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Posted: Jul 31, 2017

More Fire Station Sites Being Sought in Busy Town Center Area

It is one of Jacksonville's most prolific growth areas, with thousands of apartments and offices sprouting along with hundreds of stores and restaurants bordered by Interstate 295, Gate and Town Center parkways, Baymeadows Road and Southside Boulevard. Yet for thousands living and working in an area whose corners are anchored by Tinseltown, Deerwood, Atlantic Coast High School and St.

City leaders and fire officials say they are working on a temporary solution as they seek at least one new permanent fire station site. It will come at a cost because much of the real estate is in high demand.


 
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Posted: Jul 31, 2017

Lacey female firefighters blazed the trail and now want to start others on the path

“What do you do?” That’s the question many ask Claire Van Guse after she tells them she’s a firefighter. “I run a hose into a burning building,” she responds. “Or, I drive the truck.” That often prompts the follow-up question: “You drive the truck?” “Let’s just say that they don’t expect a female of my stature to be driving a fire engine,” Van Guse said.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2017 1:49:35 AM - SOURCE: Olympian - Metered Site
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Posted: Jul 31, 2017

On-duty firefighter who died of heart failure was respected Detroiter

He enjoyed coming to work every day, loved the comradery of the fire house, and preferred to stay with a busy company even as his seniority might have allowed him to go elsewhere. Detroit Firefighter Kevin Ramsey, a 20-year veteran, was a Detroit boy, raised on the east side, and had a sense pride, a feeling of obligation to contribute to his community.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MLive.com
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Posted: Jul 31, 2017

New Jersey fire department spends $1M more in OT than police, upsetting cops

Cops versus firefighters is one of the oldest rivalries in the books. When it comes to overtime between the two public safety agencies in Trenton, that’s a feud that’s been brewing the past few years. For the city’s fiscal year 2017 that ended on June 30, the fire department spent $1.04 million more than police in overtime, according to budget documents obtained by The Trentonian through a public records request.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Trentonian
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Posted: Jul 31, 2017

3 Texas Firefighters Injured In Multi-Vehicle Accident

A four-vehicle accident in Hood County Saturday afternoon left seven people injured including three firefighters. Hood County Fire Marshal Ray Wilson confirmed the injuries in the accident along Highway 51, and he says they are all doing okay. Two people including a female firefighter from the North Hood County Fire Department were transported hospitals via air ambulance.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS Dallas/Fort Worth
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