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Pierce—Village of Tinley Park (IL) Fire Department 100-foot RMAP PUC aerial platform quint. Detroit DD13 525-hp engine; 100-foot aerial platform; Pierce PUC 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 300-gallon tank; Smart Power HR-10 10-kW generator. Dealer: Vince Baudek, Global Emergency Products, Aurora, IL.
E-ONE—Bloomington (IL) Fire Department pumper. Typhoon cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; eMAX 1,500-gpm pump; UPF poly 750-gallon tank; “Bloomington” custom-designed low hosebed; Onspot tire chains; Whelen warning light package. Dealer: Craig Hamerick, Banner Fire Equipment, Roxanna, IL. (Photo by author.)
HME Ahrens-Fox—Buchanan Township (MI) Fire Department top-mount-rescue pumper. HME 1871-W cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon tank; 30-gallon foam cell; Hale FoamLogix 2.1A Class A foam system; Harrison 8-kW generator. Dealer: Matt Creech, Kodiak Emergency Vehicles, Grand Ledge, MI.
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Posted: Jan 1, 2019
In March, 2,000 firefighters, all donning their gear and masks, will take to the seemingly endless flights of stairs at the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle — going up flight after flight until exhaustedly reaching the top.
No, it’s not some sadistic training requirement — although participants are calling it a worthy test of their physical fitness — it’s instead something of a metaphor of taking steps forward in the fight to find a cure to leukemia and lymphoma.
- PUB DATE: 1/1/2019 4:48:13 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle
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Posted: Jan 1, 2019
In March, 2,000 firefighters, all donning their gear and masks, will take to the seemingly endless flights of stairs at the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle — going up flight after flight until exhaustedly reaching the top.
No, it’s not some sadistic training requirement — although participants are calling it a worthy test of their physical fitness — it’s instead something of a metaphor of taking steps forward in the fight to find a cure to leukemia and lymphoma.
- PUB DATE: 1/1/2019 4:48:13 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle
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Posted: Dec 31, 2018
California's largest public utility provider could face murder or manslaughter charges if it were found responsible for causing the state's recent deadly wildfires, according to court documents filed by the state attorney general.
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., or PG&E, could potentially face a range of criminal offenses if any of the wildfires broke out as a result of the utility failing to properly operate and maintain power lines, per an amicus brief filed in US District Court Friday by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
- PUB DATE: 12/31/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN
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