Anchorage Fire Department Experiencing Problems with Breathing Gear - KTUU.com


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Anchorage Fire Department Experiencing Problems with Breathing Gear
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“The Anchorage Fire Department has experienced difficulties with the Draeger Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) used by firefighters and other first responders,” an AFD statement read. According to investigative reporting by the Atlanta Journal ...
Draeger Refutes WSB-TV's Misleading Report On Its Breathing Equipment Sacramento Bee
Firefighters across U.S. report faulty air packs WSB Atlanta

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Continental Truck Tires supports 9/11 Remembrance Rescue Project - Commercial Carrier Journal

Continental Truck Tires supports 9/11 Remembrance Rescue Project
Commercial Carrier Journal
Today, Rescue 4 and Rescue 5 are currently the only FDNY fire apparatus that served during the 9/11 attacks that are operating outside New York City, Gantz said. “We'd like to thank Continental for their support of the Remembrance Rescue Project,” ...

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Pennsylvania DCED Helps to Merge Two Northampton County Fire Companies to ... - Sacramento Bee

Pennsylvania DCED Helps to Merge Two Northampton County Fire Companies to ...
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"We'll be consolidating apparatus and equipment, training as a single department and meeting as a single department," said Se-Wy-Co Fire Company Chief Thomas Barndt. "With support from DCED, the merger efforts went easier than expected.

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Fire truck shows stuff - Denton Record Chronicle

Fire truck shows stuff
Denton Record Chronicle
By the time it lumbered close enough to even register the heat, the fire was out, doused by Denton's newest weapon in its firefighting arsenal, the Airport Rescue and Firefighting Vehicle. Jet Works Air Center president Trey Bryson traded the apparatus ...

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Katonah to Vote Today on Funding for Fire Station - Patch.com

Katonah to Vote Today on Funding for Fire Station
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The Helmes Group The Katonah Fire Department is asking voters to approve extensive renovations for its firehouse on Bedford Road including stabilizing the 54-year-old floor to support the weight of modern day fire apparatus and make energy efficient ...

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How to Secure Your Fire Station - Fire Chief

How to Secure Your Fire Station
Fire Chief
Fire stations often are empty of people but full of equipment, fire trucks, turnout gear and hardware — all of which could be sold on eBay in a day or two. Worse, stolen fire-station equipment could be driven to a garage and filled with a fertilizer ...

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Eugene, Springfield Fire Engines Get New Paint - KEZI TV


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Eugene, Springfield Fire Engines Get New Paint
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Eugene and Springfield's fire merger combined forces, but there was never much visual proof of the combination until now. Before, Springfield equipment was orange and blue and Eugene's was all red and white, but both departments are moving toward a new ...

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Former Fire Chief Questions Landmark Complex's Fire Apparatus Accessibility - Patch.com

Former Fire Chief Questions Landmark Complex's Fire Apparatus Accessibility
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Planning Board member and former fire chief Tom Carney advised Landmark's traffic engineer to consult with fire chief about addressing his concerns with the site's accessibility for fire apparatus. By Zak Koeske The narrow roads designed for the ...

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Abington Fire Department Reaches Out During Relay - Patch.com

Abington Fire Department Reaches Out During Relay
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“Events like this provide us the perfect opportunity to educate the public about fire prevention, display our fire apparatus and equipment, and have the chance to recruit new members,” McKinley Fire Co. Chief Engineer Casey Haney said.

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Brothers in boots get sneak peek at new fire truck - The Salem News

Brothers in boots get sneak peek at new fire truck
The Salem News
They didn't just get toy plastic fire helmets. The boys, sons of Danvers police Patrolman Graig Lebrun, got to be among the first in town to sit inside the department's shiny, new, $448000 pumper truck. "I like it," Joseph said after he and his brother ...

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