The 100-foot midmount tower is the first of its kind for the department. There is no pump and no tank on the truck.

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PHOTOS: About 30 people were displaced Sunday following a fire at a Roanoke apartment complex, according to firefighters.

At 3:45 a.m., crews with the Roanoke Fire & EMS Department were called to the 2300 block of Tuckawana Circle NW for a report of a structure fire.

First responders reported finding heavy fire coming from the roof of the apartment complex. The road was blocked while crews worked. The department said the fire was marked under control at 5:29 a.m.

WCYB-TV NBC 5 Bristol

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Lake Charles Fire Department is celebrating a major milestone this year: 150 years of service.

To mark the occasion, the department pulled a 1919 Seagrave ladder truck out of storage and dug through decades of photos, tracing its roots back to 1876.

The truck’s tires are 70 years old. The truck itself is 106 years old. But Fire Chief Delton Carter said it rolled off the trailer with no trouble at all.

“I mean, it’s the 150th anniversary of the Lake Charles Fire Department, so why not bring out a piece of history out so we can see it?” Carter said.

The truck isn’t the only piece of history on display at Central School in downtown Lake Charles. Old photographs trace the department back to its founding.

KPLC-TV NBC/CW+ 7 Lake Charles

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Forty-three percent of on-duty firefighter fatalities over the last 35 years were attributed to cardiac causes, according to a new study published in JACC: Advances.[1] These findings call into question the types of screenings firefighters should undergo to detect potential heart problems.

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University explored autopsy findings from more than 3,000 on-duty firefighter deaths. The group said the proportion of cardiac-related fatalities has steadily increased over the years However, cardiac related deaths have been on the decline for the general U.S. population over the same time period.

These findings might indicate the need to change annual health screenings for firefighters. Current national screening recommendations rely on exercise stress testing, which can identify ischemic issues with blood flow, but may miss hidden structural remodeling of the heart that could lead to sudden cardiac arrest.

“Our research shows there may be a blind spot when it comes to routine heart screenings for firefighters in the U.S.,” senior author Alan Kwan, MD, assistant professor of cardiology in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, said in a statement. “Identifying heart conditions when they can be treated is key to addressing these new findings.”

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An adult male was found dead Friday morning following a fire that destroyed a motor home and damaged nearby property in the Spanaway area. Central Pierce Fire & Rescue (CPFR) crews responded to the fire on 224th St E at 7:53 a.m. after a passerby reported it to 911.

Upon arrival, firefighters found the initial motor home fully engulfed in flames, which had already extended to a neighboring garage and a second motor home. Firefighters brought the fire under control at 8:16 a.m. and fully extinguished it at 8:37 a.m.

During overhaul operations, crews discovered the deceased adult male inside the primary motor home where the fire originated. The cause of the victim’s death has not been determined. The Pierce County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.

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