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Posted: Oct 1, 2021

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Rescue 1—Union Fire District, South Kingstown, RI, walk-in heavy rescue. Spartan Metro Star LTD 2-door cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; 20-foot walk-in rescue body; Command Light CL602A-W4x4 light tower; Harrison 20-kW generator; SlideMaster heavy-duty, slide-out and tilt-down trays; interior cabinets; desk area with LED lights; four 6,000-psi DOT/ASME bottle cascade system. Dealer: Jim Feehan, New England Fire Equipment & Apparatus, North Haven, CT.

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Posted: Oct 1, 2021

Massive 3-alarm fire fueled by burning pallets erupts at distribution center in California

VIDEO: After an hours-long battle on Thursday, a massive 3-alarm fire at a distribution center in Carson is under control, according to fire officials. It took about 200 firefighters to get the blaze under control. According to an employee, a barrel of hand sanitizer exploded and prompted the fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
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IAFC-VCOS, NVFC Release Lavender Ribbon Report Update for Preventing Firefighter Cancer

Cancer is a serious health threat facing today’s firefighters. Studies have shown that firefighters have an increased risk of developing several types of cancers, due to the occupational hazards they face. However, there are steps firefighters can take to protect themselves and their crew. The National Volunteer Fire Council and International Association of Fire Chiefs’ Volunteer and Combination Officers Section released the Lavender Ribbon Report to present 11 specific actions firefighters need to take to lessen their risk of occupational cancer.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Homeland Security Today
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Florida firefighter-paramedic trades in boxing gloves for bunker gear

PHOTOS: You could say Winter Park Firefighter-Paramedic Alfredo Escalera Jr. is a little bit of an adrenaline junkie. Born in Puerto Rico, Escalera moved to Casselberry with his mother when he was a small child. Later, he followed in his father’s footsteps, becoming a boxer. His father, also named Alfredo Escalera, was a professional boxer with 70 bouts between 1970 and 1983.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando
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Movie Trailer: A Girl’s Firefighting Dreams Spark Adventure in ‘Fireheart’

VIDEO: Entertainment One (eOne) today shared the first trailer and poster for family animated feature Fireheart, coming to cinemas early next year. The CG-animated movie centers on a girl who finds a way to follow her dream of becoming a firefighter and crack a mysterious case of serial arson across jazz age Broadway.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Animation Magazine
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