More apparatus, higher utilization, more varied terrain, and crews who, in many cases, are less mechanically experienced than the people who ran the previous generation of equipment. The pump matters more in that environment than it did when it was a secondary resource sitting in a bay most of the year.

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During new station construction to facility rebuilds, departments are emphasizing quality exhaust removal and air purification systems designed to create safer station environments and support long-term firefighter wellness.

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There’s a growing recognition that how a helmet moves and feels with the firefighter is just as important as how it protects.

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Michael Glenn Boddie of Atlanta is charged with damaging a gas line while operating his tractor-trailer at the Marietta Fire Department, failing to report the incident, and lacking insurance.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: A Bellevue rabbi, his family and seven summer camp counselors escaped a house fire over the weekend by jumping from a second-story window, according to a colleague helping the family recover. No one was seriously injured, though Rabbi Sholom Elishevitz suffered minor burns to his hands and smoke inhalation.

The seven camp counselors, who were visiting from out of state, also escaped with minor injuries, according to Rabbi Mordechai Farkash, director of the Eastside Torah Center. The fire broke out around 5 a.m. Saturday at the family’s Bellevue home, which also served as a gathering place for meals and celebrations within the local Jewish community. “Everybody survived,” Farkash said. “The house is completely ruined, destroyed in ashes, and we’re going to have to help them rebuild.”

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