Today, apparatus technicians are facing a challenge bigger than a seized pump or a faulty electrical system: the challenge of succession.

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After a lengthy investigation by the department's truck committee, it awarded a bid to Seagrave Fire Apparatus for a new aerial platform quint.

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The driver of an Owen Sound (Canada) Fire Department pumper has been charged with failing to stop for a red light in a crash involving the apparatus, a school bus, and a delivery van.

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Michael J. Ryan, a firefighter and commissioner with the Phoenicia (NY) Fire District, died of cardiac arrest while responding to an injured hiker in Shandaken.

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The Ross Valley (CA) fire chief reported that closing Ross Fire Station 18 has delayed fire and ambulance response times by two minutes since July, prompting community debate and studies on public safety.

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