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November 19, 2023
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Nov

FORMER FIRE CHIEF CITED FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE WHILE INTOXICATED AFTER STRIKING VEHICLE INVOLVED IN PREVIOUS CRASH – OHIO

WEST UNION, Ohio (WXIX) – The former chief of an Adams County fire department was cited for OVI after a crash involving a fire truck, court docs say. Jerry Kirker, the former chief of the West Union Fire Department, was cited for OVI on Nov. 4 while the department was responding to a one-vehicle crash...
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Nov

Rock Island (IL) FD Down Two Apparatus After They Were Deemed Unsafe for Use

Nov. 17—Rock Island Fire Department needs to replace two engines. Fire Chief Bob Graff said one of the team members noticed some problems with one of the engines. He said an expert checked out the issue and said that it was best not to use the engine. A second engine also was checked and found it was...
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