Posted: Aug 10, 2018
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GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. -- The Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire Department knows what it's like to respond to fires were hydrants aren't close by. That's why they're looking forward to getting the department's new super-tanker soon. PHOTOS: Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire Department's New Tanker The new fire engine will replace three other trucks from the fleet.
It holds 3,000 gallons of water, which is three times more than a typical fire truck.
The fire chief says having just one truck on a scene will help get more firefighters on the ground to fight fires.
With good maintenance, the fire department says the fire engine could last for 30 or more years.
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Posted: Aug 10, 2018
A $15 ambulance utility fee to slash mounting EMS costs and devote more general fund money for public safety needs was approved by the City Council Monday.
The new fee will appear on city residential and business customers’ utility bills starting in September. The council had the option to consider a $10 monthly fee presented by City Administrator Paul Ellis that would not have met all immediate needs, vote against the fee altogether and hand the issue back to staff for further research.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2018 2:16:57 AM - SOURCE: Arlington Times
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Kimberly Gregory held up an urn containing the ashes of her 20-year-old daughter Michela as she faced the men held responsible for the notorious Ghost Ship warehouse fire that killed 36 people one and a half years ago.
“This is all we have left of her,” Gregory said as a somber Derick Almena and Max Harris listened inside the courtroom at their sentencing hearing Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Mercury News
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The death toll in what was already the most lethal year for firefighters in California since 2008 increased to five Thursday, when a heavy equipment mechanic was killed after falling asleep at the wheel on his way to the fire lines near Redding, a family member told The Chronicle.
Andrew Brake, 40, of Chico died in a single-car crash on his way to work on the Carr Fire, which had already claimed the lives of two firefighters and five other people, including a woman and her two great-grandchildren, and a PG&E lineman, who died trying to restore power to the area.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SF Gate
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The International Association of Fire Chiefs’ (IAFC) Volunteer and Combination Officers Section (VCOS) and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) have partnered to develop and release the Lavender Ribbon Report: Best Practices for Preventing Firefighter Cancer. This report provides 11 actions that can be taken to mitigate the risk of cancer for firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs
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