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Posted: Nov 6, 2017

Worn Tires Kept San Francisco Fire Apparatus from Wine Country Fires

Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White said the engine captain at Station 9 on Jerrold Street in the Bayview cited the truck's tread-poor tires as the reason for not joining four other San Francisco strike teams rushing to Santa Rosa to battle the deadly Tubbs Fire early Oct. 9. A truck from Berkeley went in its place.

 

The next day, inspectors examined the truck's tires and found some wear and tear. "Three of them were replaced as a precaution," Hayes-White said.

 

What's not clear is why a truck whose tires were unsafe to roll to a fire had been left in operation. The trucks are required to be checked daily. Crews are also required to fill out daily inspection reports that should have signaled the tire problem.

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Posted: Nov 6, 2017

VIDEO Susanne Klatt on Line-of-Duty Deaths and Safety Standards in the German Fire Service

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Posted: Nov 6, 2017

Radio Traffic Released By Fire Department Captures Chaos Of Las Vegas Shooting

The transmission is the start of three hours of Fire Department communications released by the county Friday morning. County spokesman Erik Pappa said some communications were removed from the recording due to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy concerns.

The bursts of radio communication captured how paramedics responded to the unfolding chaos that killed 58 at the festival and injured more than 500.

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Posted: Nov 6, 2017

Syracuse fire truck involved in crash; other driver ticketed for failing to yield

The fire vehicle had its emergency lights and siren activated and was heading north on Cherry Street en route to an emergency when the driver of the other vehicle, identified by police as 28-year-old Lawrence Johnson, of Syracuse, struck the fire vehicle, Sackett said. Johnson was driving west on East Fayette Street at the time of the crash.

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Posted: Nov 6, 2017

Clallam County Fire District 2 Gets New Brush Engine | Peninsula Daily News

The 2017 Ford F-550 chasiss engine can carry 19,500 pounds including a crew of five firefighters, hand tools, equipment and more than 1,000 feet of fire hose.

“This brush engine will replace a 30-year-old engine in our fleet and with the additional seating for firefighters, we will be better able to serve the public by more than doubling our response capabilities,” said Fire Chief Sam Phillips.

The fire district purchased the fire engine for $134,300 with existing capital funds budgeted last year without any additional voter-approved levy or bonds, according to Phillips.

Cascade Fire & Safety based in Yakima built the brush engine.

“This is one portion of our fleet-replacement program which the [fire district] commissioners approved in 2015,” Phillips said.

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