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| | | | | | A wind-whipped inferno that tore through a large Mount Vernon house, injured several people, including a young child. Firefighters arrived to flames shooting out of every window of the Elm Street home just before 4:45 a.m. Friday. The wind-driven flames jumped to another house on North Terrace Avenue but were quickly extinguished. All five residents of the Elm Street home … |
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| | | | | | PHOTOS: For Damon Yates, the journey to becoming a firefighter is deeply personal. As a child, Yates and his mother were saved by firefighters during a devastating house fire. That singular event not only changed his life but also planted the seeds of a calling he now feels compelled to answer. “I was three years old when firefighters saved me … |
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| | | | | | VIDEO: As heavy snow continues to fall in the region, some roofs are having trouble supporting the weight of multiple feet of snow. The Fairfield Hose Company on East Lake Road had a close call Thursday with snow weighing down on its roof to near collapse. “We noticed that in one corner of the building all of a sudden the … |
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| | | | | | The Department of the Interior announced that over $20 million is available through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to strengthen local governments’ wildfire response by converting vehicles to wildland fire engines. This pilot program, launched in February, is helping small, remote emergency response agencies quickly expand their wildfire response capacity as they continue to face the devastating impacts of … |
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| | | | | | VIDEO: Julio Colon bought a firetruck in 2019 and converted it into a food truck. Now First Responders Catering sells hand crafted Sausage & Pepper and Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches. He hopes to attract the first responders in the area and even graduate to catering for big events. His food truck is located in Sanford, stationed at a local car … |
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