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Posted: Oct 3, 2017

Idaho fire engine stuck in sinkhole after water main break

PHOTO - Roads remain blocked on the Boise State campus Tuesday morning after a water main break caused flooding and sent a fire engine into a sinkhole. The water line that ruptured Monday evening ran under University Drive near the Student Union Building. The intersection of University Drive and Lincoln Avenue will be closed through Wednesday morning, or until road repairs are done.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVB-TV NBC 7
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Posted: Oct 3, 2017

Man charged with scuffling with police during Pennsylvania fire

A New York man who pushed past firefighters to remove a package from a burning building is facing aggravated assault charges after getting into a scuffle with police, according to court documents. Michael R. Davis, 39, of Brooklyn, is accused of resisting arrest after repeatedly entering a cordoned area of a house fire burning Sunday night at South Sherman and East South streets.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice
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Posted: Oct 3, 2017

Spokane first responders prepared for mass casualty event

With the news of another mass murder coming all too soon after the Freeman High School shooting, emergency responders at Spokane Fire Department are saying they are confident they would be able to handle a mass casualty event, but hope it never happens here. "We train for them multiple times each year," said Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2017 11:04:08 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4
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Posted: Oct 2, 2017

Bald Hills Volunteer Firefighter must repair salmon habitat damage

A volunteer firefighter with the Bald Hills Fire District must repair damage done to important salmon habitat near the Nisqually River after logging without a permit and cutting trees in protected buffer zones. The work was done where Lackamas Creek empties into the Nisqually River. "I've seen so many salmon in this creek, you could walk across them.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2017 6:23:34 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5
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Posted: Oct 2, 2017

Valley View (TX) EMS Station Hits Roadblock

A $380,000 proposal from Plano-based BBD Construction, LLC for the new emergency medical services substation in Valley View was unanimously rejected Monday by Cooke County commissioners. Precinct 1 Cooke County Commissioner Gary Hollowell said he couldn't justify paying $230 per square foot for the project.
Earlier this year, county commissioners agreed to purchase one-third of an acre next to the Valley View Volunteer Fire Department on South Pecan Creek Trail for $17,000 to build an EMS substation in the southern part of the county. It would house a new ambulance and reduce response times in the area.

A representative with Sanger-based EIKON Consulting Group, LLC said the cost of construction is on the rise.

Cooke County Judge Jason Brinkley said the original cost of the proposal was around $450,000.

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