A Smithfield firefighter was charged with DUI after Engine 52 overturned while responding to a structure fire.

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Hills is asking voters to approve a $5.1 million bond in November for a new fire station and City Hall.

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The Los Angeles police union will oppose Measure FD, a sales tax ballot measure backed by firefighters that would raise funding for the Fire Department to add stations, staff, and equipment.

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Take a walk around the Fuller Road (NY) Fire Department's new rig, a Rosenbauer rescue-pumper that it calls its "do-everything vehicle."

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Eldridge City Council voted 5-0 to establish a city fire department and hire a fire chief, ending months of talks with volunteers over oversight, budget control, and transition terms.

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