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| | | | | | VIDEO: A Starship rocket blew up during a test late Wednesday night, officials confirmed to Channel 5 News. In a social media post, SpaceX confirmed that all their personnel were safe and accounted for. |
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| | | | | | VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters are often seen as the ones who come to the rescue, battling blazes. But many don’t realize they face their own challenges back at the station. |
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| | | | | | VIDEO: In an effort to increase roadside safety for first responders, the San Marcos Fire Department has added a new specialized vehicle to its fleet. The truck is a repurposed and retired ladder truck. |
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READER COMMENTARY
Response to Firefighter Air Replenishment Systems (FARS) – Do They Belong in Model Codes
Submitted by: Jason Burley, Global Director, FARS, Johnson Controls
Jason Burley of Johnson Controls fact-checks Jeffrey Shapiro’s opinion piece on Firefighter Air Replenishment Systems (FARS) – Do They Belong in Model Codes and provides insight about why FARS belongs in model codes. FARS is a building-installed air standpipe that allows firefighters to refill their air bottles inside a high-rise in 2 minutes or less under full respiration. Jurisdictions across the country have adopted codes requiring FARS, including Frisco, TX, where FARS was deployed in a 17-story fire. Learn about cost, how FARS helps keep pace with development and other details.
Read the full response here.
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| | | | A large fire at an apartment building on the city’s Northwest Side has displaced several residents, officials said. No injuries were reported, but the structure suffered significant damage, officials said. |
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| | | | | | VIDEO: To increase roadside safety for first responders, the San Marcos Fire Department has added a new specialized vehicle to its fleet. The truck is a repurposed and retired ladder truck outfitted with bright barricade striping, flashing directional lights and electronic message boards. |
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| | | | | | VIDEO: One person was taken to the hospital after a tractor-trailer went off the highway in Chester County. The view from Chopper 6 showed the tractor-trailer hanging off the highway onto Old Mill Road. |
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| | | | | | | COOPERATIVE PURCHASING |  | Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing - Fire chiefs across North America turn to cooperative purchasing to simplify procurement and stretch their budgets further. As the largest government-based cooperative purchasing organization on the continent, Sourcewell serves as the exclusive group purchasing partner of the Western Fire Chiefs Association. With Sourcewell, departments gain access to a wide range of competitively awarded contracts—helping leaders purchase the equipment and services they need quickly. Get fire apparatus, PPE, training, tech, and more—faster than traditional procurement processes.
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| More than 50,000 public agencies across the U.S. and Canada rely on Sourcewell to simplify purchasing. Buy faster, equip sooner, and skip the hassle of the traditional procurement process with competitively awarded supplier contracts. Fire-Rescue | EMS |
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