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Posted: Sep 24, 2021

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Ferrara—Monroe (LA) Fire Department HD-107 rear-mount aerial ladder quint. Inferno cab and chassis; Cummins X15 500-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 400-gallon water tank; 4-section rear-mount aerial ladder with 107-foot vertical reach; 750-pound tip load while flowing 1,500 gpm; Honda EM5000S 5-kW generator, Dealer: Courtney Butcher, Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Holden, LA.

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Posted: Sep 24, 2021

Volunteers give makeover to precarious Three Fingers Lookout

More than 6,800 feet above sea level, precariously balanced on a slab of rock that it’s slightly too big for, the Three Fingers Lookout is an act of defiance. How the elements haven’t done away with the 90-year-old hut must be an act of divine intervention. It looks as if one good gust of wind could send it flying off the mountain.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2021 1:47:21 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald
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Posted: Sep 24, 2021

VIDEO: Family displaced after large fire damages home in Maryland

A family is without a home following a violent fire in Windsor Mill Thursday evening. Baltimore County fire crews took hours to get the blaze under control. "When Capt. Roy pulled over top, we had fire that was well up into the attic, probably for some time before we arrived. That fire had burned its way up through the actual roof by the time our units had got there.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAL-TV NBC 11 Maryland
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Posted: Sep 24, 2021

New York 911 dispatchers pleased with law making them ‘first responders’

Hallie Pfendler and Denyse Hastwell are 911 dispatchers in Lewis County. The two work hand in hand to get help to people who need it. “We’re considered secretaries and we do a lot more than that. We potentially save lives. We do CPR instructions. We get people there that need to be there,” said Hastwell.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWNY-TV CBS 7 Carthage
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Posted: Sep 24, 2021

Pennsylvania fire department to be featured on YouTube channel spotlighting emergency personnel across the country

A local rescue organization is going to soon be featured on a YouTube channel that spotlights emergency personnel across the country. The Perkiomen Township Fire Department will be highlighted during a segment by Heroes Next Door, which says it works to promote awareness of various police, fire, EMS and healthcare services across the country.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Perkiomen Valley Patch
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