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January 26, 2011

FIRE RECRUIT LINE OF DUTY DEATH-CARDIAC-ARKANSAS

We regret to advise you that a West Memphis (Arkansas) Firefighting recruit died during a training exercise today in Camden, Ark.  David Eason, 38, suffered a heart attack during the exercise at the Arkansas Fire Academy just before 4 p.m. According to West Memphis Fire Department Battalion Chief Tim McNeely, Eason was doing an exercise...
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KC ambulance involved in minor accident

A Kansas City ambulance and another vehicle collided about 6:40 p.m. Tuesday at State Line Road and 79th Street, a fire department spokesman said. The ambulance was transporting a patient at the time, but another ambulance came to the scene and picked that person up. No injuries were reported. James Hart, [email protected]
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KC ambulance involved in minor accident

A Kansas City ambulance and another vehicle collided about 6:40 p.m. Tuesday at State Line Road and 79th Street, a fire department spokesman said. The ambulance was transporting a patient at the time, but another ambulance came to the scene and picked that person up. No injuries were reported. James Hart, [email protected]  
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Ambulance tips after accident – North Dakota

By Lynne Napton   A Williston Ambulance turned on its side during slippery road conditions Sunday afternoon. Around 4 p.m. the ambulance landed on its side near Ray. Williston Fire Chief Alan Hanson said he sent his crew members to the hospital to be checked out, but no injuries were reported. The North Dakota Highway...
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FIRE CHIEF THREATENED WITH ARREST/CITED FOR BLOCKING THE HIGHWAY-NEW YORK

In Nassau County on Long Island (NY) this morning, James Allen, Chief of the North Merrick Fire Department, was issued a citation by a New York State Trooper. The Chief was making an attempt to close the southbound right-hand lane because of a crash in the center lane on the Meadowbrook State Parkway around 0900 today. The...
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A REAL WTF OUT OF MI – CIVILIAN SUES AFTER STRIKING FIRE APPARATUS

A terrible accident on a rain slicked road leaves a man seriously hurt when his pickup truck slams into the back of a fire truck. The pickup driver had no insurance and police reports blamed him for the crash. Now he’s suing the township where it happened and the firefighter who helped save his life....
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