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Posted: Feb 19, 2018

Fire at Skyway apartment complex sends residents fleeing into cold

A fire at a Skyway apartment building sent residents there fleeing out into the subfreezing cold early Monday. Fire crews responded to the scene, in the 12700 block of 76th Avenue South, at around 5:30 a.m. after receiving reports that a blaze had broken out there. When firefighters arrived on scene, flames and smoke were billowing from the first floor, said a Skyway Fire spokesperson.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2018 7:47:02 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Philadelphia Fire Engine Gets Stuck In Massive Hole On Kensington Street
Philadelphia Fire Engine Gets Stuck In Massive Hole On Kensington Street
Posted: Feb 19, 2018

Philadelphia Fire Engine Gets Stuck In Massive Hole On Kensington Street

CBS Philly

It happened just before 9 p.m. along the 3300 block of Collins Street in the Kensington section of the city.

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4 firefighters injured after firetruck collides with truck, overturns
4 firefighters injured after firetruck collides with truck, overturns
Posted: Feb 19, 2018

4 firefighters injured after firetruck collides with truck, overturns

abc13.com

Four firefighters were injured when their firetruck overturned Saturday afternoon in Tomball. Emergency officials responded to the scene near FM 249 and Highway 99 just after 5 p.m. The firefighters were on the way to an apartment fire call when the accident happened.

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Emergency officials responded to the scene near FM 249 and Highway 99 just after 5 p.m. The firefighters were on the way to an apartment fire call when the accident happened. The impact caused the truck to overturn after it went into a muddy field beside the feeder road. According to the department, the firetruck was traveling south on the feeder road. The pickup truck was going east on 249. The firetruck had its sirens and emergency lights on, officials said. Two people inside a pickup truck were also injured.
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Historic Fire Truck On Display In Rockport
Historic Fire Truck On Display In Rockport
Posted: Feb 19, 2018

Historic Fire Truck On Display In Rockport

Kiiitv

CORPUS CHRISTI (KIII NEWS) - As 3News reported on Thursday, a special historical 9/11 exhibit has moved into Rockport until Sunday. In addition to the stirring memorial there is another separate piece of history on display there: a fire truck from 1914.

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The fire truck was the first fire truck ever purchased by the Rockport Fire Department it has survived two hurricanes one in 1919 and Harvey in 2017.

In fact, the fire truck still runs today in local parades and events.

"It's a wonderful piece of history. As a motorized vehicle, that's really a piece of history that was brought to this town. that was able to be kept.," captain Gillian Cox said. "been able to do that."

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City of Wyoming saves money by converting old dump truck
City of Wyoming saves money by converting old dump truck
Posted: Feb 19, 2018

City of Wyoming saves money by converting old dump truck

Fox17online

WYOMING, Mich. - The City of Wyoming is getting new life out of an old dump truck and saving money in the process. The city took a 15-year-old Public Works truck and converted it into a crash attenuator vehicle for the city's Fire Department. A new attenuator would have cost the city $127,000.

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The city took a 15-year-old Public Works truck and converted it into a crash attenuator vehicle for the city's Fire Department.

A new attenuator would have cost the city $127,000.  With a $20,000 grant, the city staff was able to rebuild the truck for less than half of that cost, according to the city.

An attenuator is a safety vehicle that blocks motorists from crashes and hazards in the roadway.  

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