Fire officials in Palmyra are dealing with a sinkhole that has formed at the new Palmyra fire station. The sinkhole will be evaluated Tuesday even as the department prepares to move into the building - a move that has been in the planning stage for 20 years, according to a report by ABC27.
Palmyra Fire Department Chief Dave Dugan told ABC27 the sinkhole was discovered Monday morning, but he believes the building itself is not in jeopardy.
Posted: May 30, 2017
UPDATE: Late Monday night, The Missouri State Highway Patrol released the names of the two firefighters involved in a deadly Memorial Day fire truck crash in northeast Missouri.Investigators said the driver of the fire truck, Jesse Ketchum, 33, of Downing,
According to the crash report, the truck left the right side of Highway 15, the driver overcorrected, then returned to the roadway, where the truck overturned several times, ejecting both men.
One was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash reports states that neither firefighter was wearing a seat belt.
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Posted: May 30, 2017
A beloved FDNY hero who tirelessly toiled at Ground Zero for eight months after 9/11 and was a driving force in getting much-needed benefits for sick first responders lost his battle to cancer on Sunday.
Ray Pfeifer, who once said he spent “27 years, 220 days and nine hours” as one of the city’s Bravest, died at age 59, according to officials.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News
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Posted: May 30, 2017
Rivalries between police officers and firefighters are not uncommon — usually just lighthearted fun among public safety workers. But the animosity between Santa Fe police Sgt. David Webb Jr. and city firefighter Jeffrey Valdez is genuine, creating a yearslong personal conflict that intensified this week.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Santa Fe New Mexican
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Posted: May 30, 2017
Late Monday night, The Missouri State Highway Patrol released the names of the two firefighters involved in a deadly Memorial Day fire truck crash in northeast Missouri.
Investigators said the driver of the fire truck, Jesse Ketchum, 33, of Downing, was killed in that crash.
His passenger, volunteer firefighter, John Chancellor, 27, also of Downing, suffered serious injuries.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVO-TV ABC 3 Kirksville
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