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Posted: Aug 28, 2017

Tree Falls on Seguin Fire Truck While Responding to Rescue

First responders in Seguin found themselves needing assistance after a freak accident in which a tree feel on a fire truck while responding to a call. Crews onboard Seguin Fire Department's Engine One were in route to a rescue call on Saturday afternoon when the wind started picking up.

Crews onboard Seguin Fire Department’s Engine One were in route to a rescue call on Saturday afternoon when the wind started picking up. And then the unthinkable happened:


A tree fell on the truck.


“Literally slicing through the front tab, right between the driver and front passenger seat,” said Morgan Ash with the City of Seguin.


Thankfully, no one was injured.


Crews spent most of the day trimming trees in the area off Highway 46. Powerlines were snapped and mailboxes were down but no injuries were reported.


“It’s just miraculous that are still alive today,” Ash said.


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Posted: Aug 28, 2017

Norwood Bonds for New $800K Pumper

NORWOOD - After spending 60 percent of its budget this year on repairs to a 1997 pumper firetruck, the fire department is in the market for a new one. The council approved bonding for the truck at $768,000 and another $100,000 for extras such as radios and hoses.

Three vehicles currently make up the department's fleet - a 1984 Hahn pumper, a 1997  3-D and a Seagraves. The 1997 3-D is having maintenance issues and the manufacturer has gone out of business. Norwood does not have a ladder truck and depends on mutual aid for coverage when one is needed.


 
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Posted: Aug 28, 2017

Aerial Rescue

An employee at a feed company had to be airlifted to an area hospital after falling from a silo on Tuesday night. The incident happened in the 9000 block of W. Main Street and brought out both the Turlock Rural and Turlock City fire departments.

The employee fell from a silo about 25 feet, landing on a catwalk, which was still about 20 feet above the ground, according to the Turlock Rural Fire Department's Facebook page.


The Turlock Fire Department was called to the scene to aid in the aerial rescue with their ladder truck.


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Posted: Aug 28, 2017

Washington firefighters battle blazes across states after early start to season

A wet spring followed by an unusually hot and dry summer brought an early fire season to the Pacific Northwest. Officials with the Department of Natural Resources say Washington’s fire season is just starting, but what that means for Western Washington is different from what it means for the east side.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2017 6:35:50 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian
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Posted: Aug 28, 2017

Pasco firefighters celebrate graduation in middle of exhaustive fire season

Fire season continues to scorch the state and firefighters are definitely feeling it, making the need for new ones essential. The Pasco Fire Department celebrated the graduation of eight new firefighters on Friday. With fire officials expecting to take on wildland fires up into October, their graduation couldn't have come at better time.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2017 6:05:24 AM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19
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