Posted: Jun 13, 2018
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Key projects will include new roof sheeting and removing the roller bay doors and replacing them with sliding doors that will open even if the building flexes.
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Posted: Jun 13, 2018
Two dilapidated fire stations in San Bernardino will be replaced thanks in large part to a record $7 million donation from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.
In return, the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District will provide the reservation a reciprocal exchange of fire, rescue and emergency medical services over 10 years.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Bernardino County Sun
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Posted: Jun 13, 2018
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator to award the City of Newburgh a third grant that would prevent the layoffs of nine firefighters this summer.
Schumer advocated for Newburgh’s Fire Department in a call last week to FEMA Administrator Brock Long as the agency considers whether to approve the city’s application for $1.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Middletown Times Herald-Record
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Posted: Jun 13, 2018
A firefighter died Sunday of liver failure after contracting hepatitis C from blood transfusions he received for burns he suffered in a blaze many years ago.
According to the U.S. Fire Administration, Perth Amboy Fire Department firefighter Douglas Ambrozewycz was working with Protection Hook & Ladder Company #1 to battle a blaze at a bakery in 1983 when he fell through the floor into the fire below.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1.com
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Posted: Jun 13, 2018
Authorities found 55 people inside an air-conditioned tractor-trailer Tuesday night in a Northeast Side alley.
San Antonio Fire Department Chief Charles Hood said firefighters responded to a call to aid police at 8:20 p.m. in an alleyway near the 8400 block of Laurelhurst Drive.
Hood said the people found, including men, women and a few teens, were well hydrated.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Antonio Express News
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