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Posted: Mar 23, 2023

Pennsylvania museum loans period firefighting equipment for 250th anniversary exhibit

PHOTOS: Hoses, helmets and vintage pumper trucks dating from as early as the 1800s bear witness to the legacy of volunteer firefighting in Greensburg. The equipment can be seen in the Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Museum, behind City Hall on South Main Street. Select items from that collection will temporarily have a new home at the Westmoreland Historical Society Education Center at Historic Hanna’s Town in Hempfield.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: TribLive
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Posted: Mar 23, 2023

Los Angeles area hit by rare tornado – the strongest one to hit the county since 1983

VIDEO: At least one person was injured after a rare tornado hit a city just southeast of Los Angeles Wednesday, local officials said. The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado “briefly touched down” in an industrial park and warehouse district in the city of Montebello and rated the tornado an EF-1 with estimated peak winds of 110 mph – the strongest tornado to hit the Los Angeles area since 1983.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN
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Posted: Mar 23, 2023

Maine law for K9s is influencing other states

As of 2018, a law was passed in Maine that if a working police dog is injured in the line of duty, they are able to be treated by EMS before being sent to the hospital. Maine was the first state in New England to pass this law to protect police K9s. One of Portland's K9s, and his officer partner, are now advocating for that same law in New Hampshire.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCSH-TV NBC 6 Portland
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Posted: Mar 23, 2023

Semi-truck driver fell asleep before fiery crash on I-5 in Fife, WSP says

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A semi-truck rolled over and caught fire on northbound I-5 in Fife Tuesday afternoon. The Washington State Dept. of Transportation (WSDOT) tweeted that the collision was reported at 2:22 p.m. on northbound I-5 at the Port of Tacoma exit. Cleanup efforts went into the evening, and at 10:43 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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Posted: Mar 23, 2023

Follow Up: What to know about the foam used to fight Seattle’s Lake Union fire

Firefighting foam floated on Lake Union on Wednesday morning after the Seattle Fire Department extinguished a fire at a Seattle Boat Company storage facility. But while the fire’s effects on the lake aren’t fully known, officials say the foam itself is environmentally safe and will dissolve in the water on its own.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seattle Times - Metered Site
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