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Posted: Jul 30, 2019

Iowa fire department touts new airboat’s capabilities

Saturday featured a late-night rescue effort by Van Meter firefighters, as they helped get 13 people off of a sandbar. It was the first time the team used this new air-boat for a real operation, but they say they could never go back to working without it. In Van Meter, water rescues don’t happen often, there are only a handful of them every summer.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOI-TV ABC 5 Des Moines
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Posted: Jul 30, 2019

Texas county faces long list of gaps identified after recent chemical fires

More monitoring and manpower is needed for Harris County to better respond to chemical fires like the three that struck the region earlier this year, worrying residents and shutting the Houston Ship Channel, according to a study evaluating the county’s response to the fires. The most critical response gap identified involved staffing in the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office, where another 16 hazardous materials technicians —at a cost of $1.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle
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Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Spartan ER Pumper
Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Spartan ER Pumper
Posted: Jul 30, 2019

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Spartan ER Pumper

Mesquite (TX) Fire Department pumper. Metro Star LFD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; Pro Poly 500-gallon polypropylene water tank; 30-gallon Class A foam cell.

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Posted: Jul 29, 2019

Dozens of homes told to evacuate due to Left Hand Fire outside Naches

Dozens of homes have been told to evacuate due to a wildfire that has burned an estimated 2,500 acres of forestland near the Yakima-Kittitas county line. The Left Hand Fire was started by lightning in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest off Highway 410 about 17 miles northwest of Naches on Tuesday.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2019 6:42:35 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews
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Garden Grove (CA) Fire Department Grants Boy Final Wish to Ride Fire Apparatus
Garden Grove (CA) Fire Department Grants Boy Final Wish to Ride Fire Apparatus
Posted: Jul 29, 2019

Garden Grove (CA) Fire Department Grants Boy Final Wish to Ride Fire Apparatus

A young boy suffering from cancer had two wishes on his bucket list: to ride a firetruck and see snow.

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The Garden Grove Fire Department, along with the Garden Grove Firefighters Association, Operation Be Kind and the OC Drive joined together to make Joshua’s wish come true.  

Doctors estimate that the young boy has about 4 months left to live, and the Garden Grove Fire Station #6 wanted to add something a little extra to Joshua’s surprise.

They found out he was a huge fan of Batman and were able to arrange to have Batman arrive on the fire truck to surprise the young boy.

Joshua and his family were able to ride on the firetruck for a few miles and with Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones.

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