Seattle Fire Department may seek more oversight of ambulance contractor use of a nurse line and AI to triage 911 calls after council concerns about untracked ambulance waits.

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Two Turlock fire engines now use Haas Alert Safety Cloud to warn drivers through Waze and Apple Maps when an emergency vehicle is nearby.

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The Pattonville (MO) Fire Protection District added a Rosenbauer 78-foot Viper aerial ladder quint, built to match its other apparatus.

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VIDEO: The Westfield Fire Department is sounding the alarm after they say a stray bullet came through the roof and ceiling of one of its stations, narrowly missing a firefighter who was getting ready for bed.

“Thankfully, no one was injured, but this could have ended very differently,” the fire department said on social media.

This happened at the Westfield Fire Station 2 on Bentley Road. WFD said the bullet missed the firefighter by just two feet.

“Shooting a gun into the air isn’t just against the law… it’s deadly conduct with potentially deadly consequences,” WFD said. “If you hear what sounds like gunfire, call 9-1-1 immediately. One call can save a life.”

The fire department said shots fired into the air can travel up to three miles from where they were shot, damage home and vehicles, and cause serious injury or death.

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VIDEO: Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, fire and police departments say the lessons learned that day continue to shape emergency response, with a greater focus on specialized training, technology, coordination, and first responder safety.

At the Cherry Hill Fire Department’s Central Command, agencies from across Camden County regularly train together for special operations rescues, including building collapses.

“New York, Philly, they all had collapse training. Cherry Hill, we didn’t have any of that before 9/11,” said Lt. Sean Carlin of the Cherry Hill Fire Department. Rescue tactics and equipment have evolved significantly since then.

Teams now use respiratory protection during operations, and specialized tools help stabilize damaged structures. “These are aluminum struts. We use this in a variety of ways. We stabilize vehicles,” Carlin said. “But the bread and butter for this is structural collapse.”

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