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Posted: Aug 27, 2019

'Glamorized camping:' Utah firefighters moving into a tent while new station is built

VIDEO: A large white tent on a lot in a north Provo neighborhood will be home base for a group of firefighters during the next 10 months. The temporary fire station will house crews during the the desperately-needed reconstruction of Provo Fire Station 2. 2News reported on the issues with Station 2 last year — including mold, flooding, and structural concerns.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUTV CBS 2 Salt Lake City
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Posted: Aug 27, 2019

'Ambiguous loss' a distinct form of grief in case of missing Florida firefighters

The family of missing Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department firefighter Brian McCluney remains unflinching in their faith. “I believe in a God of miracles,” said Stephanie McCluney, Brian McCluney wife, at a press conference on Friday. But McCluney’s family is also showing signs that their faith is tempered by resignation that their loved one and his close friend, Justin Walker of Virginia, might not have survived.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: First Coast News
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Posted: Aug 27, 2019

DCFD ALIRT team to improve low retention numbers for volunteer firefighters in Kentucky

The Daviess County Fire Department has implemented a new program that officials say will be better for both firefighters and the community. The Daviess County Advanced Large Incident Response Team (ALIRT) will help to reduce firefighter injuries, heat exhaustion and fatigue during large incidents, and will give firefighters the chance to work alongside colleagues from various departments across the county.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Owensboro Times
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Posted: Aug 27, 2019

Ammunition was ignited during motorhome fire on Blewett Pass

PHOTOS: Ammunition was going off inside a burning motorhome that shut down Blewett Pass for almost three hours last Friday. The 40-foot motorhome was being driven by 64-year-old Kim Michael Goodwin, 64, of Chelan. It was pulling a trailer with a quad when it broke down about 10:20 a.m. Goodwin pulled the motorhome to the side of the Highway 97 about six miles north of the summit as it burst into flames.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NCWLIFE
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Posted: Aug 27, 2019

South County Fire teams try out new rescue craft during lake training

PHOTOS: It was the perfect afternoon to be on the water, but it was all business for technical rescue crew members from South County Fire Monday. They were trying out a brand new inflatable rescue craft with a series of water rescue drills designed to keep their skills razor sharp. The new craft, a 10-foot inflatable equipped with a 9.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2019 9:57:40 PM - SOURCE: My Edmonds News
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