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Posted: Jan 8, 2019

Superbug MRSA found on ambulance oxygen tanks, floors, door handle raising need for vigilance in prehospital setting, study shows

A new study published in the Emergency Medicine Journal shows that the much-talked-about threat of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, also known as MRSA, isn't just found inside hospitals. The research shows the threat exists for patients before they even get to a hospital bed, with the potentially deadly bacteria showing up on oxygen tanks in ambulances, ambulance floors and even on ambulance door handles.
- PUB DATE: 1/8/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Healthcare Finance
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Posted: Jan 8, 2019

Watch Firefighters Escape Erupting Flames from Illinois House

VIDEO: Illinois firefighters survived flames erupting through an outside window while battling a house fire recently. The Decatur Fire Department posted a video taken by a resident of the Dec. 28 close call for the crew. In it, firefighters including one on a ladder are outside, near one of the windows, as they're fighting the home blaze.
- PUB DATE: 1/8/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse.com
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Posted: Jan 8, 2019

Fire rips through Puyallup home

Fire crews will remain at the scene after a fire ripped through a home in Puyallup on Monday night. The fire happened in the area of 134th Avenue and Bath Road. Crews had the fire under control before 11 p.m. but fire officials said crews would remain on scene throughout the night putting out hot spots.
- PUB DATE: 1/8/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO 7 Seattle
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Posted: Jan 8, 2019

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Fouts Bros. Mini Pumper

Early (TX) Fire Department wildland mini pumper. Ford F-550 extended cab and chassis; Power Stroke 300-hp engine; Darley 2BE24K 390-gpm pump with diesel engine; 250-gallon polypropylene tank.

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Posted: Jan 7, 2019

Fire at Plymouth (MA) Fire Station

 
 

The crew at the Manomet fire station had just returned a little before midnight when the station bells started going off. Firefighters quickly discovered that a battery had short-circuited inside the fire engine, filling the garage with heavy smoke.

To prevent the flames from spreading,  firefighter Trevor Nadile said he opened the garage door and jumped inside the burning truck, holding his breath due to all the smoke.  

“I didn’t even know if it was going to start, so I gave it shot, and it started right away,” he said

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