Rosenbauer—Osage Beach (MO) Fire Protection District two rear-mount controls pumpers. Commander 7811 cabs and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engines; Hale RSD rear-mount 1,500-gpm pumps; ProPoly 840-gallon polypropylene water tanks; 30-gallon foam cells; FoamPro Class A foam systems; EXT heavy-duty aluminum bodies. Dealer: Brian Franz, Sentinel Emergency Solutions, St. Louis, MO.

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PHOTOS: It was quite a sight to see the Fireboat John D. McKean arrive at Pier 25. On one of the most beautiful days of the year, there were bagpipers from the FDNY to welcome it on the pier, and its (her?) cousin, the John J. Harvey, which is docked in Hudson River Park at Pier 66 Maritime, gave a water display as a welcome.
- PUB DATE: 6/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tribeca Citizen

The abrupt, deadly collapse of part of the Champlain Towers South apartment building in Surfside, Fla., is prompting new calls for enhanced oceanfront construction safety protocols and inspections. "Buildings like this do not fall in America," Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett told Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Thursday night.
- PUB DATE: 6/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX NEWS

AT&T and the FirstNet Authority announced the addition of 19 deployable assets to the dedicated FirstNet fleet of mobile LTE vehicles, with Communications Vehicles and Micro SatCOLTs providing different operational features and flexibility than was available previously. Fred Scalera, AT&T’s associate director for FirstNet, said he believes the new deployables will help AT&T—the nationwide contractor building the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN)—deliver “next-level” communications support to public safety during emergency-response efforts.
- PUB DATE: 6/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IWCE's Urgent Communications

Doctors at UPMC are trying to raise awareness about the benefits of napping for first responders. KDKA’s Meghan Schiller found out this new napping study applies to everyone looking to make informed decisions about rest but especially applies to first responders, police officers, firefighters, pilots, train operators and other high-risk jobs.
- PUB DATE: 6/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh