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Posted: May 2, 2016

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Pierce Ascendant Ladder Truck

The first Pierce Ascendant delivered to Canada is this 107-foot quint built on a Pierce Enforcer chassis.

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Posted: May 1, 2016

Charlotte Fire Chief: 1 Firefighter Killed, 1 Firefighter Injured Battling Pineville Fire

Two firefighters were removed from the structure following a MAYDAY.
A firefighter died while battling a 3-alarm fire Saturday night in a Pineville shopping center, Charlotte Fire chief Jon Hannan said.

Pineville Fire crews responded just after 9 p.m. to a fire at Countryside Shopping Center off Pineville-Matthews Road. Charlotte Fire and Mecklenburg County Fire crews assisted. 

Hannan said a mayday call sounded while firefighters were fighting the blaze. 

Two firefighters were removed from the blaze and taken to Carolinas Medical Center, Hannan said.

One Pineville firefighter died and another firefighter sustained non-life-threatening injuries, according to Hannan.



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Posted: May 1, 2016

Skagit County Fire District 7 fraud investigation hits dead end

An investigation into $75,500 reportedly stolen from Skagit County Fire District 7 through an email scam has been put on hold after no suspects were identified, according to the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office. In February, the district issued a news release saying someone pretending to be the district’s secretary sent an email to the Skagit County Treasurer’s Office requesting the money be wired from the district’s account to another account.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2016 4:12:40 AM - SOURCE: Skagit Valley Herald (GoSkagit.com)
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Posted: May 1, 2016

Skagit County Fire District 7 fraud investigation hits dead end

An investigation into $75,500 reportedly stolen from Skagit County Fire District 7 through an email scam has been put on hold after no suspects were identified, according to the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office. In February, the district issued a news release saying someone pretending to be the district’s secretary sent an email to the Skagit County Treasurer’s Office requesting the money be wired from the district’s account to another account.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2016 4:12:40 AM - SOURCE: Skagit Valley Herald (GoSkagit.com)
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Posted: Apr 30, 2016

Explosion, fire destroy large Cheney home

An explosion rocked a Cheney-area home Saturday while firefighters were inside battling a blaze that would end up gutting the house. Spokane County Fire District 3 crews were called to 12224 S. Gwendolyn Lane shortly after noon Saturday. When the first crews arrived they saw smoke coming from the attic, but a resident who came out of the house said the fire started in a basement machine room, said Division Chief Debby Dodson.
- PUB DATE: 4/30/2016 7:46:39 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review
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