The Willows (CA) Fire Department will switch from safety yellow to traditional red for its apparatus, citing recognizability over visibility, with new engines to be red while old ones remain until decommissioned.

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Is apparatus replacement keeping pace with apparatus usage?

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A fire in an ambulance caused damage to the Brunswick County, government complex in Bolivia, NC. The ambulance was declared a total loss.

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The Stockton (CA) Fire Department reported the theft of essential firefighter protective equipment from Engine 6.

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