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Posted: Aug 19, 2021

Photo of the Day: August 19, 2021

HME Ahrens-Fox—Mesilla (NM) Fire Department pumper. HME Ahrens-Fox 1871-SFO cab and chassis; Cummins B 6.7L 360-hp engine; Hale DSD 1,500-gpm pump; 900-gallon polypropylene water tank. Dealer: Jeff Wood, Firefighter Trucks of New Mexico, Las Cruces, NM.

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Posted: Aug 19, 2021

Firefighters extinguish 2-boat fire in Florida; 2 injured

VIDEOS: Firefighters put out a fire that engulfed two boats at a marina in Dania Beach. 7SkyForce hovered over the scene at 299 Lewis Lane, just south of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Wednesday afternoon. The two boats could be seen fully engulfed in flames as heavy black smoke billowed from them.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSVN-TV FOX 7 Miami
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Posted: Aug 19, 2021

Retired FDNY Firefighter Says Old Helmet Brought Him Back To South Bronx Fire House One Day Before 9/11

This year, we will mark 20 years since the Sept. 11 terror attacks. For one retired firefighter, the tragedy and a firefighter’s helmet called him home to New York to help. In the heart of the South Bronx is Engine 73, Ladder 42, and in the hearts of firefighters at the Prospect Avenue fire house are the heroes lost on Sept.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLNY-TV 55 Riverhead
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Posted: Aug 19, 2021

Alabama fire chief competes in Food Network’s Guy’s Grocery Games after devastating tornado

Chief Justin McKenzie leads the newly-formed, full time fire department in Fultondale, and he’s using flames in a unique way. A master of the grill, McKenzie was recently a contestant on Food Network’s Guy’s Grocery Games – a show hosted by Guy Fieri in which different cooks compete for prize money.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIAT-TV CBS 42 Birmingham
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Posted: Aug 19, 2021

Lack of data stymies efforts to address Maine's firefighter shortage

Even when he works two consecutive 24-hour shifts, Chris Aberle rarely sleeps at the fire station. Sometimes he tries. If he is lucky, he might pick up a couple hours of rest. But lately his shift has been getting calls at night. “No one ever sleeps, you know, even if we had no calls from midnight to 8 a.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Penobscot Bay Pilot
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