The St. George Island (FL) Volunteer Fire Department received $82,000 in grants from Florida's Department of Financial Services for essential safety equipment and a specialized gear extractor.

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DC Fire and EMS reports multiple emergency vehicles have become stuck while responding to calls amid recent snowfall.

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CHS McPherson (KS) Refinery had US Fire build this 6,000/750 industrial pumper with custom articulating boom on a custom cab and chassis.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: An apartment fire in Bee Cave on Monday morning caused a “structure collapse,” according to fire officials. Lake Travis Fire Rescue crews responded to the fire at the Estates at Bee Cave apartment complex, located in the 3500 block of FM 620 South after a structure collapse. Assistant Fire Chief Michael Prather said crews first responded after receiving a call around 9:30 a.m.

Around 1 p.m., the fire had been contained. By 2:15 p.m., the fire was under control. Prather said the fire impacted one building at the complex, forcing 45 people out of their homes.

Officials said all of the impacted people were able to make it out safely. One responding firefighter was injured after slipping on ice. Lake Travis Fire Rescue said 30 of the 45 people displaced by the fire have found places to stay, whether with friends or family, or in vacant apartments within the apartment complex.

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The oldest continuously operating fire station in the world was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places. It’s in Northern Michigan and was built in 1888. The Manistee Fire Station, 281 1st St., was added to the national register on Jan. 20, city officials announced.

For generations, it has been a “cornerstone of public safety and community resilience,” the news release said. “Its distinctive architecture and enduring role in protecting the citizens of Manistee highlight both its historical and cultural significance.”

The designation underscores the station’s importance and guarantees that its legacy will be preserved for future generations, the release said.

This isn’t the first time the Romanesque Revival-style facility has earned recognition. In 2019, the Manistee Fire Station was awarded the title of “Oldest Continuously Manned Operating Fire Station” by Guinness World Records.

The fire station is one of more than 150 documented historic sites in Manistee County.

In the wintertime, the county “becomes an open-air museum blanketed in snow, each building, bridge and trail telling stories from lumber camp days to maritime trade and Victorian life,” according to Manistee Tourism.

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