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Posted: Oct 8, 2018

Tulsa Fire Apparatus Collides with Cement Mixer Truck

Authorities on the scene near 37th and Harvard say both trucks were southbound on Harvard. The fire truck was running with lights and sirens en route to a call but the mixer failed to yield. When the fire truck tried to go around the right side, the mixer moved over at the last second.  

The fire truck's bucket hit the mixer trough in the back. Police ticketed the mixer truck driver.

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Posted: Oct 8, 2018

USDA Awards Funds for Reliance (SD) Fire Apparatus

The USDA is allocating a $50,000 grant and $15,000 in loans for the purchase of a new brush fire truck for the Reliance Fire Department. The announcement noted that the fire truck serves an area of 3,755 people in Lyman County.  

In other South Dakota projects, the USDA also announced the Eagle Butte Volunteer Fire Department received $26,900 in loans and $19,450 in grants to use for protective firefighting gear, including bunker gear.

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Posted: Oct 8, 2018

3 dogs die in Clark County house fire; woman escapes, gets tangled in barbed wire

Firefighters say three dogs, including a puppy, died in house fire Monday morning in Clark County. A woman who escaped the flames in the 19700 block of Northeast Erion Road left through a back window and became tangled in barbed wire, Clark County Fire District 3 says. Crews responded around 6 a.m.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2018 2:04:50 PM - SOURCE: KPTV-TV Fox 12 Beaverton
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Posted: Oct 8, 2018

Six people, dog escape Kent house fire

Six people were displaced by a house fire Sunday night in the 12400 block of Southeast 238th Place on Kent’s East Hill. The fire was reported by the occupants at 9:52 p.m., after they smelled smoke and their smoke alarms activated, according to a Puget Sound Fire news release. All six escaped safely along with the family dog.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2018 1:15:32 PM - SOURCE: Kent Reporter
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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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