| Daily News for America's Fire Service |
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| VIDEO: Cody Melton is officially the top guy in the Wichita Falls Fire Department. The council voted in unison to make the appointment official. He has taken over since former chief Donald Hughes retired in February. |
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| VIDEO: The program is unlike anything in the country, giving its students experience and knowledge on how to handle all phases of emergency management, from preparedness and response to recovery and mitigation. |
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| VIDEO: Amarillo’s Senior Ambassadors Coalition (SAC) has a unique way to help first responders when responding to a medical emergency. The Senior Ambassadors Coalition started the Vials of Life program that holds essential information about you in a plastic bottle that you keep in your freezer or fridge. |
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| VIDEO/PHOTOS: Crews are investigating a house explosion in Southgate early Thursday morning. Local 4 arrived at the scene of the home on Edison and Burns Street just after 6 a.m. on April 3, and a lot of debris is covering the ground surrounding the house. |
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| VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Colorado firefighters across several agencies are using new technology to help them better train for wildfires. Thanks to a grant from the Department of Homeland Security, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office acquired a SimTable, essentially a high-tech sandbox that allows first responders to simulate fires in real-time. |
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| VIDEO/PHOTOS: It’s now this fire truck’s turn to be rescued. Officials in Malverne are trying to raise some $40,000 to restore a vintage 1930s fire engine that reliably served the municipality for nearly half a century in hopes it can live on as symbol of the town’s past. |
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| VIDEO: The Dyer, Indiana Fire Department is rolling out life-saving technology for residents who are prone to wandering away from home due to cognitive disabilities and conditions. |
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