East Moline Fire Department will need a new ladder truck within years. Rep. Eric Sorensen seeks $1.5 million in federal funds for a replacement that could cost $3 million to $4 million.

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A Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance transporting a seriously ill patient collided with another vehicle in Boyle Heights.

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Seattle Fire Department may seek more oversight of ambulance contractor use of a nurse line and AI to triage 911 calls after council concerns about untracked ambulance waits.

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Two Turlock fire engines now use Haas Alert Safety Cloud to warn drivers through Waze and Apple Maps when an emergency vehicle is nearby.

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The Pattonville (MO) Fire Protection District added a Rosenbauer 78-foot Viper aerial ladder quint, built to match its other apparatus.

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