Agencies across the U.S. are enhancing situational awareness in emergency response through robotics. San Bernardino County (CA)'s new program aims to improve response times using advanced drone technology.

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A pumper was involved in a single-vehicle accident while responding to a brush fire in Stewartville, Alabama. The firefighter was treated and released, but the rig is a total loss.

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The Tama (IA) Fire Department replaced its 1988 pumper-tanker with a new 4×2 model that's nearly identical to its most recently purchased pumper-tanker.

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The funding will support a comprehensive cleanup effort, including the excavation and disposal of contaminated materials and demolition of the existing fire station structure.

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The new Fire Station 5 is 21,565 square feet and includes 14 individual dorm rooms and 4.5 apparatus bays.

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