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| | | | A house was consumed by flames in Spencer Sunday after a fire broke out inside, with firefighters’ jobs made more difficult when fireworks inside the home exploded low to the ground. Crews responding to a reported fire on East Avenue found heavy flames coming from the building and other nearby structures suffering heat damage, according to the department’s fire chief. … |
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| | | | | | VIDEO: Virginia Beach medics have new lifesaving tools to help patients. Virginia Beach EMS is now utilizing field ultrasounds, which ensures efficiency in critical incidents such as a car accident. “This does save time because if we can identify, for instance, in a trauma patient that they have internal bleeding, that can expedite their care through the emergency department and … |
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| | | | | | VIDEOS: A plane landed on the Thruway just before 1 p.m. on Friday. Part of the road was closed for a time. It has since reopened. The 911 call came in at 12:40 Friday afternoon for a small plane that went down just before Exit 23 on the northbound side of the Thruway. That plane was on its way from … |
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| | | | | | The Amarillo Fire Department (AFD) is proposing to overhaul its fleet management strategy by transitioning from purchasing fire trucks to leasing them, a move aimed at increasing vehicle reliability and achieving significant cost savings over the long term. During a recent city council meeting, Assistant Fire Chief David Kouba presented the proposal to shift to a leasing model, sparking a … |
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| | | | | | PHOTOS/VIDEOS: The United States is home to millions of people. Yet, every single one of them must worry about a natural disaster of some kind. No state is immune to natural disasters, but several have a lower risk. However, these days, technology has made it easier to predict when something will strike within America. That wasn't always the case, though. … |
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