Fall River (MA) firefighters were hampered by illegally parked cars as they fought a house fire during a raging blizzard on Saturday night, according to a report published by 10WJAR.

The television station reported that the first firefighters to arrive had to run up the street to get to the scene as the fire truck they were on was blocked by cars on both sides of the road and one in particular that was parked too close to the intersection.

About 80 percent of the building collapsed due to the fire which displaced 11 people, according the report.

A total of 510 cars were ticketed and 30 were towed by tow truck operators who had to shovel snow to hook chains on the cars for removal, the television station reported.

City officials are talking about increasing parking fines to prevent similar issues from happening in the future, according to the report.

No injuries were reported after a car slammed into the back of a Baton Rouge (LA) fire truck blocking the scene of a previous accident on Saturday, according to a report published by The Advocate.

The newspaper reported the small sedan hit the fire truck at about 2:30 am  as it was blocking the scene of another accident at the intersection of Florida Boulevard and North 19th Street. The crash happened even before crews exited the apparatus to tend to the patient in the crash, the paper reported.

Baton Rouge firefighters used the incident as a way to remind drivers to be courteous and patient when they see fire apparatus blocking a scene, the paper reported.

According to a report from MyNews4, Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue (TMFR) in Reno, Nevada, took receipt of a new industrial washer and dryer thanks to a $33,000 grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation.

TMFR will use the washer and dryer as a critical cleaning tool to help remove dangerous carcinogens and toxins from its turnout gear.

Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation has granted more than $369,000 to Reno-area first responder organizations over the past year.

A check presentation was held at the new Firehouse Subs location in the Keystone Commons Monday morning.

Ferrara—Travis County ESD2/Pflugerville (TX) Fire Department MVP heavy rescue pumper. Inferno cab and chassis; Cummins X12 455-hp engine; Waterous CSU 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 2,000-gallon water tank; 30-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2002 single-agent foam system and Platinum 200 CFM CAFS. Dealer: Keith Gould, Lone Star Emergency Group, Houston, TX.

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