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Posted: Oct 2, 2018

Newville To Welcome Home Restored 1916 Fire Engine

The century-old apparatus was so well-maintained by the Friendship Hose crew that the bulk of the restoration work went toward repainting the pumper to its original factory color scheme of two-tone bright red accented with gold leaf and trim.

Aside from the rotary pump with two intakes and one discharge valve, the 1916 Newville engine has a truck bed to carry hose and a 40-gallon tank to hold fire suppression chemicals.

Chemical tanks are rare on pumpers that are 102 years old, Fillinger said. He said the Newville engine also has its original solid rubber tires and wood spoke wheels instead of the metal replacement wheels with pneumatic tires.

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Posted: Oct 2, 2018

Wood-Ridge Fire Department Offers Fire Engine Rides as Part of Fire Prevention Week

Children will be treated to donuts and apple cider, watch a short film on fire prevention and take a ride inside one of the fire trucks around town. A parent or guardian must be present the day of the event and sign a permission slip for their child(ren) to participate. The Bergen County Fire Prevention trailer will also be on site so children can experience a smoke-filled environment.

Wood-Ridge Fire Chief Ken Schulz reminds parents to talk to their children about how they can prevent fires

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Posted: Oct 2, 2018

Fire Apparatus Operating at Suburban Chicago Fire

Tim Olk was on location at this Maine Township, Illinois, condo fire. The fire killed an elderly resident. Four firefighters were taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion adn minor injuries. Shown here are various fire apparatus operating on the scene.

More information on the fire is available at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-prh-maine-township-landings-fire-tl-0920-story.html

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Posted: Oct 2, 2018

Maine city settles lawsuit with fire officials who said city retaliated against them

Westbrook has settled a lawsuit filed by its fire chief and deputy fire chief that alleged the city retaliated against them after they complained about a volunteer firefighter who had been hired as a city fire inspector. The city agreed to pay Fire Chief Andrew Turcotte and Deputy Chief Stephen Sloan $25,000 for their legal fees and other expenses associated with the suit.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Portland Press Herald
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Posted: Oct 2, 2018

Detroit council members question new fire codes amid union outcry

Members of City Council are questioning whether a controversial new policy that treats some city fire runs as lower priority is warranted amid concerns over its rocky implementation. Detroit Fire Commissioner Eric Jones led a presentation Monday on the policy he put in place in August that has emergency dispatchers coding runs as emergent and non-emergent, a classification that now deploys crews to some scenes without lights and sirens.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Detroit News
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