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Posted: Oct 2, 2017

FHP: Teen Killed in Lake County Crash Involving Fire Truck Identified

by: WFTV Web Staff Updated: LAKE COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving a fire truck and a car. Troopers responded Friday to the crash in Umatilla on County Road 439 and County Road 42 shortly before noon.

The driver of the fire truck tried to avoid the impact but struck the left side of the Nissan.


 The civilian driver died at the scene and a man in her car was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.


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Posted: Oct 2, 2017

Ambulance, fire department SUV crash into each other in Vallejo

VALLEJO - An ambulance and fire department vehicle headed to two separate emergencies crashed into each other Saturday morning, police said. The crash occurred at the intersection of Sonoma Boulevard and Florida Street at 9:48 a.m., involving a medic ambulance and Vallejo Fire Department Ford Explorer.

The crash occurred at the intersection of Sonoma Boulevard and Florida Street at 9:48 a.m., involving a medic ambulance and Vallejo Fire Department Ford Explorer.


Both vehicles were responding to emergency calls, with their lights and sirens on, when they crashed into each other, police said.


The ambulance was heading eastbound on Florida Street while the fire department SUV was going south on Sonoma Boulevard. A Nissan Altima was also involved in the crash and sustained minor damage.


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Posted: Oct 2, 2017

Rocks Thrown at Hemet Fire Truck, Suspect Arrested

A Hemet man was arrested on allegations of throwing rocks at a fire truck Friday, Sept. 29, according to the Hemet Police Department. A Hemet Fire Department engineer called dispatch around 10:30 a.m. to say a man threw rocks at his truck near the intersection of Buena Vista Street and Latham Avenue, not far from the Hemet police station.

The suspect was identified as Jermain Middleton, 38, who has a history of throwing rocks at passing vehicles in Hemet, police said. He was arrested on suspicion of vandalism and taken to county jail with bail set at $10,000, police said.


The fire truck sustained more than $1,500 in damage, police said.


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Posted: Oct 2, 2017

Indianapolis Fire Department Wants to Consolidate Stations in Franklin Township

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Fire Department is planning to consolidate fire stations in order to better serve the residents in Franklin Township. Fire officials are finalizing plans to build a new centralized fire station and consolidate Stations 52 and 54. This is part of the department's Redeployment Efforts.
Fire officials are finalizing plans to build a new centralized fire station and consolidate Stations 52 and 54.  This is part of the department’s Redeployment Efforts.

They would close one of the older stations, No. 52 which is on House Street. That closure would bring about $1.5 million dollars in savings to the department. According to the proposal, with the savings from closing Station 52, the new station would pay for itself in just 2.5 years. 


 
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Posted: Oct 2, 2017

Bernardston Fire Station Proposal Receives Pre-Meeting Pushback

BERNARDSTON - With a special town meeting on the horizon, Frank "Bud" Foster wants the town to reconsider using his 12 Church St. lot for a new fire station.The main purpose of Oct. 25's special town meeting is for residents to vote on the Fire...

The main purpose of Oct. 25’s special town meeting is for residents to vote on the Fire Station Expansion Committee’s proposal to build a new station at 23 Kringle Drive. Voters will be asked to approve a total borrowing measure of $2.6 million, which includes $585,000 in lot acquisition costs.


However, the high-dollar proposal has faced resistance from some residents, including Foster, who feels he has a better alternative.


Foster, who lives in town part time, confirmed he’s donating his property at 12 Church St., where Foster rents space to two families. Though Foster said previously he’d be willing to donate the property if the Fire Department needed it, he plans to formally offer it through a letter that will be read at the meeting.


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