Posted: Mar 15, 2017
The number on the back of the Mdewakanton Public Safety Department's new fire truck is "11," but it gets boasting rights as No. 1. It's the first truck of its kind in the state - possibly the country - combining the capabilities of a fire engine, a ladder truck and emergency medical services into one vehicle, which the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community says should save money and quicken response times.
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Posted: Mar 15, 2017
Two people working for Fayette EMS were injured Tuesday afternoon when the ambulance they were traveling in crashed into part of a dialysis clinic in Hempfield, according to fire officials. Adamsburg Fire Chief Don Thoma, who was assisting High Park Fire Chief John Howell on the call, said the ambulance driver and passenger were picking up a patient just before 3 p.m.
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Posted: Mar 15, 2017
Piqua Fire Department's newest piece of equipment, Medic 3 shown on the scene of a recent fire on Boone Street. The fire department took delivery of the new medic unit on February 7. Since entering service as the department' "first out" medic on the 13rth the ambulance has already made a number of runs.
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Posted: Mar 15, 2017
Over the coming weeks, the fire department will take ownership of three brand new vehicles and a second-hand aerial (ladder) truck. "It's like Christmas around here, it's the most new apparatus we ever received at one time," said Chief Lloyd MacIntosh. "The October storm played a part in this.
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Posted: Mar 15, 2017
A little more than three months after the deadly Ghost Ship fire and with the investigative report still pending, the city’s first African American female fire chief Teresa Deloach Reed filed retirement papers Tuesday, days after her city pension vested, the city administrator said.
Reed, a 59-year-old Oakland resident, filed retirement paperwork Tuesday with an effective date of May 5, City Administrator Sabrina Landreth confirmed.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: East Bay Times
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