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Posted: Jan 17, 2023

Augusta (GA) Fire Department’s Aerial Ladder Truck Overturns

According to the Augusta Fire Department, its aerial truck overturned Monday and blocked the entrance ramp of I-20, wjbf.com reported.

The truck was heading to a commercial fire, the report said. Authorities say the truck was traveling from Washington Road onto I-20 West, when it overturned.

The Augusta Fire Department reported three firefighters were on the truck when it overturned, but they sustained only non-life threatening injuries.

According to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, the westbound access to I-20 was completely blocked at Washington Road Monday afternoon.

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Posted: Jan 17, 2023

VIDEO: Chicago Fire Department battles extra-alarm warehouse fire

The Chicago Fire Department battled an extra-alarm fire in a West Side warehouse Tuesday morning. The fire was in a one-story commercial building in the 4500-block of West Fulton Street. Chopper 7HD flew above the scene, where flames could be seen pouring through the roof of the warehouse. The fire raged for more than an hour and around 7:45 a.
- PUB DATE: 1/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago
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Posted: Jan 17, 2023

‘Decon Kits’ hope to help prevent cancer in Alabama firefighters

VIDEO: January is firefighter cancer awareness month. It’s a time for departments and advocates to raise awareness about the ongoing occupational hazards that firefighters face every day. According to research by the CDC and National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Firefighters have a nine percent higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer and a fourteen percent higher risk of dying from cancer than the average person but, advocates in Alabama are working toward ways to help lower those statistics.
- PUB DATE: 1/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHNT-TV CBS 19 Huntsville
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Posted: Jan 17, 2023

California: Suspect Steals Ambulance in San Francisco, Abandons it in Oakland

VIDEO: Police are searching for a suspect who stole an ambulance in San Francisco Monday night. This all happened when paramedics were in the process of brining a patient to the ambulance in the area of 47th Avenue and Irving Street at 6:42 p.m. The California Highway Patrol was able to locate the ambulance using GPS and pursued it through San Mateo and Alameda counties before it got onto city streets in Oakland, the San Francisco Fire Department said.
- PUB DATE: 1/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNTV NBC 11 San Jose
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Posted: Jan 17, 2023

Why some say Tennessee's 'Move Over' law needs stronger enforcement to prevent first responder crashes, deaths

‘Move over’ is a law created to protect first responders on the scene of incidents. Unfortunately, drivers continue to ignore the siren and the flashing lights and it’s costing people their lives. After six big wrecks involving Memphis firefighters, leaders and families say enough is enough. Now there are calls to stiffen penalties for drivers who break the law, and for more enforcement.
- PUB DATE: 1/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WATN-TV ABC 24 Memphis
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