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Posted: Sep 9, 2021

Photo of the Day: September 9, 2021

Weis Fire & Safety—Sumter (SC) Fire Department quick-attack unit. Ford F-550 Super Duty extended cab and chassis; 6.7L Power Stroke V-8 330-hp engine; Hale HPX200-K24 260-gpm portable pump; UPF Poly 400-gallon water tank; 12-gallon foam cell; Trident Foamate model 31-008.0 ATP 1.0 Class A foam system; two ground sweep nozzles; Akron 3462 front bumper-mounted monitor; WARN Zeon 10 winch. Dealer: Mike Weis, Weis Fire & Safety Equipment, Salina, KS.

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Posted: Sep 9, 2021

Two firefighters injured battling fire at Massachusetts apartment complex

VIDEO: Pittsfield firefighters put out a fire overnight at White Terrace Apartments on the intersection of White Terrace and North Street. According to a report sent to 22News from the Pittsfield Fire Deputy Chief Neil Myers, the department received information of the fire on White Terrace around 11:27 p.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWLP-TV NBC/CW+ 22 Springfield
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Posted: Sep 9, 2021

Actor Steve Buscemi: Everyone Said ‘Never Forget’ 9/11; Some Have No Choice

VIDEO: My dad was a sanitation worker for New York City. His message to me and my brothers was, when you turn 18, take whatever civil service test is available. Lucky for me, it was the Fire Department’s. I didn’t yet know what I wanted to do for a career, but at Engine 55 in Lower Manhattan, I found something even better: a brotherhood.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: TIME - Metered Site
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Posted: Sep 9, 2021

Training Center in Tennessee to teach first responders to work nuclear emergencies

The land passersby see cleared in west Oak Ridge near the Oak Ridge Turnpike will soon host a training center for first responders, including those responding to nuclear emergencies. Morris Hassler, senior director of Global Security & Strategic Partnership for Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS), the company which manages Y-12 National Security Complex, recently spoke to the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce about these new buildings, which together will be called the Oak Ridge Enhanced Technology and Training Center.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oak Ridger
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Posted: Sep 9, 2021

The ‘unseen’ threat: Surge of COVID-19 cases affecting Texas firefighters

Michael Glynn had a long day. He attended a funeral for a beloved retiree of his department, then went to the hospital to be with the family of another retired firefighter. “Speaking to a firefighter that is dying in a hospital bed and their family is being told they have 15 more minutes? That’s sad,” he said.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAN-TV NBC 36 Austin
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