Local EMS providers seek funding to address outdated equipment

Local EMS providers have asked for help to address funding and equipment issues. Providers with Coal City Volunteer Fire ...
Decaturish

New contract means extended hours for ambulance services

DeKalb County Fire Rescue is negotiating a new contract with American Medical Response to provide enhanced ambulance services ...
WVXU

Fire truck shortages leave some communities waiting longer for emergency response

Fire departments in some communities don't have enough trucks. And that can delay how long it takes for them to respond to 911 calls. Alisa Roth reports on why it's getting harder for fire departments ...
wnep

Engine 4's retirement: Harford firefighters battle fire to their own truck

HARFORD, Pa. — When you see something on fire, you expect to see a fire truck rushing to the scene. But what happens when it's the fire truck itself that catches on fire? Unfortunately, on Monday ...
4029tv

Rogers police arrest man they say climbed into a fire truck

Rogers police arrested a man they say climbed through the window of a fire truck in a restaurant’s parking lot Monday night.While in the fire truck, Jonathan Michael French, 34, texted his sister ...
WTNH

Pickup truck fire closes Elm Street in Branford: PHOTOS

The department posted on social media to report the fire around 2:30 p.m. Fire officials told News 8 the truck’s owner left it running while they went into Cross Autobody and was notified by an ...
Hartford Courant

CT town puts fire truck up for auction. It’s done its intended work, but has many uses, expert says

There will soon be lots of shiny red toy fire trucks on sale for the holidays, but for those who want to go big and grand, there’s a real fire engine up for auction in Connecticut. Friday is the ...
Berkshire Eagle

Richmond voters to decide whether to borrow $455,000 toward the purchase of a new fire truck

RICHMOND — Voters at a special town meeting Thursday will be asked to authorize borrowing up to $455,000 to purchase a new fire truck with necessary equipment. Spare parts for the town’s current fire ...
KLFY News 10

Acadian Ambulance, Youngsville Fire Department donate AED to St. Anne Church

YOUNGSVILLE, La. (KLFY) — Acadian Ambulance, in conjunction with the Youngsville Fire Department, recently donated an potentially lifesaving device to St. Anne Catholic Church in Youngsville. The ...
KTHV

Semi-truck fire causes traffic on I-430 northbound

Traffic is backed up on I-430 northbound in Little Rock near the Colonel Glenn exit after a semi-truck reportedly caught fire. At this time, the center lane, right lane, and right shoulder are blocked ...
WUSA

Delivery truck engulfed in flames near US Naval Observatory

WASHINGTON — DC Fire and EMS are working to extinguish a large fire. On Sunday, crews were called to the 2600 block of 30th Street, NW, for a commercial delivery truck "fully engulfed with power lines ...