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Posted: Mar 30, 2017

Elmhurst (IL) Moves Toward Adding Rapid Response Unit for Medical Calls

The best way to fill what Elmhurst officials see as a small gap in the city's medical emergency response ability is to contract for one additional certified paramedic in a rapid response vehicle, a City Council committee agreed Thursday.

The department's chief said the city could add a rapid response vehicle and one paramedic on a 24-hour shift for about $165,000 a year.



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Posted: Mar 30, 2017

Britt (Ontario, Canada) Fire Department Receives New Pumper

PARRY SOUND - Ryan Barager had an exciting visit with his grandparents in Britt over March Break as he got a glimpse of the new equipment at the fire department.
The new pumper was manufactured by Fort Garry Fire Trucks on a 2017 Freightliner with crew capacity of five firefighters and pumping capacity of 1,250 gpm. The Department will also receive new self-contained breathing apparatus.
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Posted: Mar 30, 2017

Hillsborough (FL) Needs 25 New Fire Stations, Not Meeting Response Goals

TAMPA - Hillsborough County needs 25 new fire stations in the next 25 years to keep up with the thousands of people moving here each year, Fire Rescue Chief Dennis Jones told county commissioners Wednesday.
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Posted: Mar 30, 2017

Cargo Trailer Catches Fire in Chehalis

Crews from Lewis County Fire District 6 responded Tuesday afternoon to a report of a fire in a 30-foot cargo trailer in a pallet yard in Chehalis. The trailer, located in the 1600 block of Bishop Road, was reportedly converted into a kiln to dry wood. When crews arrived at 12:20 p.m., they found heavy smoke coming from the trailer.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2017 3:11:14 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle
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Posted: Mar 30, 2017

Massachusetts firefighters pull man to safety as fire rages in dramatic video

VIDEO - A firefighter was hospitalized after crews rescued an 82-year-old man from a burning apartment building on Tuesday afternoon. Brockton Fire said the man was removed from a third floor porch of a building at 685 Oak St. using a ground ladder around 4 p.m. "The fire was blowing out on the second floor porch and some of the bystanders said there was somebody up there," recalled Brockton firefighter Ben Denny.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NECN.com
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