The Type 3 wildland pumper is built on an International HV507 four-door cab and 4×4 chassis, with a Rosenbauer galvanneal body and seating for four firefighters.

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PHOTOS: Firefighters were on scene Wednesday morning after a utility pole and transformers came crashing down in Hackensack.

In a video sent to News 12, an explosion can be heard, and flames are seen engulfing the cars parked along the curve on Prospect Avenue.

Officials say as many as six cars were destroyed. Still no official word on what brought the utility pole down or if last night’s storms played a part. At this time, there are no injuries reported.

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VIDEO: Rhode Island will now keep track of who owns electric cars, for the sake of firefighter safety, following new legislation signed into law by Gov. Dan McKee Tuesday. State leaders said it’s to help firefighters properly prepare before heading to a fire that involves an electric vehicle.

The law (2026-H 7135A, 2026-S 2181A) was introduced by State Rep. Earl Read. “Being a former police officer, public safety is very important to me and this bill actually came to me from my son,” Read explained.

He said his son went through the fire academy and mentioned the dangers of fired involving electric cars, including electric shock risks and environmental contamination. “The bigger the vehicle, the bigger the battery, the bigger the fire, the harder to put out,” said State Fire Marshal, Timothy McLaughlin.

Despite the dangers, it took two years for the bill to cross the Governor’s desk. “Some of the challenges were some privacy information, basically license plate information and of course people want to respect their privacy, and we need to weigh that vs. public safety,” said Read.

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PHOTOS: A disastrous fire in Union, Michigan, destroyed a well-known tavern, leaving one person injured. Firefighters were working since 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday to first put out this fire and then to find the cause.

WSBT22 knows the dispatch went out about 6:30 a.m. with word there was one man with burns. We’re still working to learn more about that man and his injuries.

Many of us have been kept at a distance as crews are drilling around the area because of what we’re told is an underground saturation of natural gas. The community is left to reflect on the memories made at Zimmy’s.

Zimmy’s just celebrated its 80th anniversary this year. Some of the neighbors have been around for a good share of that.

“We’ve come up here the last 30-40 years visiting friends, and Zimmy’s was always the hot spot, especially with takeout pizza and all that kind of stuff. Takeout food was great food, lot of memories, people just went up here every week for a meal, and it was a good place, and I’m hoping they’re considering rebuilding,” said Joan Speckman, neighbor.

The owner of Zimmy’s, Lee Oswalt, was known in the community to be kind and very helpful.

“He’s done everything that anybody ever asked of him. If we needed a donation for a kids fishing contest, if it was fish stocking on the lake, he was always one to step up and help out so, just did a lot for the community, and gosh, I hope we keep him, but we’ll see,” said Jerry Lintz, neighbor.

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VIDEO: Level 3 “Go now” evacuations were issued for parts of the Colville Reservation as the Kaiser Canyon Fire grew to more than 126,000 acres Tuesday.The up graded evacuation was ordered for the north section of Armstrong Meadows evacuation zone, which is east of Coyote Creek Road. Officials said there is “extreme danger” in this area.

The Kaiser Canyon Fire is 126,402 acres and is 16% contained. There are 1,004 personnel working on the fire, including support from crews from Australia. During a Tuesday briefing, Operations Section Chief Keith Kelly outlined firefighting priorities for the day, including efforts in the northeast portion of the fire and the northwest portion near Summit Lake.

Kelly said fire activity “picked up quite a bit” Monday east of state Route 155, and now crews are working to stop the fire’s spread to the state Route 21 corridor. “We’re going as close to the line with dozers and personnel to try to stop the north progression,” Kelly said. “So far we’ve been really successful.”

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