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April 28, 2023
28
Apr

BALTIMORE LADDER 26 AIR BRAKE RELEASED BY PYSCH PATIENT AT SCENE – FIREFIGHTERS INJURED

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A Baltimore City fire truck was stolen on Friday morning, according to fire and police officials. Police say around 9:30 a.m., in the 4700 block of Barber Avenue, a 30-year-old man, experiencing a behavioral health crisis entered a Fire Department emergency vehicle and released the brake, allowing it to drift. A spokesman with...
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28
Apr

Heavy Rescue Rigs: It’s More than Just Size

When contemplating new heavy rescue apparatus, one of the first design criteria is to determine the length of the rescue body, followed by the preferred body material of either aluminum or stainless steel. For fire/rescue departments that have operated heavy rescue or squad apparatus for several years, their experience in their community often guides these...
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28
Apr

KANSAS CITY PD AUDIO REVEALS WHAT KANSAS CITY FD KNEW ABOUT YOUNG DRIVER BEFORE HE CRASHED PUMPER

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Even before the crash in Westport that killed three people in December of 2021, police records reveal the driver of the pumper, 21-year-old Dominic Biscari, crashed an ambulance on a run. He also crashed into a police car while driving his personal vehicle as he was pulling into the firehouse...
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