Vehicle Operations & Apparatus
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DC update: TV station shows Chief Ellerbe that many big cities are able to inspect ladder trucks & pumpers.
Testing of ladders and pumps stopped when Ellerbe became chief.
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Courts
Must see: The beatings will continue until morale improves. Or until there is outrage about a video of the beatings going viral.
Police in China’s northern Inner Mongolia have launched an official investigation into the beating of five newly-recruited firefighters in Wuhai…
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Radio traffic: Fire engine rollover in Southern MD.
Newburg VFD Engine 141 from Charles County overturned while responding to a motor vehicle crash in St. Mary's County.
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Dash-cam video: Watch collision of two Tulsa fire engines. More fallout over disabling of seatbelt alarms throughout department.
Video of September 25 collision that brought new focus on use of seatbelts for Tulsa's firefighters.
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Memphis fire director confirms bad brakes in snorkel crash caught on video. Aging fleet cited.
Fire Director Alvin Benson says rig was inspected by driver hours before but nothing wrong was noticed.
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Caught on video: Memphis apartment fire with people trapped. Snorkel crashes on arrival.
No firefighters hurt in crash into fence. Collision blamed on brake failure.
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Raw video: House fire in Neptune, NJ. Arriving engine company collides with SUV.
Two homes burn Thursday on Corlies Avenue.
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You really need to see this: PA’s fire commissioner reads a letter.
The impact of a response to the firehouse. A young firefighter dead, a man hurting and a wife angry.
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DC’s EMS woes puts spotlight on the regeneration gap. Shop chief says ambulance shut down apparently came with little warning.
Boca Raton Chief Tom Wood pushes forced regeneration as best practice.
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PGFD Beltway crash update: West Lanham Hills VFD Chief John Alter disputes police account of how collision occurred. Says no U-turn at I-95/495 emergency turn-around.
Chief Alter says he wants record set straight. Also, updates condition on Lt. Ryan Emmons whose arm was reattached.
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