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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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Posted: Nov 6, 2017

Ladder Truck Needed For Orangeburg County Fire District, Official Says

The West Middle Fire Department's 1976 ladder truck is out of service and cannot be brought up to appropriate firefighting standards and regulations.

 

The West Middle Fire Department is primarily responsible for covering the Orangeburg County/City Industrial Park. West Middle would offer automatic aid for the John Matthews Industrial Park.

Ladder trucks are required by the Insurance Service Office when there are more than five buildings over a certain number of square feet and over a certain number of stories tall, Wolfe said.

The West Middle, Holly Hill and North areas all meet the requirements needed for a ladder truck.

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