Posted: Apr 3, 2018
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CHIPPEWA FALLS - Chippewa Falls firefighter/paramedic David Patten moved a new hydraulic cot Monday by pushing a few buttons on the side of the machine. The new system glides in and out of the back of an ambulance, much like a drawer, with no lifting by workers required.
The new power cot system — which costs about $24,000 each — was installed in the newest ambulance in the Chippewa Falls Fire Department fleet last week, and it went into service for the first time on Friday, said fire Chief Mike Hepfler.
The total cost to buy two power cot systems for their ambulances, and refurbish four existing cots, is about $58,000. When Hepfler reached the fundraising goal for one system, he bought it with hopes of raising money for the other system in coming months.
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Posted: Apr 3, 2018
No injuries were reported from a fire that spread through a historical Aberdeen home Monday morning. Battalion Chief Troy Palmer said in a press release that the Aberdeen Fire Department was called to the residential structure fire on the 300 block of W. 10th Street in Aberdeen at 09:05 Monday morning.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2018 4:43:31 AM - SOURCE: KBKW 1450-AM & 94.7-FM
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Posted: Apr 3, 2018
A Madison Fire Department firefighter and paramedic died Sunday morning shortly after his shift ended.
A release from the department said Richard Garner, 29, collapsed suddenly in Mount Pleasant.
He joined the department in 2012 and became a paramedic in 2017. He first served as a firefighter/EMT at Fire Station 5 on Cottage Grove Road, serving the Southeast Side of Madison, then moved to Fire Station 10 on Troy Drive, serving the North Side.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Madison.com-Wisconsin State Journal-Capital Times
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Posted: Apr 3, 2018
Two firefighters from Elwood were killed when two planes collided at the Marion Municipal Airport Monday afternoon, according to the Grant County coroner.
Authorities were called to the scene near 5904 S. Western Ave. shortly before 5:30 p.m.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the planes involved were a single-engine Cessna 150 and a Cessna 525 Citation Jet.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIN-TV Fox 59 Indianapolis
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Posted: Apr 3, 2018
VIDEO - A dramatic body camera video posted on Facebook by the San Bernardino County Fire Department shows a firefighter’s view as he and a partner enter a burning house in Victorville and douse flames as they move through burning rooms.
There were no injuries from the March 25 fire at the family home in the 14000 block of Coalinga Road.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Bernardino County Sun
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