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Lee County Fire & Ems To Get New Ambulances
Lee County Fire & Ems To Get New Ambulances
Posted: Sep 27, 2018

Lee County Fire & Ems To Get New Ambulances

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LEE CO., GA (WALB) - Lee County Fire & Emergency Services are getting two new ambulances to provide better emergency response for the fast growing population in Lee County. The Board of Commissioners voted to go ahead and purchase one new ambulance out of SPLOST VI tax funds.

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The Board of Commissioners voted to go ahead and purchase one new ambulance out of SPLOST VI tax funds.

Chief David Forrester said some of the county’s ambulances date back to 2003 and the new equipment is a necessity.

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Leesburg Oks Purchase Of Life-Saving Extrication Equipment For New Fire Engine | Villages-News.Com
Leesburg Oks Purchase Of Life-Saving Extrication Equipment For New Fire Engine | Villages-News.Com
Posted: Sep 27, 2018

Leesburg Oks Purchase Of Life-Saving Extrication Equipment For New Fire Engine | Villages-News.Com

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The Leesburg City Commission OK'd a request Monday night from its fire department to purchase new extrication equipment. The device, also known as the "Jaws of Life," will be used on the new $458,760 fire pumper apparatus that was approved in August and already has been ordered.

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The equipment will be used on the new $458,760 fire pumper apparatus that was approved in August and already has been ordered.

Commissioners agreed to let Fire Chief David Johnson spend up to $34,690 for the lifesaving equipment that typically is used in situations like vehicle crashes where occupants are trapped. The new equipment, which is made by Holmatro, will be bought through Purchase Point Equipment Supply LLC.

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Posted: Sep 27, 2018

4 escape as fire burns 2-story home in Kent

Four family members managed to escape a two-alarm fire that heavily damaged their home in Kent early Thursday morning. Multiple witnesses called 911 around 4 a.m. reporting flames shooting from the home in the 26500 block of 115th Place SE, according to Kyle Ohashi with Puget Sound Fire. When firefighters arrived, they found the entire front of the home engulfed in flames, along with two burning cars in the driveway.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2018 5:41:56 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Sep 27, 2018

Fire chief: help dangerously low in Pend Oreille County

Fire District 5 is in dire need of volunteers, according to the station's chief Jay Foster. "If nobody comes out and there's a fire, they ain't going to have no help. They ain't going to have no help for a long time," he said. The station currently has 11 volunteers, all on-call. Only seven are trained firefighters and even fewer are EMTs.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2018 12:08:55 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6
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Posted: Sep 27, 2018

Report finds long-standing training practice at Washington dept. led to intubation of dead man on floor

Bellingham Fire Department personnel made 15 training attempts to intubate a dead man as he lay in a body bag on the floor of the apparatus bay at Station 1, according to an investigation into the incident submitted Sept. 4 by a Seattle law group and released by the city Wednesday to The Bellingham Herald.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald
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