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Posted: Dec 12, 2018

Okolona (MS) Fire Apparatus Overturns en Route to Fire

The firefighter, Jawaan Hunter, was taken to North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after the accident, Chickasaw County Fire Coordinator Jonathan Blankenship.

Hunter is in stable condition. 

The accident happened on County Road 406 when a deer ran onto the road and in front of the fire truck, according to the Blankenship.

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Posted: Dec 12, 2018

Agawam (MA) Fire Department Unveils New Fire Apparatus

According to Agawam Fire Chief Alan Sirois, the trucks were a product of weeks of design by firefighters and months of construction at a Wisconsin plant. 

The trucks, which were blessed and unveiled Wednesday, will serve the town for more than 20 years. One of the trucks will be located at the Agawam Fire Headquarters on Main Street and the other truck will be kept at Station 2 at the Springfield Street location.

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Posted: Dec 12, 2018

Video: Nestorbars Multipurpose Tools

Nestorbars are a new one of a kind Multi Purpose Utility Wrecking Bar for the professional contractor as well as the homeowner and teh fire service, with uses only limited to your imagination.

The Nestorbars claws are available in two sizes for versatility in all aspects of your job. Whether it be demo, reno, construction, framing, concrete, fire safety and rescue or small jobs around the house. It's designed specifically to take on the easiest of jobs to the hardest. Best of all it saves you time and money!

For more information, visit www.nestobars.com.

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Posted: Dec 12, 2018

HME Ahrens-Fox Rigs Working in New Hampshire

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Posted: Dec 12, 2018

HME Ahrens-Fox on the Job in New Hampshire

Photos and Description Courtesy of Jim Topham, Lakes Region Fire Apparatus, Inc.

12/08/18 Barnstead Fire Rescue responded to a report of building fire on 1044 Beauty Hill Rd. Arriving companies found a 1½ story wood frame house with the first floor well involved in fire. A first alarm response was requested bringing mutual aid from surrounding towns. Barnstead 6 Engine 1, their brand new HME Ahrens-Fox pumper was first on the scene and BFD personnel made an aggressive interior search and attack. They immediately found the family dog and removed it from the building but efforts to revive the dog were unsuccessful. It took approximately an hour to bring the fire under control and the home suffered significant damage.

Other communities assisting Barnstead Fire Rescue were: Gilmanton, Alton, Strafford, Pittsfield, Belmont, Belmont, Loudon, Epsom, Hooksett, Northwood, Gilford, New Durham, Tri Town Ambulance, Frisbee EMS.

Other HME Ahrens-Fox on the scene were:

  • Barnstead Fire Rescue 3000 gallon tanker
  • Gilmanton FD Pumper Tanker
  • Strafford Fire Rescue Pumper Tanker
  • Northwood Fire Dept., Pumper
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