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Posted: Jun 29, 2017

Wenas fire grows to more than 2,800 acres, evacuations orders remain in place

About two dozen Wenas Valley homes remained under mandatory evacuation orders Wednesday evening after a wildlands fire grew to more than 2,800 acres. By Wednesday evening about 130 local, state and federal firefighters were battling flames on a ridge thick with sagebrush and tinder-dry cheat grass. A forecast of decreasing overnight winds was expected to help with fire Thursday, but the relief could be short-term with winds expected to pick up over the weekend.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald
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Posted: Jun 29, 2017

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-KME Custom Pumper

Branson (MO) Fire & Rescue custom PRO pumper. Predator Severe Service 100 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale DSD 1,500-gpm pump; 500-gallon polypropylene tank.

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Posted: Jun 28, 2017

Budget Cuts Force Some Oklahoma City Fire Apparatus Stay Out of Service

The Oklahoma City Fire Department doesn't have the money to pay firefighters to run all of its trucks. That means some are out of service.
Over the last two years, Batt. Chief Benny Fulkerson said, the City of Oklahoma City asked the department to make cuts three times.

"With three budget cuts, decisions are not easy and we are making decisions now that do have an impact to some degree," Fulkerson said.

Starting July 1, Engine 51 will be taken out of service. That truck serves the downtown area. It's one of two trucks that can respond to several calls.

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Posted: Jun 28, 2017

Four Hurt In Los Angeles Fire Department Ambulance Crash

A collision involving a Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance and another vehicle in Pacoima Wednesday left four people injured, including a patient and two paramedics, authorities said. The crash occurred about 11 a.m. in the 12700 block of West Osborne Street, said Amy Bastman of the LAFD.
Two LAFD paramedics in the ambulance, along with the patient who was being transported, were taken for hospital treatment in fair condition, Bastman said. The male motorist who was the lone occupant of the other vehicle was taken to a hospital in serious condition, she said.
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Posted: Jun 28, 2017

New Columbus (OH) Fire Station Named for Fallen Firefighter

The City of Columbus dedicated its newest fire station Wednesday, which was named in honor of a firefighter killed battling a downtown fire thirty years ago.
John Nance's name and a plaque with his picture have been installed outside Fire Station No. 2 located at Fourth and Fulton Streets.

Nance fell through floor of the Mithoff Building on High Street Street on July 25th, 1987.

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