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Hoover Volunteer Fire Department Receives Military Truck And $20,000 Grant
Hoover Volunteer Fire Department Receives Military Truck And $20,000 Grant
Posted: Mar 16, 2018

Hoover Volunteer Fire Department Receives Military Truck And $20,000 Grant

Myhighplains

PAMPA - PRESS RELEASE Hoover Volunteer Fire Department converted a military tractor truck into a firefighting apparatus, giving the department a new capability for fighting fires. "March is typically a busy month when it comes to wildland fires," said Hoover VFD Fire Chief Trent Price.

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The excess military vehicle was awarded through the Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program (DOD FFP). The department also accepted a $20,000 grant from the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program to purchase a slip-on unit that was installed onto the back of the truck. This program currently provides funding to rural volunteer fire departments for the acquisition of slip-on units for military vehicles, helping in their conversion into a firefighting apparatus. Both programs are administered by Texas A&M Forest Service. 

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Chesapeake Planning Commission to vote on new Western Branch firehouse
Chesapeake Planning Commission to vote on new Western Branch firehouse
Posted: Mar 16, 2018

Chesapeake Planning Commission to vote on new Western Branch firehouse

WTKR

CHESAPEAKE, Va - The Chesapeake Planning Commission will vote Wednesday night whether or not to approve a proposal to build a new firehouse in the Western Branch section of the city. According to the agenda, the new firehouse will be built at 1912 Old Jolliff Road and serve as a replacement for the Dock Landing Road fire station.

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According to the agenda, the new firehouse will be built at 1912 Old Jolliff Road and serve as a replacement for the Dock Landing Road fire station. A spokesperson with the city says the Dock Landing Road fire station is not big enough to house modern equipment and emergency services vehicles needed to serve the community.

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Posted: Mar 16, 2018

Clark County Fire District 3 picks new assistant chief

Clark County Fire District 3’s commissioners recently selected Barbara Widlund to serve as its new assistant chief. Widlund takes over the assistant chief job left open after Scott Sorenson was promoted to chief. The district said Widlund was chosen from a number of national applicants for the position.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2018 6:51:15 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian
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Posted: Mar 16, 2018

Rosalia firefighter arrested for stealing, pawning department's equipment

Whitman County Deputies arrested 35-year-old Kelly Brown of Rosalia Thursday afternoon while serving a search warrant on his home. Deputies had been investigating several property related crimes in the area when they received information about a vehicle that may have been involved in a burglary on Gashous Rd.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2018 12:17:19 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6
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Posted: Mar 16, 2018

Death toll from Florida bridge collapse up to 6 as crews work to clear the rubble

At least six fatalities have been confirmed following the collapse of a pedestrian bridge over Tamiami Trail on Thursday. But at a press conference held Friday morning at the Florida International University Tamiami campus, Miami-Dade Police Department director Juan J. Perez said the names of the people killed in the collapse would not be made public until their families had been notified.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Miami Herald
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