Marty Bass has been appointed President of Pierce Manufacturing, bringing more than 20 years of leadership in global manufacturing to enhance quality and operational excellence amid industry challenges.

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Marty Bass has been appointed President of Pierce Manufacturing, bringing more than 20 years of leadership in global manufacturing to enhance quality and operational excellence amid industry challenges.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: It was a case of the right people being in the right place at the right time. On Tuesday, members of the King County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit and Mercer Island Police were conducting water rescue training at Fish Lake in the Cascade Mountains when a man fell through the ice right in front of them.

“We saw a guy out of the corner of our eye walking back and one of our guys said ‘he just went through!’” said Sgt. Rich Barton, who works with the sheriff’s office marine unit. The team had just finished their training exercise, but was still in their water rescue gear and had their equipment with them. “My guys were falling in the ice trying to get to this guy,” Barton said.

KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

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Coconut Creek (FL) will hire a mechanic for fire apparatus maintenance, costing $345,000, to reduce downtime and expedite repairs, as approved unanimously by city leaders.

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VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Firefighters were out Wednesday night and into Thursday morning battling a fire that broke out in a Dickson City hospital.

A Dickson City Fire Chief stated that crews were called to the Lehigh Valley Hospital in Dickson City for a structure fire just before 10:00 p.m.

He stated that after seeing the fire from the highway, he called in additional units from the surrounding area to help fight it.

Flames could be seen pouring out of the building as crews responded to the blaze.

The Chief states that the Orthopedic unit is a total loss, and that the cause of the fire is under investigation by a Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal.

Officials say there were no injuries, but that more than 70 patients were transported to hospitals and facilities across the area and that all EMS services within a 50-mile radius were utilized.

WBRE-TV NBC 28 Wilkes-Barre

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