Michelle Smith was struck and killed by a paraplegic who was operating his car’s pedals with a stick
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The Republican-AmericanBEACON FALLS, Conn. — A longtime firefighter died in the line of duty early Wednesday while responding to a call.Kevin Swan, 69, a firefighter with Beacon Hose Company No. 1, woke around 5 a.m. to respond to a fire call on Susan Street, said Jeremy Rodorigo, a Beacon Hose spokesman.Swan signed on the radio, but did not show up at the call. He was found around 8 a.m. inside …
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Conn. firefighter dies responding to call
The Republican-AmericanBEACON FALLS, Conn. — A longtime firefighter died in the line of duty early Wednesday while responding to a call.Kevin Swan, 69, a firefighter with Beacon Hose Company No. 1, woke around 5 a.m. to respond to a fire call on Susan Street, said Jeremy Rodorigo, a Beacon Hose spokesman.Swan signed on the radio, but did not show up at the call. He was found around 8 a.m. inside …
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Conn. firefighter dies responding to call
The Associated PressLONG BEACH, Calif. — A woman whose car plunged off a bridge into the murky Los Angeles River was fighting for her life Thursday after being submerged for nearly a half-hour, officials said.The 23-year-old woman was in a sport utility vehicle that smashed through a guardrail and plunged about 40 feet off off the northbound Interstate 710 bridge at Seventh Street around 7:30 …
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Calif. firefighters rescue submerged driver in race against time
By Sandy Meindersma The Telegram & GazetteRUTLAND, Mass. — Fire Chief Thomas P. Ruchala told the Board of Selectmen this week that Engine 2 can no longer be used and has been placed out of service.”We’ve moved all the equipment on it to Engine 3,” he said at the selectmen’s meeting Monday night.Selectman Joseph Becker asked if a replacement for Engine 2 was needed “yesterday.”"Not …
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Mass. chief says fire apparatus is unfit for service
By Elizabeth Piazza The Farmington Daily TimesFARMINGTON, N.M. — A San Juan County volunteer firefighter accused of setting his truck on fire to collect insurance money waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Farmington Magistrate Court. His case will be heard in district court.Jonathan Ziemer, 23, was charged with third-degree felony arson to collect insurance money and third-degree …
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NM former firefighter faces charges of arson
By Christina Villacorte City News ServiceLOS ANGELES — Saying they wanted a more thorough review of its potential impact on public safety, Los Angeles City Council members today delayed a vote on a budget-cutting proposal that would have taken selected ambulances out of service for 12 hours at a time.”There’s nothing that can more directly affect whether someone lives or dies among all the …
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LAFD ambulances may face further service cuts
STATter911WASHINGTON, DC — DC Fire & EMS Department officials confirm an EMS crew has been disciplined for failing to take a woman with trouble breathing to the hospital after she called 911 on December 22. Kimberly Kelsey of the 900 block of Rhode Island Avenue, NW was transported to a hospital only after she called 911 a second time, about 56 minutes after her first call.According to Kelsey …
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DC EMS crew disciplined for failing to take woman to hospital
By Matt Richtel The International Herald TribuneNEW YORK — Theirs are the most wired vehicles on the road, with dashboard computers, sophisticated radios, navigation systems and cellphones.While such gadgets are widely seen as distractions to be avoided behind the wheel, hundreds of thousands of drivers — police officers and paramedics — are required to use them, sometimes at high …
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Gadgets in vehicles pose growing danger to responders
By Sarah M. Wojcik Eastern Express TimesHARMONY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — It took a half-dozen tanker trucks to extinguish a fire Tuesday at a salvage yard in the township after a man threw a cigarette butt into the pile of rubbish, township fire officials said.Black smoke billowed about 12:30 p.m. from Shandor Used Auto Parts, 1735 River Road. Harmony Township fire Chief Wes Garrison said Stewartsville …
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Pa. junkyard set ablaze by cigarette butt
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