Public safety agencies are one of the fastest-growing adopters of unmanned aircraft systems technology. Utilizing UAS provides opportunities and advantages to law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency management personnel, but knowing where to start in developing a UAS operation can be complicated.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: sUAS News

VIDEO: A motor vehicle accident caused a fire at a gas station Wednesday afternoon, sending one person to the hospital, according to the Tacoma Fire Department, though no one was seriously hurt. The Tacoma Police Department said a driver hit another car and continued driving on 38th Street before hitting a gas pump and another car at a Chevron station in the 3000 block of S.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

VIDEO: Thursday, March 11 marks ten years since Japan’s Tohoku earthquake in 2011. The magnitude 9.1 temblor and the tsunami that followed killed 16,000 people, caused the Fukushima nuclear power plant to meltdown and sent huge amounts of debris to Washington’s beaches. The disaster was also a reminder of the kind of quake and tsunami that will happen on our own coastline, as more communities prepare for that day.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

A fire truck that responded to Brockton’s 1941 Strand Theater tragedy has returned home, reports WCVB 5.

During that incident at the Strand Theater, the structure partially collapsed and killed 13 firefighters inside.

In the years that followed, the fire truck was sold many times over and eventually was in the possession of Billerica firefighter Dave Feyler. Feyler saw a photo and realized the truck had been at the Strand Theater fire. He then started the work of bringing the truck home.

Just feet from where the theater once stood, the Squad A truck joined Wednesday’s ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the tragedy.

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Brownsville Fire Department is working with the city council to explore buying a fire truck, reports The Caledonia Argus.

COVID-19 has also accelerated how quickly used fire trucks are being picked up by other fire departments, which is a consideration.

Fire officials have asked whether the department could put half of the cost down and finance the rest, as interest rates were extremely low. Plus, there would be more money left in the capital account for other upgrades.

he council approved a motion to allow the fire department to put $10,000 down once they found the desired fire truck. After the council was contacted about the potential purchase, then they have up to $45,000 to spend on the truck.

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