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Posted: Jul 3, 2019

Death Investigation Underway in Front of Charlotte Fire Station

 
 
Multiple units were called to the scene located at 2325 W. Mallard Creek Church Road around 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 3.
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Posted: Jul 3, 2019

Louisville (KY) Fire Station to Remain Open

 
 

Louisville Fire Chief Greg Frederick revised plans for cutting $1.7 million from his department as part of Louisville's fiscal year 2020 budget.  

"The LFD’s duty and obligation to the community and people we serve is to protect life and property. We fulfill that obligation by allocating available resources to minimize risk throughout the community. This plan avoids closing a fire station while providing a greater uniformity of coverage systemwide and mitigating some of the negative impact on services," Fredrick said.

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Posted: Jul 3, 2019

College Station (TX) Fire Department Rolls Out Maroon Fire Apparatus

 
Featuring a maroon ladder, the Texas A&M University logo and the words “Fearless On Every Front,” CSFD’s new truck gives a nod to the university at the center of the city it serves. The Texas A&M-branded truck – which notably features the phrase “BTHO Fires” – was rolled out for the first time in late May at the Hall of Champions for a Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service event.
 
Carter Hall, the department’s public information officer, said the idea for a maroon truck came from Chief Jonathan McMahan, who was hired in 2017. The design came out of collaboration with Texas A&M System and University officials.
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Posted: Jul 3, 2019

Portage Lake (ME) Approves Fire Apparatus New Purchase

 
 

The voters approved the allocation of $50,000 from the town’s woodland harvesting revenue to pay for a new fire truck. In 2018, Portage’s town woodlands generated $131,399 in revenue from timber harvests. 

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Posted: Jul 3, 2019

Family-owned boat bursts into flames near Lummi Island Ferry terminal

A 20- to 30-foot family-owned boat caught fire and was significantly damaged Tuesday, July 2, while the boat was being dropped into the water near the Lummi Island Ferry terminal to go crabbing. Nobody was injured in the fire, Bellingham Fire Assistant Chief Jay Comfort told The Bellingham Herald. Bellingham Fire and Whatcom County Fire District 7 crews responded to the report of an explosion at 12:39 p.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2019 9:04:29 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald
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