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Hedging their bets that trouble may be coming, Liberty County officials aren't going to be caught without life-saving equipment should they endure a flooding event during the 2018 hurricane season. After a record six federally-declared catastrophes in the last couple of years, commissioners were fed up with being ill-prepared for rescues.

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The latest addition to the Rome-Floyd County Fire Department's fleet is expected to hit the streets Friday. Fire Chief Troy Brock showed off the custom-designed Pierce heavy rescue pump truck Monday to the Rome City Commission. "This is a piece of history," Brock said, noting that it's the first time since 1983 the department ordered anything other than Sutphen fire apparatus.

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Before any naysayers open their mouths, Sheriff Thom Elliott has two things to say about the hulking new addition to the Phillips County Sheriff's Office: 1. The truck cost the County nothing. 2. It is completely demilitarized and contains no guns.

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The Corpus Christi International Airport debuted a brand new aircraft rescue firefighting truck Tuesday morning. The custom-built truck is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, off-roading tires and an extendable turret that can pierce through airplanes in the event of a fire.