The Sartell Fire Department plans to put its new Tower 21 in service this weekend, and, to celebrate, the department is inviting the public for a ceremony on Sunday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Attendees will be able to get a close-up look at the 100-foot ladder.

“We look forward to the community joining us for the celebration,” the department writes on Facebook. “The celebration ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend.”

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— Billy Goldfeder (@BillyGoldfeder) May 27, 2022

A Boro Park Hatzalah ambulance overturned in a busy New York City intersection Thursday after being hit by another vehicle.

The ambulance was on its way to an emergency call at the time of the crash at 14th Avenue and 39th Street.

Two Hatzalah volunteer EMS providers were inside the ambulance at the time of the collision, according to collive.com. The two were treated by Hatzalah and were said to be in stable condition.

No patient was onboard the ambulance.

The report did not say if anyone was ticketed or charged.

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Pasco County Fire Rescue has put in service two new specialized vehicles—a Mobile Decon Unit to handle decontamination of turnout gear and other personal protective equipment (PPE) at fire scenes, and a Mobile Rehab Unit to make sure personnel are rehabbed properly and have any medical needs attended to.

Scott Cassin, Pasco County Fire Rescue chief, says the Mobile Decon Unit solves the issue of having two sets of turnout gear for each of the department’s 700 firefighters. “About two years ago, our senior staff suggested fitting out a truck with extra turnout gear to respond to fires with sets of multiple sizes of turnouts and other PPE,” Cassin says. “The contaminated gear then was sent to third-party gear-decon cleaners.”

For the department’s new Mobile Decon Unit, Pasco County worked with Meiko to custom-design two SCBA and PPE multi-washer decon machines that could be installed on the new truck to clean and sanitize turnout gear and other PPE. Cassin notes the new truck serves as a full-service distribution point for 100 sets of turnout gear, gloves, hoods, boots, and helmets. “Instead of having a second set of turnout gear for each of our firefighters, we use the Mobile Decon Unit as a distribution point to replace any firefighter’s contaminated gear,” he adds.

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