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January 11, 2011

COMING SOON TO A FIRE DEPARTMENT NEAR YOU? Police Purchase Military Style Drones

The Miami-Dade (FL) PD has purchased a T-Hawk drone from the military contractor, Honeywell, and is now awaiting FAA approval to operate it in domestic airspaces. The T-Hawk is a camera-equipped, unmanned aerial vehicle originally developed by Honeywell as a surveillance drone to be used in anti-terror campaigns. It weighs 17 pounds and can fly at an altitude...
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Seat Belts Save NY Fire Protection Specialist

These pictures are from a recent rollover crash of a NY Fire Protection Specialists vehicle. The vehicle rolled after losing control on a patch of black ice. The driver was belted and walked away with only bumps and bruises! BUCKLE UP – SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES!  
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Seat Belts Save NY Fire Protect

These pictures are from a recent rollover crash of a NY Fire Protection Specialists vehicle. The vehicle rolled after losing control on a patch of black ice. The driver was belted and walked away with only bumps and bruises! BUCKLE UP – SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES!
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APPARATUS STRUCK WHILE BLOCKING IN CO

South Metro, CO E-36 was recently re-positioned at a motor vehicle collision off the side of an interstate highway. E-36 was being relocated to provide the blocking function for the crews treating the victims of the collision. The Engineer noticed two vehicles sliding towards the incident on a snowy/icy road. The Engineer blasted the air...
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EXPOLISION & COLLAPSE AT VACANT BUILDING FIRE IN IL

Thanks to Dave Statter www.Statter911.com for the tip on this story. Something exploded in this vacant building as firefighters battled a fire Monday night in Cairo, Illinois. A photographer for television station K-F-V-S was rolling when the blast occurred and also caught the collapse a short time later.. The local fire chief says the fire started when...
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EXPOLISION & COLLAPSE AT VACANT BUILDING FIRE IN IL

Thanks to Dave Statter www.Statter911.com for the tip on this story. Something exploded in this vacant building as firefighters battled a fire Monday night in Cairo, Illinois. A photographer for television station K-F-V-S was rolling when the blast occurred and also caught the collapse a short time later.. The local fire chief says the fire started when...
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