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<title>Memphis budget to pull 5 fire apparatus out of service </title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Amos Maki The Commercial Appeal MEMPHIS, Tenn. &mdash; The Memphis City Council will consider a funding request from Memphis City Schools, a reduction of Fire Department vehicles and library closings when its budget discussions resume today . Mayor AC Wharton has requested a 47-cent increase in the property tax assessment to cover the cost of court-ordered funding for city schools. The city government&#39;s ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 14:27:31 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>UK Rotarians donate wildland firefighting trucks to Kosovo</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Cornish Guardian CORNWALL, U.K. &mdash; Rotarians from across Cornwall are delivering three rescue vehicles donated by the county&#39;s fire service to the people of Kosovo. Rotary District 1290&#39;s Overseas Project Team (OPT), whose members come from Bodmin, Falmouth, Launceston, St Ives Bay and Wadebridge, left Liskeard fire station on Friday, May 11, for the 1,800-mile journey. The team is ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:52:19 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Pa. township kicks in $45K to buy used apparatus</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Michael Clements The Intelligencer Journal/New Era LANCASTER, Pa. &mdash; Strasburg Township supervisors voted last week to donate $45,000 to the Refton Fire Department to help pay for a new engine. Supervisors Chairman Thomas Willig said May 7 that the contribution was made in recognition of the time and effort firefighters put in and the risks they take to keep local residents safe. The money will ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:38:20 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Jury: Fire dept, apparatus mfg. equally faulted in 2 firefighter deaths</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Jury deliberated for 4 hours before awarding $800,000 in damages for 2009 incident that killed 2 firefighters]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:51:58 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Red-light cameras ticket Canadian emergency vehicles</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Drivers are supposed to be held accountable for red-light tickets, even when running lights and sirens]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:03:23 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Safe driving and centers of gravity</title>
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<description><![CDATA[How many times have we heard of a fire apparatus crash that was caused when the driver drifted off the right side of the road, attempted to bring the vehicle back onto the road, overcorrected and then caused the vehicle to roll over...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 7 Feb 2009 00:02:55 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Checking your vehicles are not overweight</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Most districts have some type of scrap or junk yard that has a certified vehicle scale...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:10:15 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>How to handle hydroplane situations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Should you find yourself in a hydroplane situation, research has shown that you should take a firm grip of the steering wheel, take your foot off the accelerator and do not touch the brakes...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 8 Nov 2008 00:11:05 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Lead by example</title>
<author><![CDATA[Nicholas Hempel]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[The first step in being an effective leader is to look at yourself, get to know your strengths and weaknesses, and understand them...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:54:34 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Fuel-saving measures</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Morning Star Fire Department in Garland County, which is mostly volunteer, has implemented some fuel-saving measures...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:28:36 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Ferrara Fire Apparatus Delivers Its 5000th New Truck</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Holden, LA &ndash; Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc., America&rsquo;s premier custom fire apparatus manufacturer, marked a company milestone today with the delivery of its 5000th new fire apparatus. The recipient of truck number 5000, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, is no stranger to Ferrara vehicles. The parish&rsquo;s first apparatus from the Louisiana-based builder was truck number 101. St. Martin Parish ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 00:30:36 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Gershow Recycling Donates Five Vehicles for Extrication Class at Fire Women of Long Island Conference</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Yaphank, NY &mdash; In support of local Fire, Rescue and Emergency Medical Services crews, Gershow Recycling donated five cars for a Heavy Rescue &ndash; Auto Extrication class during the Fire Women of Long Island Conference that was held May 19 at the Suffolk County Fire Academy in Yaphank. Female student firefighters learned about the principles of extricating victims from an automobile crash. In ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 17:35:14 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Ferrara Fire Apparatus Receives Industry Safety Award</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Holden, LA &ndash; Louisiana Workers&rsquo; Compensation Corporation (LWCC) has once again awarded Ferrara Fire Apparatus with the LWCC Safest 70 Award. The LWCC award is in recognition of Ferrara&rsquo;s outstanding excellence and commitment to workplace safety, Ferrara, America&rsquo;s premier custom fire apparatus manufacturer first received The Safest 70 Award in 2011. The Safest 70 is presented ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:26:52 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>ZICO Introduces Hydraulic Hard Sleeve System</title>
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<description><![CDATA[YARDLEY, PA &ndash; Ziamatic Corp. (Zico) introduces the Hydraulic Hard Sleeve System, Model HS-HA - a safer, easier, and more space efficient way to store two to four, 5&quot; or 6&quot; hard sleeves over the side compartments of an apparatus. At the flip of a switch the system lowers the hard sleeves to a convenient height for quick, easy, and safe retrieval. Two self-contained hydraulic actuators ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 19:38:01 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Southeastern Specialty Vehicles and Libby&#8217;s Support Guardians of the Ribbon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Custom-built fire truck will tour the US as part of the &ldquo;Pink Heals Tour&rdquo; Wake Forest, NC &ndash; Donald Pleasants, CEO of Southeastern Specialty Vehicles, a producer of ambulance remounts, rescue vehicles and specialty vehicles, announced that the fire truck &ldquo;Debbie&rdquo; is touring around the United States to raise Breast Cancer awareness as part of the Guardians of the Ribbon Pink ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2012 15:55:59 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Spotlight on Sutphen Shield Series Pumpers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Video tour of Sutphen Shield Series pumpers including the S1, S2, S3 and S4. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:19:07 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>SP70 Aerial Platform by Sutphen in Motion</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The features of Sutphen's SP70 aerial platform are demonstrated. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:04:25 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Sutphen: Birth to Beast</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Learn a little about Sutphen's background and watch the building process, from raw metal to apparatus. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:55:57 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Sutphen Aerial and Mount Setups Clocked</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sutphen took the SPH100 aerial platform and put it side by side with a rear mount 95' platform. This particular rear-mount platform is considered to have one of the fastest setup times among rear-mount platforms. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:33:50 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Intruder 2 Custom Chassis by Ferrara Has Impressive Options</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ferrara's Intruder 2 has a 3/16" thick marine-grade aluminum cab available as a pumper, tanker, rescue or aerial ladder. It offers a choice of engines and a variety of wheelbases. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:25:18 UTC</pubDate>

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