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Posted: Jun 27, 2018

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Saber Pumper

Number One Volunteer Fire Department, Gallatin TN, pumper. Saber cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank.

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Posted: Jun 26, 2018

Wildfire put out on DNR land in Clallam County

A 1-acre wildfire west of Port Angeles that authorities believe was caused by an unattended campfire was extinguished by Clallam County Fire District No. 2 personnel Sunday evening, Fire Chief Sam Phillips said. The blaze on state Department of Natural Resources land was reported to 9-1-1 at 5:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2018 4:01:22 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News
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Posted: Jun 26, 2018

Long Beach, Calif. man set blaze to lure firefighters police say

A 77-year-old man set a fire to lure firefighters to his Southern California retirement home so he could shoot them, authorities said. The attack killed one firefighter and wounded another. Thomas Kim was arrested Monday on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and arson but investigators were still trying to determine a motive for the attack in the southern Los Angeles suburb, Police Chief Robert Luna said.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News
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Posted: Jun 26, 2018

Safety concerns prompt Seattle Fire Dept. to increase staffing for calls at homeless shelters

Citing concerns about firefighter safety, the Seattle Fire Department has doubled the number of people who will respond to calls at homeless shelters in Pioneer Square. Capt. Shata Stephenson said in a statement that the department has gone from having two or four firefighters respond to “certain locations within Pioneer Square” to “at least six.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Jun 26, 2018

Massachusetts firefighters free maintenance worker trapped under school lockers

A custodian had to be rescued Monday afternoon after she was pinned under a bank of lockers while cleaning at Medway Middle School. “These lockers are probably about seven years old and at this point, we’re completely unsure of what went on,” said Medway Town Administrator Michael Boynton. Boynton says he doesn’t know why the lockers gave way because they’re supposed to be bolted to the wall.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS Boston
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