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A display at 3M in St. Paul, Minn., shows some of the variation in high-visibility garments for first responders.
WASHINGTON — Firefighters may have one more thing to consider when tackling car fires and other roadway incidents from next year on – the use of a safety vest.
Proposed updates to the Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices would require all first responders to wear high-visibility safety vests any time they operate near a roadway.
Firefighters still have time to voice their opinion, with the seven-month public consultation period not coming to an end until July 31. Some feel turnout gear already carries enough high-visibility trim in itself and that the additional use of vests could be unwieldy for firefighters at incident scenes...
Fairfield Two Fire Department decided to take thier new rig to the next level. The new Engine will go into service next week with memorials to fallen firefighters across the nation. The new 2008 Sutphen includes names from Fallen Local firefighters, The Charleston 9, and the 343 FDNY firefighters from 9/11
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Fairfield Twp. Fire Chief David Downie said the department planned the mobile memorial shortly after the fire that claimed Broxterman and Schira.
"We as a group decided we would come up not only with those two names but some of the recent names who have died in the line of duty to remind everybody of the hazards of the job, the dangers and that their sacrifices will never be forgotten," Downie said...READ MORE INCLUDING THE LIST OF NAMES
State police in Dauphin County said a house fire was intentionally set. The fire was discovered shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday in a duplex in the 300 block of Julian Street in Williamstown, state police said. The fire destroyed the duplex and damaged a nearby home. WGAL STORY
FDNY firefighters from Brookyn, NY went to work on a 2nd Alarm apartment fire that left many civilians, firefighters, and police officers injured. One boy that was rescued later died at the hospital with 85% burns on his body. The fire took place at 1001 Ocean Avenue in Ditmas Park.
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Boy Who Was Rescued in Brooklyn Fire, Dies From Burns
A 14-year-old boy who was rescued with seven members of his family from an apartment fire in Brooklyn early Tuesday died in the hospital on Wednesday, according to the medical examiner’s office.
The boy, Misael Fuentes, was pronounced dead at 3:35 p.m. at Staten Island University Hospital, officials said...READ ARTICLE NY TIMES
More than a dozen people, including firefighters and police officers, are being treated for injuries after an overnight fire ripped through a Brooklyn apartment building. READ NY 1 ARTICLE AND VIDEO
