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Posted: Sep 29, 2016

Milwaukee (WI) Muster Apparatus Gallery by Steve Redick

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Steve Redick captured these fire apparatus "on film" at a recent Milwaukee (WI) area muster. From Redick: 

Weather was pretty tough..rain for most of the day...after lunch stopped back and got some rigs in the sun..most had left by then. Here is a sampling of some of the nicer rigs we saw..all the images and a short video of the parade can be seen here:

https://ksc711.smugmug.com/Historical-Fires-Rigs/Milwaukee-Muster-2016/.

 

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Posted: Sep 29, 2016

Commuter train crashes into Hoboken station in New Jersey; 1 confirmed dead

PHOTOS - A commuter train plowed into the bustling Hoboken rail station during the morning rush hour Thursday, injuring more than 100 people, some of them critically, in a tangle of broken concrete, twisted metal and dangling cables, authorities said. Democratic Assemblyman Raj Mukherji, who represents Hoboken, said a transit official told him at least one person had died and two were injured critically.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News
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Posted: Sep 29, 2016

Officials: South Carolina firefighter stopped school gunman

A volunteer firefighter, who one of the first emergency responders to arrive at Townville Elementary School after shots rang out Wednesday afternoon, was able to stop the teen suspect and hold him until deputies arrived, Anderson County Emergency Management Director Taylor Jones said. Deputies said a 14-year-old opened fire on the school’s playground just before 2 p.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHNS-TV FOX 21
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Posted: Sep 29, 2016

Lawsuit says Georgia county retaliated against firefighters for wearing uniforms to public meeting

A federal court may decide whether Gwinnett County can discipline firefighters for wearing their uniforms to public meetings. The county prohibits employees from wearing their uniforms when not on duty, but 16 firefighters wore their work attire to a County Commission meeting where they believed the fire department budget would be discussed.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Posted: Sep 29, 2016

Oklahoma firefighters injured when brand new fire engine rolls

PHOTO - Two firefighters were ejected from a brand new fire engine early Wednesday morning as they responded to a fire. Emergency crews responded to a house fire in Coyle just after 1 a.m. As a police officer from Langston University arrived to the front of the house it was fully involved. The fire also extended to a nearby vehicle.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE:
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