“We are very excited to announce we have been awarded $19,338.82 from the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s MARCS Radio Grant,” the department says on Facebook.

“This will allow us to finish replacing all of our older radios with brand new radios at a zero percent match for our department.

“Safety is a top priority for our members and this allows us to be able to communicate clearly during emergencies. We are one of seven departments in Trumbull County to be awarded this grant this year.

“We are proud to say that we have updated our entire radio system for our township solely through grant funding.”

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DeKalb County (GA) firefighters Monday extricated a woman from her car that was trapped underneath a dump truck, reports fox5atlanta.com.

At Rodgers Lake Road near South DeShon Road, crews rushed to free the nearly smushed woman, the report says. First responders managed to free her and get her into an ambulance about an hour after the accident.

Witnesses say that just before 1 p.m. they saw the driver of the dump truck suddenly brake, lose control, cross the center line, and hit the woman’s car head-on, according to the report.

The car landed in a ditch, upside-down, with the dump truck on top; the driver of the dump truck was not injured but was cited for Failure to Maintain Lane, police say.

The woman, on the other hand, was flown to a hospital and officials say she’s lucky to be alive.

Two firefighters were struck while shoveling snow in front of a Milwaukee fire station on Monday morning.

The two firefighters–a 38-year-old woman and 29-year-old man–are expected to be fine after being hit by a vehicle that lost control. Fire Chief Aaron Lipski pleaded with drivers to slow down and drive more carefully.

The driver was cited in the crash.

Jackson firefighters are a smidge closer to receiving the salary they were promised in this year’s budget, reports wlbt.com, as city council Tuesday afternoon is expected to vote on an ordinance to award the additional pay for Jackson (MS) Fire Department lieutenants and captains.

Premium pay was awarded to police officers last week, the report says. And, under the ordinance, the city would use American Rescue Plan Act funds to raise lieutenant pay to $45,000 and captain pay to $48,000.

As some firefighters have received individual raises or bonuses over the years, not all would be eligible to receive the full amount. Others would receive more because they’re earning less, according to the report.

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Fire officials also asked council to expand premium pay to include other longtime firefighters, including deputy chiefs, level two firefighters, and relief drivers.

Council will hold a special meeting at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Jackson City Hall. If it passes, the ordinance would go into effect in 30 days with officers receiving a portion of the pay every two weeks, the report says.