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Posted: Dec 7, 2022

Bat infestation at Nevada fire station so bad, department is abandoning building

A Nevada fire department that closed one of its stations for an “undetermined amount of time” because of a bat infestation is now preparing to hand that station back over to the state and move to a new building. The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District said in August that Fire Station 30, which dates back to the 1950s, was a “health and safety risk for crews.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN
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Posted: Dec 7, 2022

New technology in Colorado allows 911 callers to give dispatch access to phone camera

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The next time you have an emergency that demands the aid of 911, you may be asked to help dispatchers and first responders by video chatting through your phone. A new software being rolled out throughout parts of Colorado now gives 911 dispatchers the ability to access a caller's cellphone cameras after being given permission by the user.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver
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Posted: Dec 7, 2022

Excited dog accidentally pulls fire alarm at Iowa day care

PHOTO: An Iowa dog apologized to a local fire department after getting so excited to go to dog camp that she accidentally pulled the fire alarm. Birdie goes to dog camp at Dogwoods Lodge in Grimes. “She just arrived for day camp and was just bouncing around and bounced into the fire alarm, pushed it in, pulled it down and that was it,” said Jessica Tapper, owner of Dogwoods Lodge.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KYOU-TV FOX/NBC/CW+ 15 Ottumwa
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Posted: Dec 7, 2022

Massachusetts firefighter asks public for help after his car, gear stolen

PHOTOS: A Lawrence firefighter is turning to the public for help after his car and department helmet were stolen in Wilmington. Firefighter Patrick Sweeney told Boston 25 News he parked his car in the back of the Regency Place around 10 p.m. on Sunday night and woke up Monday morning to his Dodge Charger HellCat missing from the lot.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXFT-TV FOX 25 Boston
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Posted: Dec 7, 2022

Freezing fog was 'main contributor' to 30-vehicle crash near Ellensburg

VIDEO/PHOTOS: All lanes of eastbound Interstate 90 closed east of Ellensburg Wednesday morning due to a crash involving 30 vehicles, according to Washington State Patrol (WSP) Trooper Collin Cumaravel. Eastbound I-90 is closed about five miles east of Ellensburg at milepost 115. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said traffic is being diverted at exit 115.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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