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Posted: Jul 13, 2016

Public opinion sway Clarkston council to fully staff firefighters' shifts for now

New information about Clarkston firefighters and your public safety. The mayor and city council has decided they'll keep shifts fully staffed, but this decision didn't come without emotional pleas from the public. "People have voted over and over and over again to have this... These men are fine men, they do a wonderful job," said resident.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: klewtv
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Posted: Jul 13, 2016

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Spartan ER Pumper

Spartan ER—Desoto (TX) Fire Department, pumper. Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump.

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Posted: Jul 12, 2016

New medical clinic focused only on treating Seattle firefighters

A new primary care clinic focused on treating Seattle firefighters is set to open this week. The clinic will be run by Qliance, a Seattle-based membership-based company, and will be located above Seattle’s Fire Station 2 in Belltown. The International Association of Fire Fighters cites studies showing firefighters face a high risk for heart disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, hepatitis and stress.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2016 5:24:10 PM - SOURCE: Northwest Cable News
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Posted: Jul 12, 2016

Man Hits Augusta (GA) Fire Apparatus, Dies Instantly

A man was killed after striking a fire truck Tuesday on Mike Padgett Highway. The Richmond County Sheriff's Office and Augusta Fire Department were working a wreck with injuries around 2 p.m., when a vehicle failed to slow down for the wreck and struck the non-moving fire engine on Mike Padgett Highway near Horseshoe Road.
Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen said Collins, of Clark Road, hit the rear of the fire truck and died instantly. He was pronounced dead at 2:10 p.m.

Collins was driving a Ford Escape and had to be extricated from the vehicle. Emergency equipment on the fire truck was flashing, Bowen confirmed.

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Posted: Jul 12, 2016

Strongsville (OH) Awards Fire Station Renovation Contract

A Broadview Heights firm has won a contract to renovate Strongsville's Albion Road fire station, one of four fire stations in the city.

The city will pay Seitz Builders Inc. $586,900. The company submitted the lowest of six bids, the highest of which was $842,780. The other four bids ranged from $611,700 to $729,000.

Building Commissioner Tony Biondillo said that since Seitz's bid was under budget, the renovation will include several additional items listed as alternates in the bid documents. The alternates include fiberglass windows, millwork, furniture, sidewalk and brick repairs and LED lights. Seitz will also paint the station's bay rooms.

The main work will include redesigning restrooms to make accommodations for women firefighters, although the city now employs only men firefighters; upgrading the heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system and adding insulation; and replacing the roof. The project will also include buying a new backup generator and replacing a light pole and fixture at the station's front entrance.

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