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Milton To Seek Funds For Bullet-Resistant Fire Gear
Milton To Seek Funds For Bullet-Resistant Fire Gear
Posted: Nov 28, 2017

Milton To Seek Funds For Bullet-Resistant Fire Gear

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Responding to recent public shooting incidents around the country, the Milton City Council has approved a grant application for funds to buy 18 sets of bullet-resistant helmets and vests for firefighters.

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The city will seek a $19,152 grant from the Firehouse Subs Foundation to buy the equipment for each of the riding positions on a fire apparatus and the battalion chief, according to a memo from Fire Chief Robert Edgar to the council. No match involving local funds is required.
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Fire Department Waiting On New Rig
Fire Department Waiting On New Rig
Posted: Nov 28, 2017

Fire Department Waiting On New Rig

Illinoishomepage

MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) -- It's been 17-years since the city got a new firetruck, but that's changing. The fire department hopes to get its new truck later this week. It's different than their current fleet because it's both a rescue truck and engine. Right now, there are separate trucks for the separate jobs.

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It's different than their current fleet because it's both a rescue truck and engine.

Right now, there are separate trucks for the separate jobs. Leaders say the new truck will be better for the city, especially as the department has gotten smaller.

The new truck is 36' long; 3-to-4 feet longer than current trucks which they'll be keeping as well. 

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Posted: Nov 28, 2017

Illinois and Michigan Fire Appratus Gallery by Steve Redick

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Posted: Nov 28, 2017

Spokane Fire Chief chosen for national program

Spokane Fire Department Chief Brian Schaeffer will join 20 other chiefs from around the country in a year-long development program for fire department leaders. Schaeffer was accepted into the International Association of Fire Chiefs’ sixth Fire Service Executive Development Institute, which begins in December.
- PUB DATE: 11/28/2017 3:55:30 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review
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Posted: Nov 28, 2017

Transients Suspected of Causing Fire at Abandoned Centralia Garage

An abandoned garage structure on a property that includes a house that previously caught fire also burned down Monday morning, Riverside Fire Authority Chief Mike Kytta told The Chronicle. Fire crews were still at the scene at about 10:30 Monday morning in the 1400 block of Alexander Street — at the end of the dead end road — keeping an eye on the burning structure to prevent it from spreading to nearby houses.
- PUB DATE: 11/28/2017 3:16:14 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle
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