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Posted: Aug 12, 2019

Washington DC Fire Station Amongst Country's Busiest

A recent survey found four fire stations are among the 13 busiest in the country, with D.C.’s Fire Station 30 answering the fourth most calls in the nation, reports WTOP.

According to the 2018 National Run Survey, the station went on 22,319 runs last year. Fire stations in Los Angeles, Baltimore, Nashville and Baltimore ranked higher.

"We’re really proud of the members of the DC Fire and EMS Department who run these amazing number of calls on a daily basis, and provide the kind of service that they do to the citizens," a spokesman for D.C. Fire and EMS, said.

 

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Posted: Aug 12, 2019

Boulder (CO) Donates Fire Equipment to Puerto Vallarta

A Boulder Fire Department donated fire equipment to Puerto Vallarta, reports PVDN.

The donation consisted of 50 fire suits and nozzles to regulate the water jets.

The intention is to establish a relationship and continue to donate equipment to Puerto Valarta.

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Posted: Aug 12, 2019

Historic St. Paul (MN) Fire Apparatus Damaged in Possible Arson

An investigation is underway after a historic fire truck was damaged by a fire, reports ABC 6 News.

The cab of the truck is now charred from the gear shaft to the American flag in the windshield.

Co-owners MacDonald and Natalka Kramarczuk bought the 1968 Pirsch Fire Truck about two years ago, bringing it back home to where it had once been in service.

South Metro Fire confirms police are looking at this as possible arson.

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Posted: Aug 12, 2019

Driver Hospitalized After Collision With Fire Apparatus in Jefferson County (CO)

A driver and a South Metro Fire Rescue fire truck collided in front of a fire station, reports CBS Denver.

The engine was responding to a fire alarm when it was hit by a sedan. That driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
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Posted: Aug 12, 2019

East Brunswick (NJ) Mayor Defends Police Response to Fatal Fire Apparatus Crash

East Brunswick Mayor Brad Cohen defended the police department's response after a Middlesex County prosecutor claimed the East Brunswick PD of failing to properly notify him of a fatal crash involving an East Brunswick fire department vehicle, reports patch.com.

The fatal accident involved an elderly couple in their 80s. They were making a left hand turn when they were struck by an SUV from the East Brunswick fire department. The SUV was responding to a 911 call of a gas leak in an apartment complex.

East Brunswick police were called to the scene. The mayor said the couple was expected to survive as they were taken by ambulance to the hospital.

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