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Posted: Nov 15, 2016

HME 1,500/1,370 Danbury (NH) Pumper Video Tour

HME Pumper, Danbury Volunteer Fire Department, Danbury, New Hampshire. Built on a custom HME Ahrens-Fox 1871 SFO® Chassis, this corrosion-resistant, stainless steel pumper features a 96-inch wide cab, with flat roof, ISL9 370-hp engine, HME Hydra Technology™ with 1500-gpm rating, 1370-gallon water tank, Class A Foam System, and more.

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Posted: Nov 15, 2016

Two Treated for Smoke Inhalation After Centralia House Fire

Two people escaped without injuries but were transported to Providence Centralia Hospital for treatment for possible smoke inhalation after a fire that damaged a Centralia home Monday morning. At 6:45 a.m. on Monday, crews from the Riverside Fire Authority responded to a report of a fire in the 800 block of J Street.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2016 3:12:15 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle
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Posted: Nov 15, 2016

Pennsylvania firefighters rescue worker after 40-foot fall into empty water tank

Talk about narrow escapes. Rescuers managed to squeeze a fall victim out of an O'Hara Township water tower through what amounts to a large wire and tubing conduit. The man, who was part of a cleaning crew preparing the tower for painting, tumbled 35 to 40 feet into the tank when his scaffolding failed, according to officials.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Posted: Nov 15, 2016

Fire service leaders talk President Trump

To better understand what impacts the fire service may see from a Trump administration and Republican controlled Congress, we reached out to several key fire service leaders for their perspectives. We asked them to identify what they saw as the biggest opportunities and threats the coming year will bring.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireChief.com
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Posted: Nov 15, 2016

Retired St. Louis firefighters gather to re-cap monument

Finally, they put a helmet on that marker. St. Louis firefighters, about a battalion's worth, assembled Monday morning at Bellefontaine Cemetery to literally cap off a firefighters' monument that has gone topless since the 1910s. "The fire department is all about tradition," St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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