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Posted: Jun 4, 2023

Controlled burn in Benton County quickly becomes unmanageable, burns 3-5 acres

Firefighters from Benton County Fire District 1 are investigating after a controlled burn quickly became out of control. Leaders from the Fire District say they responded to a vegetation fire near Badger Road in the Country Heights Estates area just before 10:30 a.m. When crews arrived, they found a neighbor dousing the flames with garden hoses as they approached nearby structures.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2023 9:31:11 AM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19 Pasco
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Posted: Jun 2, 2023

‘Bit of a mystery’: 7 Arizona firefighters test for elevated levels of arsenic

Firefighters in Casa Grande received concerning test results when nearly half of a hazmat team tested for elevated levels of arsenic during their annual heavy metal testing. None of the seven firefighters knew they had high levels of the naturally occurring chemical that can cause cancer. Six of the seven are stationed at the same firehouse in Casa Grande.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix (AZ Family)
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Posted: Jun 2, 2023

Rising from the ashes: Why an antique fire truck in Colorado was worth restoring

VIDEO: There are currently about 45 fire trucks and engines in service with the Denver Fire Department. But one engine in particular, that no longer fights fires, holds a job that might be comparable in importance. And there was a time that it might have been lost forever. “If it could talk, it would be a bedtime story that would last a decade,” retired Denver firefighter Dan Farley said, smiling when referencing his 'passion' for nearly 15 years.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMGH-TV ABC 7 Denver
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Posted: Jun 2, 2023

North Carolina firefighter survives 8th heart attack, saved by fellow firefighters while responding to call

VIDEO: Firefighters save lives. But Friday night, the team at Chesterfield Fire Rescue in Burke County had no idea they’d be saving one of their own. A call came in sending firefighter David Hart to a camper trailer fire on Bristol Creek Avenue this past Friday. Hart was first to arrive and was preparing the water pumps when he noticed he didn’t feel right.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTV CBS 3 Charlotte
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Posted: Jun 2, 2023

Texas firefighter proclaimed 'World's Strongest Firefighter'

Firefighter Andrew Burton won the title of 2023 World's Strongest Firefighter at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, competing against firefighters from as far away as Great Britain and the Czech Republic. "Firefighting and being a strongman are both important to me," Burton said. "I don't only want to identify with my work.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Red Lake Nation News
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