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Posted: Jan 10, 2024

Fire truck crashes in Illinois, no serious injuries reported

VIDEO: Three Belleville firefighters were taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after their fire truck was involved in a crash and flipped onto its side. It all happened at Route 161 and Carlyle Avenue, right by Belleville East High School. The good news is that nobody was seriously hurt. The bad news is that there is significant damage to both the fire truck and the Toyota 4Runner, which was also involved in the crash.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVI-TV FOX 2 St. Louis
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Posted: Jan 10, 2024

Coast Guard previews public hearing on deadly 2023 cargo ship fire in New Jersey

VIDEO: There's new information about July's deadly cargo ship fire in Port Newark, as the Coast Guard previewed Wednesday's public hearing. Firefighters 45-year-old Augusto Acabou and 49-year-old Wayne Brooks Jr. were killed when a massive fire overtook an Italian cargo ship in Port Newark on July 5, 2023.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York City
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Posted: Jan 10, 2024

A Look Back: An explosion in bitter cold headlined a tragic day for one Missouri fire department

PHOTOS: On Jan. 10, 1962, all the talk was about bitter cold. At 3 p.m., with the temperature only 4 degrees, Carson Crocker was cutting a customer's hair at 702 Chouteau Avenue. Police officer Kenneth Jones tried to stay warm in his patrol car one block away. Major Nesbit worked inside the Ralston Purina feed mill that towered over the neighborhood just south of downtown.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Metered Site
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Posted: Jan 10, 2024

Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue considers raising levy rate back up

Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue officials say additional staffing is needed to keep up with higher call volumes. Calls for CKFR have been on the rise – increasing 35% in the last five years. In 2022, the district responded to 11,062 calls, of which 67% were for emergency medical services. Revenue, however, is not keeping up with the demand for and costs to provide such services.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kitsap Daily News
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Posted: Jan 10, 2024

Large tree falls on top of car in Tacoma, traps person inside

PHOTOS: A person is recovering from minor injuries after a tree falling left them trapped in their car Tuesday afternoon. Tacoma fire posted on X that a large tree fell on a vehicle in the 4700 block of S. 48th St. at 12:50 p.m. Pictures posted by Tacoma fire show that at least two cars were under the fallen tree.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC/CW 4 Seattle
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