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Posted: Oct 8, 2018

Gear Stolen from UK Fire Apparatus

Police Seek Suspects

Warwickshire (UK) police are searching for suspects after equipment was reportedly stole from a fire truck.

The theft occurred when the fire engine was parked outside All Saints Church of England Community Primary School last week. Reports did not indicate what type of equipment was taken from the rig.

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Posted: Oct 8, 2018

Congressional Fire Services Caucus Conducts 5th Annual Flag Presentation with National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

Congressional Fire Services Caucus flag presentation

Source: Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI)

On Thursday, October 4th, the leadership of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus presented 103 American flags to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. The flags, which had been flown over the United States Capitol Building at the request of the Fire Caucus, were presented to the survivors of the firefighters being honored at the 37th Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service on Sunday, October 7th in Emmitsburg, Maryland. 

Senator Jon Tester (MT), a co-chair of the Fire Caucus, presided over the official transfer of the flags to Chief Dennis Compton, the chair of National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) Board of Directors. Senator Tester was joined by the Senate Chaplain, Admiral Barry Black, as well as senior staff from the office of Senator Susan Collins (ME), the current chair of the Fire Caucus. Bill Webb, Executive Director of the Congressional Fire Services Institute and Vice-Chair of the NFFF Board, served as the Master of Ceremonies. 

103 firefighters were honored at the Memorial Service, 80 who died in the line-of-duty in 2017, and 23 from previous years. 17 of the firefighters being honored died as a result of 9/11-related illness.

More coverage from the weekend HERE

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Posted: Oct 8, 2018

Crowds Gather for Annual IL Fire Truck Parade

Del Thomas Fire Truck Parade Kicks Off Fire Prevention Week.

The Pantagraph looked at this year's Del Thomas Fire Truck Parade in Bloomington, Illinois, 

The parade started in 1982 when Thomas, then the fire chief at Hudson, persuaded other departments to organize the parade, which begins at Franklin Park and ends in the State Farm parking lot.

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Posted: Oct 8, 2018

Man Accused of Stealing Reno (NV) Fire Truck

Man accused of stealing Reno Fire truck

A man is under arrest accused of stealing a Reno Fire Rescue Rig. Reno Police say the unlocked fire truck was parked near the Citi-fare bus station on E. 4th Street around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, October 7, 2018, as firefighters and paramedics were treating a possible stroke victim.

Firefighters Were Reportedly Treating Possible Stroke Patient

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Posted: Oct 8, 2018

3-alarm fire burns offices near historic Olympia brewery

Multiple firefighter crews rushed to battle a 3-alarm fire in an office building near the old Olympia Brewery property in Tumwater early Monday morning. At about 2:30 a.m., a watchman on site reported seeing smoke in the building. According to Ann Cook, the communications manager for the City of Tumwater, the fire was burning south of the 100 block of Custer Way SW, which is not the historical property of the brewery that the city is currently in the process of renovating.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2018 5:39:01 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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