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Posted: Apr 27, 2017

97-Year-Old Man Gets Ride On A Firetruck For His Birthday

Headlines It was a birthday present a boy of any age would appreciate. So what if Bill Grun was turning 97? For most of those years, he dreamed of being a fireman. On Monday, he got to ride in a firetruck. Staff at his Pennsylvania retirement home secretly informed the Doylestown Fire Company No.

Staff at his Pennsylvania retirement home secretly informed the Doylestown (PA) Fire Company No. 1 that Grun had “wanted to be a firefighter all his life.”

Sporting a tie and a green cardigan, Gurn hauled himself into the behemoth Ladder 79 and got a ride for his lifetime, as the fire company’s website put it. 

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Posted: Apr 27, 2017

Firefighters Defend Ambulance Proposal

April 26, 2017 ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O'ROURKE Members of the Nahant Fire Department: Josh Mahoney, Nick Papagelis, Lt. Dave Doyle, and Austin Antrim, feel the Finance Committee is inaccurate with its information. By BRIDGET TURCOTTE NAHANT - The Nahant Firefighter's Association is knocking down the Finance Committee's opinion that an Ambulance Enterprise Fund is not necessary.

“What is proposed is the creation of a fund that would take all the medical billing revenue collected by the Town of Nahant and use it specifically to offset the costs of providing the service. Currently, the line items in the Nahant Fire Department budget that relate to the ambulance service are funded through the general fund. With the establishment of the Ambulance Enterprise fund, the majority of those line items will be funded directly by medical billing revenue instead of the general fund.”



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Posted: Apr 27, 2017

City of Midland Unveils Brand New Fire Station

The city of Midland hosted a grand opening ceremony for their newest fire station. Earlier this afternoon they unveiled Fire Station 6. The 4 point, 4 million dollar project features three engine bays, a study, a kitchen and a housing area for firefighters and paramedics.
The $4.4 million dollar project features three engine bays, a study, a kitchen and a housing area for firefighters and paramedics.
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Posted: Apr 27, 2017

Firefighters Back at repaired Myrtle Grove (FL) Fire Station

Firefighters returned to the Myrtle Grove Fire Station on Tuesday for the first time since the station was closed in June due to mold caused by a roof leak. Repairs to the 40-year-old building at 7209 Lillian Highway totaled $75,838 and included mold remediation, a new roof, new east and west walls, drywall and a new gutter system to ensure against future leaks.

During the time the station was closed, volunteer firefighters picked up their equipment when dispatched from the Lillian location and the full-time staff were housed and dispatched from the Osceola Fire Station
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Posted: Apr 27, 2017

Off-duty Wisconsin deputy chief helps prevent woman from jumping off bridge

VIDEO - An off-duty Milwaukee firefighter heading home from work helped saved the life of a young woman threatening to jump off the Hoan bridge. Deputy chief John Litchford was heading south down the Hoan bridge Tuesday night when he saw the young woman outside of her car on at the highest point of the bridge.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
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