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Feb. 15—NEWBURYPORT — Deep inside Fire Department headquarters is a roughly 20-foot-long piece of history that, with some hard work and recently approved grant money, will someday roll out of the Greenleaf Street station. For now, the 1938 Maxim fire engine is not going anywhere. But that could change in the months to come after the city's Community Preservation Committee approved $76,728 to ...

Man risks his life to save family from house fire Thankfully, everyone made it out of the home alright because they had a fire evacuation plan, KELO-TV reported. Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Firefighting Operations Truck in the Middle of Action. Fighting Forest Wildfire. Fire Engine in Action. Wildfire Suppression. Author: 10 Tampa Bay Updated: 9:08 AM EST February 15, 2021 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, risked his life to make su...

BILLINGS - Billings Fire responded to a structure fire Wednesday evening on the Billings South Side. Battalion Chief Kevin Johnson says fire engines arrived at 133 Adams Street to a short, heavy structure fire with large amounts of smoke. Johnson says the engines moved quickly to extinguish the blaze. He says three pets were rescued and taken to a local animal hospital. No injuries were sustained from any of the occupants inside the residence. Johnson says an investigation will be ongoing. Chec...

ELIZABETHTON — The next fire engine for the Elizabethton Fire Department is currently on the assembly line and Fire Chief Barry Carrier is closely monitoring the progress with photographs sent frequently by email from the factory. At a cost of $405,000, the manufacturing of a vehicle the city will operate for many years is certainly worth following closely. But the city does have some good news for its taxpayers. An application by the Elizabethton City Council last year for a grant from Ru...

Frequently the leadership of a community is also the leadership of the fire company – and the fire hall often becomes the center of its community. One such central component of community life will be celebrated next month, as the Pleasant Valley Fire Company marks its 90th year of community service.

Bullard VFD gets new fire engine (Source: Smith County Emergency Services District 2) By KLTV Digital Media Staff | February 3, 2021 at 4:25 PM CST - Updated February 3 at 4:25 PM BULLARD, Texas (KLTV) - Smith County Emergency Services District 2 and the Bullard Volunteer Fire Department have a new fire engine. The purchase of the engine was made as part of the capital improvement plan for the district. The plan replaces aging equipment throughout the district. The new engine is up-to-d...

New Jersey, Philadelphia Declare Emergencies; Hundreds of Crashes Reported as Winter Storm Orlena Moves East The Weather Channel 2/1/2021 Jan Wesner Childs Hundreds of vehicle crashes were reported and flights were canceled at major airports as Winter Storm Orlena trekked across the upper Midwest and into the East Sunday, prompting a state of emergency in New Jersey and warnings for residents in New York to monitor conditions closely as the storm moves their way. "New York is ...

Fire truck rolls over in Henrico County due to snow-covered roads Four firefighters were in the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries Published:  Tags:  Fire truck rolls over in Henrico County due to snow-covered roads (Henrico County Division of Fire) HENRICO COUNTY, Va. – Police in Henrico County are investigating a snow day accident that left four firefighters injured and a fire truck completely turned over Sunday morning. Henrico Fire Engine 305 was traveling to respond to a call f...

Budget tops town warrant January 28, 2021The towns deliberative session is this coming Tuesday, and voters will be deciding on 30 articles, including money toward vehicles and equipment for the fire, police, and public works departments. The town deliberative session is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Gilford High School auditorium with a link for Zoom meeting available. The full town warrant can be viewed in full at https://www.gilfordnh.org/assets/municipal/1/agendas/2021_TOWN_...

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