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Posted: Oct 16, 2023

Firefighters respond to multiple fires in Grant County

Firefighters from Grant County Fire District 13 responded to several wildfires over the last week, according to a statement from the fire district. Most of the fires were controlled burns that got out of hand, GCFD 13 Fire Chief Jim Stucky told the Columbia Basin Herald. “If you're going to do a controlled burn, have your water there and completely watch it till it’s out.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2023 1:56:00 PM - SOURCE: Columbia Basin Herald - Metered Site
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Posted: Oct 16, 2023

VIDEO: Fire burns in California railroad yard

PHOTOS: An outside fire has been reported in a railroad yard in central Bakersfield on Sunday near California Avenue and Elm Street. According to reports, the outside fire is burning in a train yard west of Bakersfield High School. Black smoke was reported to have been seen in the area. Bakersfield and Kern County fire crews are currently on scene assessing the blaze.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGET-TV NBC/CW+ 17 Bakersfield
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Posted: Oct 16, 2023

Arizona first responder shares story of breast cancer to inspire other firefighters

VIDEO: October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Statistics show one in eight women will develop the disease in their lifetime, and in some cases, environmental factors can cause or contribute to it. Dori Booth recently joined the Sedona Fire District as the Division Chief Fire Marshal. But being exposed to potentially hazardous chemicals spans long before her new role.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV CBS 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix (AZ Family)
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Posted: Oct 16, 2023

North Carolina fire chief restores vintage fire truck for fallen firefighters', first responders' 'last alarm'

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A fire chief restored a vintage fire truck for fallen firefighters' and first responders' "last alarm." The chief, from Goldsboro, North Carolina, told WNCT that he wanted to build and maintain the vehicle so that it could be used in funeral processions. "Our goal is to build and maintain a funeral coach for firefighters and first responders, and to do that, we've obtained an antique firetruck that hopefully we can rebuild and restore into an appropriate transport for firefighters on their last alarm," Sean Quinby, the founder of Last Alarm Foundation of North Carolina and fire chief at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, told the station.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNCT-TV CBS/CW+ 9 Greenville
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Posted: Oct 16, 2023

Illinois firefighter inspires kids to dream big with ‘The Adventures of Rob and Rocky’

VIDEO: October is National Fire Prevention Month, and one local firefighter has a unique way of inspiring younger generations to take an interest in a firefighting career. For the past 18 years, Bo Chaney has served with the Rockford Fire Department. Today, Chaney is a recruiter, looking for the next group of first responders to protect the city.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVO-TV ABC 17 Rockford
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