How did the inaugural FAMA Fire Apparatus Design Symposium go? Get the organizer and attendee perspective in this episode of FAMA Forum.

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The Charlotte (NC) Fire Department announced that a new electric-powered engine, Engine 30, is almost ready for service after weeks of firefighter training.

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A Winter Haven fire truck was struck by a Mercedes-Benz SUV at the intersection of Overlook Drive and Dundee Road on Saturday night, according to police. The fire truck was turning left from Overlook Drive onto Dundee Road and had a green turn signal when the SUV struck the fire truck.

The three firefighters inside, who were returning to the fire station after a call, jumped into action by removing the driver who was trapped before providing emergency medical care. The victim sustained critical injuries and was airlifted to the hospital. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and says that both high speeds and impairment appear to be a factor in the crash. None of the firefighters were injured. Both the fire truck and the SUV sustained significant damage.

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VIDEO: Phoenix Fire Department crews completed their first weight-bearing drone rescue this week during a 13-hour overnight operation on Camelback Mountain, marking a new milestone for Valley first responders. The rescue involved using a drone to deliver life-saving supplies to a distressed hiker at the top of Camelback Mountain while crews worked on a plan to safely bring him down.

“What can we use this for and really, the sky and no pun intended, the sky is the limit,” said Phoenix Fire Capt. Mike Johnson. The drone carried a cellphone, food, water and a blanket to the stranded hiker during the rescue operation. “It allowed us to be able to communicate with him, let him know what our plan was, make sure if he was OK and if there were any other needs and allowed us to get a bird’s eye view of where he was,” Johnson said.

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VIDEO: The Fire Museum of Maryland’s Train Garden in Lutherville continues a Baltimore holiday tradition that dates back more than a century, capturing imaginations with its whimsical displays and deep roots in the area’s firefighting history.

“Train gardens were brought to America by German immigrants in the mid-1800s and it became a thing in the greater Baltimore area and train gardens became associated with firehouses,” said Amy Landsman, media relations director for the Fire Museum of Maryland.

“The firefighters had some free time. They would put together these big train gardens.” The Fire Museum on York Road in Lutherville has continued that tradition since the mid-1980s. What started as one small table has grown into an elaborate display where multiple trains wind through a miniature community featuring familiar landmarks including the Bromo Seltzer Tower, the Palace Theater and Bengie’s Drive-In.

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