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Posted: Nov 6, 2018

Report Released on Two Fire Apparatus Burned in North Eden Fire

While a 5-ton 6X6 former military cargo truck converted for use as a fire engine was making a mobile attack on the fire, the driver, the only person in the vehicle, was operating a nozzle out of his window. The truck was in the green unburned area suppressing the active fire edge when the Low Air Warning System activated and it suddenly came to a stop. The driver was not able to move the vehicle. He got out, looked at the fire, then went back to retrieve his fire shelter. The truck would still pump water and he used a nozzle to wet the area around the immobile vehicle. Another engine, with the Fire Warden and a Fire Chief, came over to help and also sprayed water, but the fire closed in quickly
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Posted: Nov 6, 2018

Tree Limb Pierces Knoxville (TN) Fire Apparatus Windshield

KFD said there were no injuries to personnel, but the department did pull Engine 21 off the road and replace it with a reserve engine.  

The limb hit the fire engine while KFD was on the way to a fire alarm at Ten Mile Center.

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Posted: Nov 6, 2018

Affton (MO) Crew Picks Up New Fire Apparatus in Wisconsin

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Posted: Nov 6, 2018

1 injured as boat bursts into flames at Hood Canal marina

A man was taken to the hospital Tuesday after his boat burst into flames Tuesday at a marina on Hood Canal, emergency officials said. Deputies and firefighters rushed to the scene, the Seabeck Marina at 10360 Misery Point Road, at about 12:20 p.m. after receiving reports of a boat fire with 12-foot-high flames and a column of smoke.
- PUB DATE: 11/6/2018 4:31:43 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Nov 6, 2018

Marysville Fire District earns Stewardship Award

The Marysville Fire District has accepted the State Auditor’s Stewardship Award in honor of exemplary dedication to the audit process, which helps make government transparent and work better for the public. The Washington State Auditor’s Office chose the fire district out of more than 2,300 public agencies audited annually in Washington, including more than 350 fire departments.
- PUB DATE: 11/6/2018 1:03:44 PM - SOURCE: North Couty Outlook
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