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May 12, 2023

ENGINE STRUCK WHILE BLOCKING PREVIOUS CRASH – VIRGINIA

HURT, Va. (WFXR) — The Hurt Volunteer Fire Department (HVFD) says one of its engines was involved in a crash on May 10. According to firefighters, around 6:18 p.m. on Wednesday, crews were called to a vehicle crash involving a bear on U.S. 29 in the southbound lanes. Once on the scene, crews shut down...
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DEATH TRAPS: How rotting real estate in this American city has ‘heartbreaking’ consequences for firefighters

BALTIMORE – Flames poured out of the second and third windows of an abandoned rowhome, lighting the early morning sky. Crews from multiple fire engines rushed inside, but within minutes the interior of the building collapsed, killing three firefighters and badly wounding a fourth. It was the Baltimore City Fire Department’s worst on-duty loss of life...
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FIVE INJURED IN CHARLOTTE AMBULANCE CRASH

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Medic said its crew was discharged from the hospital and is recovering at home after one of its ambulances was hit and knocked over in University City as first responders were helping people from a separate crash. Those two crashes happened around 12:30 a.m. Friday in northeast Charlotte at the intersection...
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MEDIC TRUCK STRUCK WHILE TREATING PATIENT – NORTH CAROLINA

CHARLOTTE — Multiple people were hurt in an overnight crash in University City involving a MEDIC truck. According to MEDIC, the crash happened around 12:30 a.m. on Friday on North Tryon Street at Mallard Creek Church Road. MEDIC says Unit 62 was responding to a crash call and treating a patient for non-related injuries when...
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FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 5/12

On 5/12/1996 an accidental fire at the University of North Carolina Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house at approximately 6:00 a.m. killed five and injured three others. The three-story building with an unfinished attic and a walk-out basement, Type III (211) construction built in 1927 with masonry exterior bearing walls, wood frame interior walls covered with...
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DALLAS RESTORES CORE EMERGENCY DISPACH SYSTEMS

“At this point, we do not have evidence or indication that there has been data removed during this attack,” Dallas CIO Bill Zielinski told city officials Monday. Dallas officials on Monday said critical services have been restored following a widespread outage caused by last week’s ransomware attack. The Dallas Police Department and city’s websites are...
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