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Posted: Oct 17, 2016

Baltimore County fills 911 center vacancies with cops, firefighters, paramedics

Baltimore County officials say they are using firefighters, paramedics and police officers to temporarily fill staffing gaps at its 911 center. Eight employees from other departments were transferred to the 911 center in September and will be working there until March, county spokeswoman Ellen Kobler said.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Baltimore Sun
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Posted: Oct 17, 2016

Uproar over fire-station site selection could undermine Bellevue levy

A property-tax levy to bring city fire stations up to current seismic codes doesn’t usually generate much controversy. Voters typically consider fire stations, like schools, essential public facilities whose occupants should be safe in an earthquake. But in Bellevue, one part of a 20-year, $120 million fire facilities levy on the November ballot calls for a new downtown station to ensure rapid response times for all the new high-rise office and apartment buildings in the commercial center.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seattle Times - Metered Site
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Posted: Oct 17, 2016

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Fort Garry Pumper

Yarmouth (Nova Scotia) Fire Department rescue-pumper. Freightliner M2-106 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 300, 300-hp engine; Honda EW6500SXKC gas/electric start generator; Hale Midship DSD 1,250-gpm pump.

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Posted: Oct 16, 2016

Firefighters quickly put out west Yakima garage fire

Firefighters who responded to a garage fire in west Yakima on Sunday afternoon were able to keep it from spreading to nearby homes. Eighteen firefighters from the Yakima and West Valley fire departments initially responded to the blaze, located on Saddle Brook Court, said Yakima Fire Battalion Chief Jennifer Norton.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2016 7:04:46 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic
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Posted: Oct 16, 2016

UConn Student Run Over, Killed By Campus Emergency Vehicle

A 19-year-old student at the University of Connecticut was run over and killed early Sunday by a vehicle for the campus fire department, state police said. Jeffny Pally, of West Hartford, was sitting against the bay door of the campus public safety complex in Storrs shortly after 1 p.m. when the fire department got an emergency call, according to a police report.
The report says Pally, of West Hartford, was sitting on the ground with her back against the door when it opened, causing her to fall back onto the ground. The right side of the emergency vehicle driving out, a Chevy Tahoe, ran over her, killing her, the report said.

"Every student is precious to us, and this is a heartbreaking and tragic loss. Our deepest sympathies go out to her family, friends, and all those whose lives she touched. We know that words cannot begin to express their grief," UConn President Susan Herbst said in a written statement.

The university referred all questions to state police, which took over the investigation at the request of the campus police. State police said the driver of the Chevy Tahoe was put on administrative duty.

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