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Posted: Feb 7, 2018

Bystanders help rescue Louisiana firefighter after overhang roof collapses, trapping him

A Central firefighter became trapped when an overhang roof collapsed while crews were working a house fire Monday afternoon. But civilians on scene helped rescue him, according to a Facebook post from the Central Fire Department. Crews were dispatched around 2:40 p.m. to the 12100 block of Lancewood Drive for a building on fire behind a home.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Advocate
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Posted: Feb 7, 2018

Timber worker rescued after spending night 20 feet down sinkhole in Grays Harbor County

A timber worker was rescued Tuesday after getting stuck overnight 20 feet down a sinkhole in Grays Harbor County. It happened in a logging area off W. Satsop Road, about six and a half miles northwest of the town of Brady. According to Grays Harbor Fire District 2, the man was out surveying on Monday and marking areas that could be prone to sinkholes when one opened up and he fell in.
- PUB DATE: 2/6/2018 11:47:52 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Feb 7, 2018

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Pierce Ascendant Ladder Truck

Carbondale (IL) Fire Department 107-foot Ascendant aerial ladder quint. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Pierce 1,500-gpm single-stage pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon tank.

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Posted: Feb 7, 2018

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Pierce Ascendant Ladder Truck

Carbondale (IL) Fire Department 107-foot Ascendant aerial ladder quint. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Pierce 1,500-gpm single-stage pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon tank.

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Posted: Feb 6, 2018

Norene (TN) WEMA Fire Station Celebrates Opening

“Most importantly are the men and women who wear these uniforms,” said Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto. “It’s a different lifestyle than many of us are accustomed to. We get to get out in the morning and go to work. We get to come home in the afternoon and see our families and enjoy them. These men and women spend 24 [hours] on and 48 [hours] off. They spend every third night in a bed that’s not with their family, and their families know that at a moment’s notice, they may get a call that they’re not getting to come home; and sometimes that may be for good.”

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