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Posted: Nov 1, 2018

Woman In Critical Condition After Suv Crashes Into Fire Engine In Old East Dallas

The crash happened around 3:25 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 30 near the Winslow overpass. 

Dallas-Fire Rescue Engine 19 was on the scene after another accident occurred earlier and was rendered undriveable after the crash.

Katelyn Buis, 21, was arrested and taken to Baylor University Medical Center. She faces a charge of driving while intoxicated once she gets out of the hospital, police said. 

No firefighters were injured, nor were there any injuries in the earlier crash, police said.

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Posted: Nov 1, 2018

Rapid City (Sd) Fire Department Requests A Grant To Gain A New Rescue Boat

The fire department currently has only one hard bottom fishing boat as a rescue boat. But with a new big inflatable motorboat, it can handle swift waters and weave in between shallow and deep areas. About 12 times a year, the fire department needs to use the inflatable boat. Most incidents occur in May and June. This boat will replace a 20-year-old inflatable rescue boat that they had to finally give up in 2016.
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Posted: Nov 1, 2018

Appleton (Wi) Fire Station Receives Major Renovations

"What's being renovated here is a kitchen. It was a total gut and remodel; we pulled out all the old existing cabinets, put in new cabinets," said Heather Janssen, the Home Depot specialty assistant store manager. Bathrooms and the dining room were also updated. It's all thanks to Melissa Brown, a teacher from Riverview Lutheran School in Appleton.

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Posted: Nov 1, 2018

Man killed when struck by a car in South Seattle

A man was killed Wednesday night when he was struck by a car in Seattle's Leschi neighborhood, police said. Officers and medics responded to the scene, in the 1500 block of Lakeside Avenue South, at around 11:30 p.m. after receiving reports of a pedestrian being run over by a car, said Detective Mark Jamieson of the Seattle police.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2018 6:22:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Nov 1, 2018

Pipeline peril: Natural gas explosions reveal silent danger lurking in old cast-iron pipes

The cast-iron natural gas main that served Dr. Richard Williams' turn-of-the-century home in this Southern college town was as old as the house itself: It was built during Shreveport's first gas-fueled boom in 1911. When that pipeline cracked in 2016, the gas built up slowly and silently in a shed behind Williams' home.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: USA Today
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