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Posted: May 18, 2021

Chemical scare in Boston shuts down street, forces firefighters to evacuate

VIDEO: A firehouse was evacuated and a nearby Roslindale street was shut down Monday night after a suspicious package containing an unknown chemical was discovered. The suspicious package came in the mail to a Brooke Street home, prompting a resident to bring the package to the nearby firehouse on Canterbury Street, fire officials said.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHDH-TV 7 Boston
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Posted: May 18, 2021

100-year-old fire engine refurbished, returned to original department in Ohio

VIDEO: A 100-year-old fire engine has been refurbished and returned to it’s original department. Larry Manaro spent a year restoring McDonald’s first fire engine. Now retired Fire Chief Todd Stitt approached him about fixing it up. The truck was in rough shape and had been stored in a garage for years.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WYTV ABC 33 Youngstown
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Posted: May 18, 2021

Fire ambulance stolen in Pennsylvania, crashed in Lancaster County

VIDEO: A fire department ambulance that was stolen Monday in Reading later crashed into a tractor-trailer in Lancaster County. Reading police say Reading Fire Department ambulance No. 4 was taken while first responders were attending to a call inside Kennedy Towers senior center, located in the 300 block of South Fourth Street.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMZ-TV 69 Allentown
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Posted: May 18, 2021

Seven people displaced after fire on Spokane's South Hill

An early morning fire on Spokane's South Hill has the Red Cross helping displaced people Tuesday morning. The fire broke out around 2 a.m. at the corner of South Lincoln and West Lincoln Place. The fire happened at a big house that was converted into apartments. Fire officials said seven people live in the building, but it's unclear right now how many are displaced.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane
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Posted: May 18, 2021

Washington launching 988 hotline for mental health emergencies

The State of Washington hopes a new three-digit number for people to call when they are experiencing mental health crises will do what 911 did for first responders. Governor Jay Inslee signed into law a bill designating 988 as the state's suicide prevention hotline, part of a nationwide system. It launches July 2022 and will tie together in-state call centers with 911 operators, police, and behavioral health providers, to connect people in distress with immediate help.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle
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