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Posted: May 15, 2017

PA Firefighter Faces DUI Charges After Fire Truck Crash

SHARON - A volunteer fireman is facing driving under the influence charges in connection with an incident that ended with a damaged fire truck, a crash into a telephone pole and a small geyser of water from a fire hydrant. At 11:51 a.m. Saturday, Sharon police officers M.

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The Herald reported on a case in which a West Middlesex (PA) firefighter is facing charges after allegedly driving a fire vehicle while intoxicated.

Curtis Allen Cottrill, 30, was reportedly placed under arrest for driving under the influence after law enforcement officers responded to a call regarding a disabled West Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department fire truck.
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Posted: May 15, 2017

Fire Apparatus at McHenry (IL) Township Fire Protection District Live Fire Training

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Posted: May 15, 2017

Virginia Fire Station Catches Fire; Firetruck Destroyed

Fairfax County, Virginia, firefighters had to battle a blaze inside their own station early Sunday morning.


The fire spread to the roof of the station, and a second alarm was called for additional crews.

It took about 45 minutes to get the fire under control. There were no injuries and no impact for service in the community.

Vist FirefighterNation.com for mroe information: http://www.firefighternation.com/articles/2017/05/fire-destroys-virginia-fire-engine-damages-firehouse.html

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Posted: May 15, 2017

Father, baby girl dead in 3-vehicle wreck on Mount Baker Highway

A Maple Falls-area man crossed the center line of Mount Baker Highway, hitting two cars and causing a horrific Mother’s Day wreck that killed a father and his infant daughter near Mosquito Lake Road, authorities said Sunday. “It was a tough, tragic situation,” said Chief Jerry DeBruin of Whatcom County Fire District 14, which serves the rural communities of Welcome, Kendall and Sumas.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2017 1:41:37 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald
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Posted: May 15, 2017

Arizona fire department taking strides to ensure mental, physical health of troubled employees

For years, Tucson-area fire departments have been working with a local health-care program to create a comprehensive medical plan that addresses stress and mental health in first responders. April was a difficult month for the Tucson Fire Department, with a murder-suicide perpetrated by one of its own taking place days before the sentencing of a former captain for three murders.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tucson Arizona Daily Star
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