. The crash happened on July 14 at West Exchange Street and South Rhodes Avenue in Akron. Police said the driver of a Chevrolet Trailblazer didn't stop at the red light.
The crashed claimed the lives of LaShae Johnson, 16, of Tallmadge, and Briyana Hayes, 15, of Akron.

The driver is charged with red light, two counts of vehicular homicide, two counts of vehicular manslaughter, vehicular assault, operating a vehicle on a temporary permit without a licensed driver and operating vehicle with more than one juvenile passenger. Her name was not released because she is a juvenile.

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Posted: Aug 10, 2017

Cocoa (FL) Police Say Woman Stole Vintage Fire Apparatus

A woman, accused of stealing an antique fire truck months ago, has been arrested. Cocoa police detectives said 60-year-old Stephanie Carder-Gallon stole the vehicle from a neighborhood last October, during Hurricane Matthew, as she looked for scrap metal. 
"This is a very big mistake. I work at Patrick's Air Force Base," said Carder-Gallon, as she appeared before a judge. "I'm not a violent person. I don't commit these crimes. I never stole a fire truck."

According to police, Carder-Gallon arranged to have the vehicle towed to a scrap yard and received $300 for it. The owner of the fire truck, Charles Fischer, called police when he realized the truck had been taken. He said a friend later spotted it online for sale.

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Posted: Aug 10, 2017

Kenosha (WI) Fire Station Plans Moving Forward

Kenosha Fire Chief Charles Leipzig said work to bring a new fire station to the shuttered Bain Elementary School site is going strong.
Two fire stations — Station 3, 2121 Roosevelt Road, and Station 5, 2125 Washington Road — are set to close and be merged into a “super” station at 2210 52nd St.

The station, similar to Pleasant Prairie’s new station at 3801 Springbrook Road, would also allow emergency crews to respond more quickly to areas of the city with high demand. By freeing up resources, the move also would allow each station in the city to have its own ambulance.

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Posted: Aug 10, 2017

Construction Continues on New Opelika (AL) Fire Station

Construction crews have been working on pouring concrete and laying bricks at the site of the Opelika Fire Department's new Fire Station 1 at the corner of Avenue B and 7th Street. CAM Builders, LLC is the general contractor for the new station. Construction began in February and the station is expected to be complete in December.
The building will be a two-story, brick fire station with four large bays for emergency vehicles and will be about 13,171 square feet. The bays will be 60 feet wide, which would allow the vehicles to pull straight out

The new fire station will have multiple dormitories for the crew, a citywide meeting room for the all of the fire department’s stations, a kitchen and weight rooms.

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Posted: Aug 10, 2017

SCN Designs Danville (VA) Fire Station

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