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Posted: Jul 2, 2019

New Florida law benefits firefighters

It’s the battle firefighters face everyday that many of us don’t see – cancer. “I’m not a firefighter but both my brothers were and I know the risks that they take on,” said Travis Horn, spokesperson for the Hillsborough County Firefighters Union. Horn lost his brother, Lt. Michael Wayne Horn to Melanoma on New Year’s Eve in 2002.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFLA-TV NBC 8 Tampa
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Posted: Jul 2, 2019

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Ferrara Pumper

Livingston Parish Fire Protection District #10, Holden, LA, pumper. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; 1,000-gallon polypropylene water tan.

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Posted: Jul 1, 2019

Grant County Sheriff's office announces alert notification system specific for Gorge Amphitheatre

Heading to the Gorge Amphitheatre this summer? The Grant County Sheriff’s Office has set up an alert notification system specifically for the concert venue. Gorge Alerts are available through the sheriff’s office Nixle mass notification system. Alerts may be issued for concertgoer safety and emergency information, such as incidents within the venue and campground, according to sheriff’s office spokesperson Kyle Foreman.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2019 5:31:27 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne
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Posted: Jul 1, 2019

DuPont decides against last-minute fireworks ban after intense weekend brushfire

The drama unfolded outside Patricia LeDieux’s window. “Smoke was just awful,” LeDieux said. She watched as firefighters tried to keep a brushfire from spreading into her DuPont neighborhood. “My neighbor’s daughter said gather up the photos we don’t want them burning, it was intense,” LeDieux said.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2019 5:29:24 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13
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Posted: Jul 1, 2019

King, Pierce counties announce burn bans

Temporary bans on outdoor fires due to dry weather have been announced for the unincorporated areas of two of the most populated counties in Washington state. The King County Fire Marshal issued a ban starting Monday for unincorporated areas that prohibits all outdoor burning except for recreational fires in approved devices.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2019 4:43:10 PM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6
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