The Shepherdsville (KY) Fire Department made the following Facebook post June 16, 2025:

On Monday, June 16, 2025, at approximately 3:33 p.m., the Shepherdsville Fire Department Engine 92 was involved in a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Adam Shepherd Parkway and Buckman Street.

The incident involved one passenger vehicle and Engine 92. At the time of the collision, Engine 92 was not responding to an emergency incident. Firefighters immediately extricated the driver of the passenger vehicle and rendered medical aid. The driver was transported to the hospital by Bullitt County EMS. Firefighters from Engine 92 were evaluated on scene by EMS personnel and did not require further treatment.

The collision is currently under investigation by the Shepherdsville Police Department.

The Shepherdsville Fire Department remains committed to the safety of our firefighters and the community we serve. Our thoughts are with the injured individual and their family at this time. The Shepherdsville Fire Department is also conducting an internal review in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.

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Purchasing a new fire apparatus is a complex journey that demands precision, foresight, and thorough negotiation. In the latest episode of The Apparatus Workshop—hosted by Nick Wilbur and Winslow, with returning expert Tom Shand—the trio delves deep into two critical topics impacting fire apparatus procurement today: the boilerplate specification and the evolving landscape of open competitive bidding. Their conversation uncovers nuanced challenges departments face in specifying rigs, negotiating contracts, and managing expectations throughout the purchase cycle. For fire service professionals and fleet managers, the episode serves as an essential guide for navigating apparatus purchasing in a market defined by supply chain volatility and shifting manufacturer dynamics.

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When an electric vehicle fire involves its batteries, and those batteries enter thermal runaway, a number of reactions are occurring that contribute to these fires being very difficult to extinguish.

As we know, the lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles are not the only lithium-ion battery fires we will encounter. A variety of methods have been proposed and attempted to extinguish these fires during the past several years. The team at Full Circle Lithium has developed a product that rapidly absorbs the heat and mitigates the chemical reaction that is the thermal runaway issue at the same time—FCL-X.

Full Circle Lithium was initially founded to create a process and recycle lithium batteries while reclaiming a large amount of the lithium to make new batteries, according to Webster Marshall, vice president of business development. “The process to take batteries apart was difficult and started in water baths to stop runaway issues,” he says. “This was unsuccessful, and then the solution known as FCL-X was created.” In this solution, Marshall says the company could dismantle batteries and test the process by deconstructing 1,000 different battery types including all chemistries. “When the lithium market took a significant downturn, one of our members, Michael Carver, encouraged new R&D into how well this might work with suppression applications,” Marshall states. “It worked, and now FCL-X technical suppression agent is the flagship of our business.”

1 2½-gallon jugs of PCL-X Pro concentrate. (Photos courtesy of Full Circle Lithium.)

2 A US Fire Pump Emergency Response vehicle being used to deploy FCL-X.

FCL-X is batch mixed in premeasured amounts. It comes in a powder form and instantly dissolves. It has been proven to not harm pump components, plumbing, tank components, appliances, or hose. “It is also LC50-approved,” says Marshall, “and was tested up to 10× the LC50 levels with no issues to humans or aquatic life. It is pH-neutral and has been third-party tested for suppression capabilities.”

FCL-X works by rapidly absorbing heat as well as mitigating the chemical reacti

Noah Feit – The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)

Two people were killed Sunday in separate early morning crashes in Orangeburg County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

The first crash happened at about 5 a.m. on U.S. 321, said Sgt. Tyler Tidwell.

A 2016 Ford ambulance was driving south on U.S. 321 and near the intersection with Mack Road it hit a pedestrian, according to Tidwell. The pedestrian, later identified as 38-year-old Orangeburg resident Marcus Glover, was taken to an area hospital and died there, the Orangeburg County Coroner’s Office said.

An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, according to the coroner’s office.

Tidwell said that none of the people in the ambulance were hurt, and no other injuries were reported.

Less than an hour later another pedestrian was killed in an unrelated Orangeburg County crash.

At about 5:40 a.m., an unknown vehicle was driving north on Belleville Road when it crashed into another pedestrian, then it left the scene in a hit-and-run collision, according to Tidwell. That’s about 27 miles from the location of the first crash, and near Exit 145 on Interstate 26.

The pedestrian from the second collision also died, and has not been publicly identified by the coroner’s office.

Tidwell said the hit-and-run crash is under investigation by the Highway Patrol.

Anyone with information about the hit-and-run collision, or the vehicle and driver involved, is asked to call the Highway Patrol at 803-896-9621 or 800-768-1503, CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC or submit an online tip. Tips can also be texted to *HP.

Through June 8, at least 331 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2025, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, at least 948 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported.

At least 10 people have died in Orangeburg County crashes in 2025, according to DPS data. There were 46 deaths in the county in 2024, DPS reported.

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