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Posted: Nov 16, 2022

Historic find returned to New Jersey fire company

Browsing the internet can often lead to amazing discoveries, including the discovery of a historical artifact. According to the Long Valley Fire Company, a resident recently discovered a piece of local history while browsing the e-commerce site eBay. A historic badge was recently given to the fire department after it was discovered by an anonymous resident who claimed to be looking for historic items when they came across the enclosed badge.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Long Valley Patch
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Posted: Nov 16, 2022

California firefighters train with drought-friendly water recycling system

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Ventura County Fire Department trains its firefighters by pumping thousands of gallons of water a minute — despite historic drought in California. On Tuesday, the agency demonstrated a water-saving system used at its Camarillo training center to cut back on water use. The department recycles water via two PumpPod devices, which recirculate supplies used in training exercises.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ventura County Star - Metered Site
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Posted: Nov 16, 2022

Former Florida firefighter amputee reignites passion for golf

On her home golf course in Bloomingdale, Patti Valero is far removed from the night her life changed forever. It was 2009 and Valero was riding on her motorcycle when she was hit by a wrong-way drunk driver. Though she doesn't remember how it happened, Valero does remember waking up days later in a hospital.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVT FOX 13 Tampa Bay
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Posted: Nov 16, 2022

Retired Texas firefighter launches non-profit as mental health resource for first responders

VIDEO: Ray Schufford spent nearly 30 years saving lives as part of Dallas Fire-Rescue. But he says his calling came to him during his last years as chaplain. "I felt like God was placing me in a position that I could help so many other people because of the things that I had gone through, personally in my own life, because I could actually speak to whatever they were dealing with," said Schufford.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas
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Posted: Nov 16, 2022

Vancouver commercial building fire draws 8 engines to suppress

Eight fire engines and two ladder trucks rushed to the scene of a commercial structure fire in the early hours of Tuesday, Nov. 15, the Vancouver Fire Department said. The building, on Northeast 117th Avenue in Vancouver, was found emitting heavy amounts of smoke, fire officials said. They immediately began suppressing the fire and managed to contain it in about an hour.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOIN-TV CBS 6 Portland
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