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Posted: Apr 26, 2017

Grant Gives Fire Department Extrication Tools

In 2016, the Anacortes Fire Department removed four entrapped victims from smashed cars using hydraulic extrication equipment. These two pieces of equipment - a cutter and a spreader - save lives. This spring, the Anacortes Fire Department received a $16,000 grant from the Tesoro Foundation to purchase a new spreader, which pulls and pushes apart high-tension steel in cars.

The new spreader is the beginning of the Fire Department’s extrication equipment update, Curtis said. It still needs a new cutter, which it has set aside funds to purchase in next year’s budget.



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Posted: Apr 26, 2017

Seminole Fire Rescue Celebrates Opening of Fire Station 32

Seminole Fire Rescue celebrates opening of Fire Station 32 In addition to a ribbon cutting April 21, Seminole Fire Rescue celebrated the completion of Fire Station 32 with a fire service tradition - a hose uncoupling. "We decided to do a ribbon cutting for the sake of the building," Chief Heather Burford said.
The new building boasts modern safety features and will be able to withstand a Category 5 hurricane, she said. It also has a generator powered by two, underground 1,000-gallon propane tanks that will provide electricity to the station
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Posted: Apr 26, 2017

Florida sheriff takes over command of fire department

A divided Walton County Commission voted 3-2 Tuesday to place Walton County Fire and Rescue under the command of the Sheriff’s Office. The consolidation of the two public safety divisions was to take effect at 7 a.m. Wednesday, said Louis Svehla, the county’s public information manager. Commission Chairwoman Cecilia Jones sided with commissioners Melanie Nipper and Tony Anderson in favor of the merger, Svehla said.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Northwest Florida Daily News.
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Posted: Apr 26, 2017

Former Atlanta, D.C. fire chief hired by Virginia city

The City of Petersburg has a new fire chief to replace now retired chief TC Hairston. And while there isn’t much that everyone agrees on right now in the cash-strapped city, it seems everyone is praising the hiring of new Chief Dennis Rubin. “We’re excited with Chief Rubin,” Dan Macaluso, spokesperson for the Petersburg Professional Fire Association, told 8News.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRIC-TV Richmond
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Posted: Apr 26, 2017

Iowa firefighter’s discipline over social media post stands

A decorated veteran firefighter is contemplating his next move after City Council members Monday upheld a disciplinary action he received regarding a message he posted on social media during the September flood. After two hours of testimony, council members voted 6-0 with one member absent to uphold the action against firefighter Shane Farmer.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
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