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Posted: Jun 28, 2016

Man steals Georgia Fire Rescue truck, crashes through fire station

VIDEO - A 27-year-old man broke into a firehouse, crashed through the bay doors and took a stolen fire truck speeding through Paulding County. Firefighters at Station #3 were participating in a training session a few blocks from the firehouse Monday morning when Paulding County Fire Dispatch started receiving unauthorized distress transmissions over the department's secure radio network.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta
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Posted: Jun 28, 2016

Missouri Powerball winner pays back community with new fire station

The town of Camden Point in northern Platte County is celebrating its new state-of-the-art fire facility, but the community’s lottery millionaires are humble about what they did to make it happen. The building, which took more than a year to build, houses both the ambulance service and the community’s fire trucks.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMBC-TV 9
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Posted: Jun 28, 2016

Ohio fire chiefs collaborate on ways to save taxpayer money

Butler County fire departments have long shared purchasing and equipment testing, but a new study shows there are other avenues to pursue that could save more taxpayer money. Officials in all nine jurisdictions that participated in the two-year study agree sharing testing results in the part-time personnel hiring process is the most valuable observation to come out of the 115-page study.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hamilton Journal-News
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Posted: Jun 28, 2016

Study Underway to Determine Impact of Training Fires on Crews

Over the last three days, 12 firefighters and 10 instructors have been taking part in live burns as researchers collect data for a new study the effects of firefighter training on their health. Teams from Skidmore College, UL’s Firefighter Safety Research Institute, The University of Illinois – Champaign and NIOSH have been taking part in the collaborative Cardiovascular and Chemical Exposure Project at the Illinois Fire Service Institute.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firehouse
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Posted: Jun 28, 2016

Man injured and displaced in Arlington house fire

A fire heavily damaged a house southeast of Arlington on Monday morning. The homeowner, a man who appeared to be in his 50s, also received treatment at the scene for smoke inhalation, officials said. The fire was reported about 9 a.m. along Dogwood Lane, in the Jordan River Trails neighborhood. Crews arrived to find the house’s attic and a nearby shed in flames, said Travis Hots, fire chief for Snohomish County Fire District 21, also known as Arlington Rural.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2016 10:49:10 PM - SOURCE: Everett Herald
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