Siskiyou County, Calif. - On Wednesday, the South Yreka Fire Dept. (SYFD) got called out to a car accident. When the firefighters went to leave, they noticed a battery of their only fire engine had been taken. They got called off the car accident - if they
They got called off the car accident - if they had not been, the sparks from the unattached cables could have started a fire.
"We saw the cables and tools laying on the ground and it hit us that somebody had broken into it," chief Bernie Paul said.
They replaced the battery within an hour. After replacing it with a new one, firefighters and Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office deputies found the battery outside the fire department.
"It's a very, very large battery," Paul said. "It won't fit in a pickup truck or a car, you know, it's for a large piece of equipment. so I'm not really sure. Other than that, maybe to sell it? I don't know."
The locksmith who came to fix the door that was broken suggested the thieves stole the battery in order to charge electronics at home.
The thieves also took a handheld radio from the station.
"We keep very tight control of our radios because it is a frequency that all the departments - 30 departments in Siskiyou County - we all use those frequencies, so we don't want
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An Ohio Valley fire department has obtained a much needed vehicle. Toronto residents can feel much safer in the wake of a fire thanks to a new purchase by their fire department.A rescue truck was officially put into service on Thursday, much to the joy of
TORONTO, Ohio — An Ohio Valley fire department has obtained a much needed vehicle. Toronto residents can feel much safer in the wake of a fire thanks to a new purchase by their fire department.
A rescue truck was officially put into service on Thursday, much to the joy of Toronto Fire Chief Bill Scheel.
“It was actually a demo that had never made the road yet. It met our needs, so we were able with the help of the mayor and city council were able to purchase the vehicle,” Scheel said.
It's a timely improvement for the city of Toronto. After three of their vehicles took a turn for the worse, the department began looking for a solution.
The new engine has enough storage to make up for all three disabled vehicles with shelving on the sides and special compartments on the roof for even more storage.
“This will carry all of our road gear, all of our rescue equipment for our confined space, our communications, our hydraulics for vehicles extrication,” Scheel said.
With this purchase the city of Toronto now has six fire trucks. With a new designated go-to truck, Chief Scheel sees a bright future for the city.
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Neighbors woke to the screams of children early Monday when a house fire that killed four children and injured two people in Springfield.
The fire started at about 3 a.m. at 809 Poplar Ave.
Ricardo Morales said his wife woke up hearing the screams. He said they called 911 and he rushed out with his sons and nephews.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Tennessean
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The disastrous Ghost Ship fire has intensified long-simmering tensions between Oakland Fire Chief Teresa Deloach Reed and the city’s firefighters union, which for years has been lobbying behind the scenes to get her fired.
At the same time, however, African American community leaders are coming to the chief’s defense, complaining that Mayor Libby Schaaf’s administration may be setting her up to take the blame for the deadly fire.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle
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The city is set to pay a group of African-American women $3.8 million as part of a settlement of a long-running federal lawsuit claiming that Chicago Fire Department tests were discriminatory.
The City Council Finance Committee will consider the payment Monday. It's the latest payout from the city because of allegations of racial or gender bias in hiring practices at the Fire Department in lawsuits that have gone back decades and already have cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Tribune
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