The Contra Costa (CA) Fire Protection District has deployed three traffic safety units (TSU) to enhance first responder safety on freeways by managing traffic and improving visibility.

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Police say a North Carolina man took an ambulance from Randolph Health in Asheboro, leading to a 50-mile police chase that ended at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, where he was arrested.

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The Countryside Fire Protection District, Vernon Hills, IL, turned to Pierce for this Ascendant 100-foot heavy duty aerial platform quint.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: A Howard firefighter was minorly injured while battling a fire Tuesday in Elk Falls, the rural fire department said. The fire broke out around 7:40 p.m. in the 100 block of 7th Street. Crews found heavy smoke and flames coming from the building, and additional fire engines were called from Longton, Grenola, Moline, Howard and Cowley County Fire District No. 2 Atlanta.

During the fight, the Elk County Rural Fire Department said one Howard City firefighter was briefly trapped due to a ceiling collapse in the garage. He was able to free himself and sustained minor injuries. Other crews evacuated and fought the fire from the exterior. The department said the cause of the fire is still undetermined, and the building is expected to be a total loss.

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VIDEO: The San Antonio Fire Department just became the first fire department in the nation to be officially certified as a trauma-informed care agency.

Getting certified involves a long, rigorous process. We are looking closely at what goes into the process and what makes organizations so proud to acquire the title.

“A lot of people, when they’re going through a tough time, it can be really isolating,” said SAFD Peer Support Coordinator Lt. Ryan Westerhoff. ”It helps us understand each other as coworkers and gives each other a safe space, and when you have that in the work space, you can apply that to the citizens we serve.”

As part of the certification process, the Ecumenical Center in San Antonio followed SAFD for over a year as Westerhoff and SAFD leadership helped establish new policies regarding how staff interact with the public and with each other.

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