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| | | | | | One of the rowhomes damaged in a fire Sunday night in Harrisburg was being used illegally for boarders, according to Fire Chief Brian Enterline. The fire started just before 9 p.m. on the second floor of a home on South 14th Street. It quickly spread to another rowhome. |
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| | | | | | VIDEO: For several years, the Rock Community Fire Protection District has used equipment that incorporates Bluetooth technology to enhance communication. Firefighters swipe a fob to pair microphones inside their masks with other devices, and the result is a clearer-to-understand transmission, according to the department. |
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| | | | | | PHOTOS: A single bell tolled 45 times at the Firefighter Memorial Park Monday, honoring each Syracuse firefighter who has died in the line of duty. The Syracuse Fire Department, elected officials, and community members gathered to mark the 86th anniversary of the Collins Block fire in the Firefighter Memorial Park. The fire on Feb 3, 1939, is the deadliest in Syracuse history. |
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| | | | | | VIDEO: Team Wildfire is using advanced technologies to revolutionize how to fight against the most destructive fires. The company showcased a prototype called "Hurricane on Wheels," at CBS 8's parking lot last Friday. “You have 400-mile-an-hour winds pointed at the fire, reversing the direction of the flame tips while imbuing those winds with powerful retardants, and that combination is a fire killer,” said Steve Wolf, founder of Team Wildfire. |
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| | | | | | How paramedics get life-saving drugs is changing in Virginia, and some Hampton Roads providers are optimistic that the change will be more efficient. EMS agencies across the commonwealth have been working fast to set up alternative systems for stocking medications, a result of the new rules included in the Drug Supply Chain Security Act. |
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