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Updated: Another Stolen Ambulance
Not even the fire scene is safe anymore
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Thinking Out Loud
For a long time now, people in the counterterrorism field have talked about swarm attacks.
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Overheard in Rescue One
The young one had called 911 because the old one was talking in her sleep and felt dizzy. She had just arrived from The Dominican Republic. The middle one answered the door and led the crew upstairs to the bedroom. It was eighty degrees outside and one-h…
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All-Day Fire in Roman Train Station
A "VIOLENT" FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE ELECTRICAL equipment room of the Tiburtina train station in Rome, Italy, Sunday morning.
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Early video: Chief & tanker arrive first at Sussex County, Delaware store fire.
July 8 fire from outside of Slaughter Beach.
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Morning Lineup – July 25
Well, I'm almost back into the regular routine now.
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It’s Like My Own Little Version of “Hail To The Chief!”
One of the coolest things I've seen hospitals do is to play a lullabye over the public address system every time a baby is born. It never ceases to bring a smile to my face.
What's even cooler is when you call report to the Labor and Delivery …
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Man Charged With Stealing Minnesota Fire Truck
Firefighters responded to a call and returned to the fire station to find one of their rigs gone.
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Firefighter funnies: Adena, Ohio video.
Fun with a video camera at the firehouse.
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The News Ticker
Some More Stories From the News Ticker
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Green Building in Indianapolis: Creating a Sustainable Future
Green Building in Indianapolis: Creating a Sustainable Future
The City's Office of Sustainability, in partnership with WCTY Channel 16, is proud to announce the City's first green building documentary. The film is titled "Green Building in Indianapo…
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90 years ago in Los Angeles …
The last movement of LAFD apparatus by fire horse, July 19, 1921
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Part 2 of the Conclusion to 15 year old male CC: fall from vehicle
This is Part 2 of the conclusion to 15 year old male CC: fall from vehicle. Be sure to read Part 1 of the conclusion to 15 year old male CC: fall from vehicle to catch yourself up!
Before we find out the answer, let's recap the specifics:
15 y…
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Extra Alarm for Heat in Mount Carmel
WHEN THE MOUNT CARMEL (Pennsylvania) FIRE DEPARTMENT rolled up on a working rowhouse fire Friday night, Fire Chief Jack Williams, Jr. went to the 2nd alarm for the exposure problem and soon after he struck the 3rd because of the stifling heat that has settled over the major portion of the eastern states.
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What’s Next? Oh, That.
It's Sunday at noonish. Rescue 1 in service. The other five are out. Three calls so far, will it stay quiet? Will something terrible happen? Will I care?
No matter what happens next I'm writing a 500 word story. Stay tuned if you dare....
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A Sunday Emergency !
Paramedics DeSoto and Gage are accused of stealing $500 from a heart attack victim.
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Four Tennessee Vols. Nabbed on Arson Charges
They Even Burned Down Their Own Firehouse
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Video: House & vehicle fire in Columbia, Mississippi.
Fire Saturday off of Gates Road.
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And She Gets a 2.5 From The East German Judge!
I think the next seizure faker I get, I'm going to gather the EMS crews and ED staff around to hold up little score cards for when she comes out of her "seizure." (wink wink, nudge nudge)
Only problem is, no one has yet devised a scoring …
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Zen Zone #11
"Thus the intelligent think because of this; the mettlesome fight because of this."
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China Bullet Train Crash Kills 34, Hundreds Injured
A REAR-END COLLISION BETWEEN TWO HIGH-SPEED passenger trains in China Saturday evening has left dozens dead with the toll expected to climb as more extrications are done.
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Morning Lineup – July 24
Another Firehouse Expo wrapped up and put away until next year.
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Antique Of The Week: Apparatus At Door County Historical Museum
Go back to 1920, 1926, and 1938 with these apparatus.
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Firefighters and the “9/11 Truth Movement” – Part One