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Tree Topples Onto Fire Truck Responding To Call
Tree Topples Onto Fire Truck Responding To Call
Posted: Mar 30, 2018

Tree Topples Onto Fire Truck Responding To Call

WTVM

A tree came tumbling down onto a fire truck responding to a call in southwest Atlanta Thursday night. The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. near the intersection of White Oak Drive and Peeples Street. The tree also fell onto power lines in the area, knocking out service to several residents.

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The tree also fell onto power lines in the area, knocking out service to several residents.

No injuries were reported.

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Mounds Fire Department Welcomes New Truck With An Old Tradition
Mounds Fire Department Welcomes New Truck With An Old Tradition
Posted: Mar 30, 2018

Mounds Fire Department Welcomes New Truck With An Old Tradition

News On 6

The Mounds Fire Department celebrated the arrival of a brand new fire truck on Thursday while honoring an old tradition. The department spent $45,000 on the new truck, which comes from New York. The department has about 13 volunteers and to welcome the new truck, they pushed the truck into the fire station.

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The department has about 13 volunteers and to welcome the new truck, they pushed the truck into the fire station.

It's a tradition they say started years ago when the firefighters used horse-drawn fire wagons.

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Posted: Mar 30, 2018

North Carolina fire chief named head of Charleston, S.C. Fire Department

After vetting more than 100 applicants in the past year, the city of Charleston has announced who will take the helm of the fire department. The city released a statement Thursday that Daniel Curia, fire chief in Durham, N.C., has accepted the job as chief of the Charleston Fire Department. Curia will speak at a press conference at 1:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Charleston Post and Courer
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Posted: Mar 30, 2018

California fire authority broke protocol in small, delayed Canyon 2 wildfire response, probe finds

The Orange County Fire Authority broke department protocols in its response to the Canyon 2 Fire by not deploying enough equipment after receiving early reports of flames, an independent investigation has determined. The report bolsters concerns that a bungled response might have allowed a small blaze to grow into the county’s most destructive wildfire in at least a decade.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Orange County Register
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Posted: Mar 30, 2018

New Hampshire Senate cuts funding source for firefighter cancer benefits bill

A Senate bill to pay for firefighter cancer benefits was sent to the House after being stripped of its funding source last week, but the governor and bill’s sponsor believe the legislation could still result in the benefits being funded. SB 541, which would have used a surcharge on insurance policies to fund benefits for firefighters presumed to have gotten cancer from their work, passed the Senate March 22 after being amended to remove the surcharge funding approach, said state Sen.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seacoast Online
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