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Little Rock (AR) Firefighters Face Growing Epidemic of Cancer
Little Rock (AR) Firefighters Face Growing Epidemic of Cancer
Posted: Nov 2, 2017

Little Rock (AR) Firefighters Face Growing Epidemic of Cancer

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Firefighters in Little Rock come face to face with danger each and every day but one of their biggest battles is one you can't see...cancer. Now, the Little Rock Fire Department is sounding the alarm on what they call a growing epidemic.

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According to the department, in the last 4 years, they have lost 3 firefighters to cancer. Two of those firefighters were Nathaniel Crump and Gavin Wright.

 

Crump passed away from colon cancer this past July at the age of 30.

 

“The only thing that linked him to something was the bad things firefighters breathe in on a daily basis when they’re at work,” said Crump

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Posted: Nov 2, 2017

Clallam County: Mobile home fire at Aldergrove Mobile Home Park

Clallam County Fire Protection District No. 1 was dispatched to a structure fire at 1:42 a.m. Nov. 2, in Aldergrove Mobile Home Park, space #88. Forks Fire Chief Bill Paul said the structure was mostly involved when he arrived on the scene. The fire was called in by a neighbor. Engine #91 responded with eight firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2017 1:01:51 PM - SOURCE: Forks Forum
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Posted: Nov 2, 2017

Working smoke detectors save Spokane Valley home from burning

It's still not clear what caused a small fire at a home near 12th and Adams Thursday morning, but fire investigators are confident that the home would not be standing without proper smoke detectors. The home was vacant at the time the fire started just after 7:00 a.m. A woman who was walking by the property heard the sound of smoke alarms and immediately called 9-1-1.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2017 11:07:36 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4
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Posted: Nov 2, 2017

Homeless Woman In Yakima Escapes Fire With Minor Injuries

Yakima Fire Department officials say a woman living in a homeless camp on West Washington Avenue was able to escape a brush fire started by a campfire Wednesday morning. Firefighters say they were called to the area of the Railroad Tracks and W Washington Avenue . Capt. Jeff Pfaff says the woman woke to fire at the entrance of her cardboard hut where she was living.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2017 8:17:20 AM - SOURCE: KIT 1280-AM & 99.3-FM
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Duncan Adds $780,000 Aerial Ladder Truck
Duncan Adds $780,000 Aerial Ladder Truck
Posted: Nov 2, 2017

Duncan Adds $780,000 Aerial Ladder Truck

Swoknews

Steve Metzer DUNCAN The Duncan Fire Department has added a new $780,000 aerial ladder truck to its inventory. The 2017 model, 75-foot aerial ladder truck Ladder 5 was ordered after action taken by the Duncan City Council in March. It was built and delivered ahead of schedule by the Sutphen Corp., headquartered in Dublin, Ohio.

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Fire Chief Dayton Burnside said the department now has two aerial ladder trucks and four pumper trucks. The other aerial ladder is a 1998 model, which is to be transitioned to reserve status.

"It's fine for reserve, but it's wearing out as a front-line unit, showing its age," Burnside said.

The department's pumper trucks range in age from a 2006 model to a 2012 model. Burnside said the 2006 model is due to be replaced next year.

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