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Posted: Aug 25, 2016

New OH Fire Apparatus Doesn't Fit Inside Station

You may have seen Lebanon firefighters training on it, testing out all the bells and whistles on their new $867,000 ladder truck. It's hard to miss, especially since it's been parked outside of the fire station and not inside. It doesn't fit inside either firehouse. Taxpayers had concerns and came to WLWT for answers.
A recent report from WLWT looked at a problem facing Lebanon (OH) firefighters: their new fire truck won't fit inside the local fire stations.

Lebanon city manager Pat Clements said the problems starts with Ladder 41, the 1992 Seagrave ladder truck the department had been using but had to be taken out of service.

Clements issued an emergency order to buy the new apparatus from Pierce Manufacturing. "We knew it was not going to fit into the station houses," Clements said. "It would've been possible for the city to purchase a ladder truck that is of lower height that can fit in to the existing bays. However, those trucks are not configured in the manner that the fire department would like."
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Posted: Aug 25, 2016

Plan to Replace Fire Apparatus with Medical Units Sparks Controversy

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) - New Haven's Mayor is speaking out today, after the Firefighter's Union blasted city plans to replace an engine with medical units.
The mayor of the city of New Haven (CT) and the firefighters union are at odds over plans to replace a fire engine with medical units, according to WTNH.

"Take into consideration that everything they do it medical calls. We'll have the appropriate vehicles and they'll be in quadrants of the city so they'll be closer to people who are making that call," said Mayor Toni Harp.

Harp says the city has purchased two new medical vehicles and is in the process of hiring more people to staff them. The fire truck at Engine Company 9 will move out to make room for the new units.

“Instead of using our $800,000 mammoth vehicles that are supposed to last us 20 years but are now only lasting us 10, that we’ll use a more appropriate vehicle to do medical calls,” said Harp.


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Posted: Aug 25, 2016

Madison County Rescue Raises Funds for New Truck Bed

RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) - The Madison County rescue squad is hoping for some help from the public in paying off a truck bed after a new truck was donated to the squad. To raise money, responders Russ Morrow and Joseph Wilson are going door-to-door in Madison Co. asking for donations.
Firefighters in Madison County (KY) are hoping a photo opp can help raise funds for a new truck bed.

The squad is reportedly offering free photos to people who donate to their cause. Donors can get a free photo of themselves with a partner, family member, spouse, or pet, from a professional photographer.
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Posted: Aug 25, 2016

Mississippi firefighter, a year later: Face transplant has ‘given me my life back’

For Patrick Hardison, the Mississippi volunteer firefighter who underwent the world’s most extensive face transplant one year ago, the highlights of the past year have been things most people take for granted: People no longer stare. Children don’t run away. He can drive again. When he went to Disney World with his family, he was able to swim in the pool.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Washington Post
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Posted: Aug 25, 2016

In new protocol, Missouri medics won't always wait for all-clear

When the ambulance arrived at the scene, glass was broken out in front of the building. People were waving for help. Two people had been shot. In the past, Paramedic Lisa Matthews would have waited for police to arrive and make sure the scene was secure. But not this time. Following their new training, Matthews and her CoxHealth Emergency Medical Services crew rushed into Prairie Mountain Screening in Lockwood early in the morning on Aug.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Springfield News-Leader
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