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Posted: Dec 20, 2022

McMinnville (TN) Firefighters’ Wives Ask for New Fire Truck

Four McMinnville Firefighters’ wives expressed their concerns to the McMinnville city Board of Mayor and Aldermen last week about the recent motion to purchase a fire truck that failed by a 4-3 vote in November, SouthernStandard.com reported.

Emily Barnes, Bailey Rose, Carly Ratley and Jenny Norrod, all wives of firefighters, took the podium to present the board a petition organized by Barnes asking them to purchase a new fire truck, the report said. Barnes submitted the petition to the board on Wednesday which has garnered 356 signatures in support, according to the report.

Here is a summary of their petition, according to the report:

  • Fire industry standards state that trucks should be moved from the front line to the reserve at 15 years and should be fully retired at 25 years. McMinnville is out of compliance with this recommendation by two trucks. Please replace engine eight, a 29-year-old frontline, to the reserve so that you have three frontline engines that meet industry standards.
  • With your surplus of $5 million, much of that being grant money, we are asking you to amend the budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year in order to purchase a new fire truck.
  • Engine seven was to be retired in 2014. And engine eight, the engine that we’re asking you to replace as a frontline, should have been moved to the reserve in 2008, and it should have been retired in 2018.
  • Keeping our fire trucks up to date allows our firefighters to do their jobs properly, safely and in a timely manner.
  • For our city to provide our firefighters with a new, up-to-date, safe and in-standard truck, our fire department can do what they need to do to keep our city safe. You are also giving me, my family, firefighters’ families and the citizens of McMinnville the comfort in knowing our firefighters have what they need to do their jobs.

They each thanked the board for allowing them the time to present their concerns at the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting, the report said.

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‘A Big Mess': 2 Escape After Boats Catch Fire at Florida Marina

VIDEO: Two people were hospitalized Monday morning after swimming to shore to escape a massive fire that destroyed several boats near a marina in Hollywood. Hollywood Police said officers arrived at the scene at 700 Polk Street in the middle of North Lake just before 1:30 a.m. after reports of at least three boats in flames.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami
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Posted: Dec 20, 2022

Tractor-trailer hits fire engine as crews respond to North Carolina crash

VIDEO: A tractor-trailer hit a fire engine on Monday while crews were on the scene of a crash on Interstate 85, according to the Greensboro Fire Department. No one was inside Engine 61 when it was hit. No one was hurt, including the driver of the tractor-trailer. The fire truck was heavily damaged, but crews were able to drive it back to the fire station.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGHP-TV FOX 8 High Point
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Posted: Dec 20, 2022

New York firefighter fired for medical marijuana returns to work after settlement

A Buffalo firefighter returns to work this week after he settled his wrongful termination lawsuit with the City of Buffalo and the fire department, which terminated him in 2021 for testing positive for cannabis despite being a registered medical patient. Scott Martin, an Air Force veteran who served two tours in the Middle East, was a Buffalo EMT and firefighter for over a decade, when he got suspended in December 2020 for testing positive for cannabis on a random workplace test.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIVB-TV CBS 4 Buffalo
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Five Most Festive San Francisco Fire Stations In the Holiday Decorating Contest

PHOTOS/VIDEO: The block parties and judging contests in the SF Fire Department holiday decoration contest are scheduled for Wednesday, and these five SF Fire stations are decked out with gushers of yuletide razzle-dazzle that you won’t want to miss. The last two holiday seasons have harked and heralded back to the late 1940s, as in that era, an old-time holiday decorations contest lit up San Francisco Fire Department stations all over town.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SFist
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