Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico has acquired an Oshkosh Striker® 6×6 ARFF vehicle.

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A mid-afternoon house fire in rural Adams County resulted in a total loss Wednesday, though no injuries were reported. According to Adams County Fire District 2 Chief Eric Labes, crews were toned out at 1:44 p.m. to a single-family residence located at 1110 N. Rand Lane in Schrag. When firefighters arrived, they found fire in the basement of the home, which was later determined to be the point of origin.

The residence, which consisted of a basement and main level, was ultimately deemed a total loss. Chief Labes said people were present at the property at the time of the fire, but no one was hurt. Firefighters remained on scene for several hours to extinguish hot spots and ensure the fire was fully contained. The last unit cleared the scene at midnight. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Shortly after 10 a.m., crews were sent to a residential property in the 9900 block of 15th Avenue Court East for a reported fire involving a tent. When firefighters arrived, they found a tent burning in the backyard of a single-family home and quickly extinguished it. A dead body was located inside the tent. The cause and manner of death are under investigation by the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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PHOTOS: Fire and hazmat crews worked for hours on a blaze that broke out at a salvage yard in Spring Garden Township. The fire was reported at J&K Salvage, located at 1099 Kings Mill Road, just before 2 p.m. Wednesday, according to York County’s Office of Emergency Management.

It was initially reported that the fire broke out inside a building on the property and had also engulfed cars and tractor-trailers. The owner of J&K Salvage said the fire also impacted 20 300-gallon oil containers, the Office of Emergency Management wrote in a Facebook post.

Videos from nearby residents and the fire companies on scene show a cloud of thick smoke billowing from the fire. A tanker task force was requested around 2:18 p.m. to provide extra water, and just after 3:40 p.m., the agency said nearby schools and businesses had been made aware of the incident.

Dispatchers said York Area United Fire and Rescue was the main responding agency on scene, getting help from other local fire crews like Greater York Professional Fire Fighters IAFF Local 2377. The York County Hazmat Team and the foam unit were also on scene.

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Two San Antonio firefighters spoke to an international crowd of cancer researchers about their experience and efforts to mitigate occupational cancer risks to local firefighters on Thursday during a convention hosted by UT Health San Antonio.

Firefighters face higher cancer incidence and mortality rates compared to the general population, and occupational cancer is the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths for the profession, according to the International Association of Fire Fighters.

In partnership with the San Antonio Fire Department and the University of Miami Sylvester’s Firefighter Cancer Initiative, UT Health San Antonio launched the San Antonio Firefighters Cancer Prevention Program in 2025. The program’s goal is to better understand and minimize cancer risk among local first responders.

Over 70 SAFD firefighters have been diagnosed with cancer in the past decade, including leukemia, myeloma as well as brain, thyroid, colon, prostate and testicle cancers, according to UT Health San Antonio. SAFD was also one of the first fire departments in the world to launch a quartermaster program.

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