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Authorities say seven firefighters were injured when two tanker trucks crashed while responding to a large blaze in York, Pennsylvania. Officials said the crash occurred shortly before 11 p.m ...
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– Multiple crews responded to a box truck crash with a reported dual entrapment in Dauphin County on Thursday. According to the Middle Paxton Fire Company, around 1 p.m ...
The Scranton Fire Department has a Sutphen rescue, two aerial trucks, and two engines. [citation needed] Greenville, South Carolina, has an all Sutphen fleet including a heavy rescue, two engines, and a 100-foot (30 m) platform. [citation needed] Kenosha, Wisconsin, maintains an all Sutphen fleet of 7 Engines and 3 Ladder trucks. The newest ...
The dawn of the 20th Century brought about the age of the motorized fire apparatus. One of the first self-propelled fire engines of that era was introduced in 1903 for the Niagara Engine Company of New London, Connecticut,. [5] It was driven by a steam-powered engine, as opposed to an internal combustion engine which proved to be more popular.
Wildfire smoke has spread miles from the major blazes as fire crews and the National Guard work to control them. Follow live coverage here See before and after photos from the California wildfires:
The firefighters start out in street clothes and dress in full turnout gear (Helmet, Coat, and boots) board their fire engine and respond approximately 200 feet up the course to a portable water tank, the engine crew simultaneously stretches 100–150 feet of 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-inch hose toward a target area as other crew members place hard suction ...
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The flames first began around 10:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Jan. 7, southeast of Palisades Drive, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said, and it has grown to cover over ...