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<title>NY fire district receives grant for ATV</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Congressional Documents and Publications CONESVILLE, N.Y. &mdash; Today, U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) announced that the Conesville Fire District has received a Community Facility Grant totaling $18,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Rural Development. The funding will allow the Conesville Fire District to purchase an All-Terrain Vehicle to be used to fight fires and emergency ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 13:34:20 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Calif. county gets sophisticated mobile hazmat vehicle</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/vehicles/articles/1283516-Calif-county-gets-sophisticated-mobile-hazmat-vehicle/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[By Adam Foxman Ventura County Star VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. &mdash; For most of its roughly 30-year history, the Ventura County Fire Department&#39;s hazardous-materials team, when called to an incident, worked out of a former horse trailer converted during Ronald Reagan&#39;s first presidential term. In late April, however, the department replaced the circa 1982 mobile workspace with a custom, information-age ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 13:06:36 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Brindlee donates brush truck to 'Extreme Makeover' fire department</title>
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<description><![CDATA[When ABC&#39;s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition sent in their own response team to help a firefighter who lost her home while responding to a massive wildfire in Texas last year, they didn&#39;t stop there. As well as rebuilding Firefighter Mizzy Zdroj&#39;s burned house, their crews went to work next door on renovating the Heart of the Pines Volunteer Fire Department&#39;s fire station. But the goodwill ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:22:09 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Mich. department testing 'quick-response' fire trucks amid budget cuts</title>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/vehicles/articles/1237052-Mich-department-testing-quick-response-fire-trucks-amid-budget-cuts/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Pickup trucks with extended cabs and boxes on back can be operated by only 2 firefighters to maintain service with fewer staff]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:30:04 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Pumper truck malfunction contributed to Mass. barn loss</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/vehicles/articles/1228285-Pumper-truck-malfunction-contributed-to-Mass-barn-loss/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[By Debbie LaPlaca The Telegram &amp; GazetteDUDLEY, Mass. &mdash; The cause of a fire that burned a barn to the ground on Intervale Road remains unknown, as does the reason a pumper truck malfunctioned, but emergency response time was good, Fire Chief Dean C. Kochanowski reported to selectmen Jan. 23. Guy P. Gregson lit a wood stove in his barn workshop Jan. 6 before leaving for errands. A neighbor's ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:22:17 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>A Time-out for Safety</title>
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<description><![CDATA[With Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week under way, many fire and EMS agencies are taking a time-out from regular training activities to have a department safety stand-down...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:33:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Safe driving and centers of gravity</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/vehicles/tips/452507-Safe-driving-and-centers-of-gravity/]]></link>
<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>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/vehicles/tips/439049-Checking-your-vehicles-are-not-overweight/]]></link>
<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>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/vehicles/tips/437915-How-to-handle-hydroplane-situations/]]></link>
<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>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/vehicles/tips/420038-Lead-by-example/]]></link>
<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>Ferrara Fire Apparatus Delivers Its 5000th New Truck</title>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/vehicles/press-releases/1291657-Ferrara-Fire-Apparatus-Delivers-Its-5000th-New-Truck/</link>
<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>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/vehicles/press-releases/1290934-Gershow-Recycling-Donates-Five-Vehicles-for-Extrication-Class-at-Fire-Women-of-Long-Island-Conference/</link>
<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>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/vehicles/press-releases/1287372-Ferrara-Fire-Apparatus-Receives-Industry-Safety-Award/</link>
<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>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>&quot;Smoky Says&quot; Blog Launched to Help Your Department Fight Fires, Not Your Budget</title>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/vehicles/press-releases/1281792-Smoky-Says-Blog-Launched-to-Help-Your-Department-Fight-Fires-Not-Your-Budget/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Smoky the Pig offers tips &amp; tricks to make your job a little easier Tired of the same old firefighting blog messages? Looking for a new perspective? Check out Smokysays.com today to gain a whole new vision of water flow, saving money, ridin&rsquo; a hawg, and cooking up some of the greatest BBQ you can imagine. You will enjoy regular posts on tips, techniques and tricks from a 40 year fire service ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 16:45:57 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Spotlight on Sutphen Shield Series Pumpers</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/vehicles/clip/1254901-Spotlight-on-Sutphen-Shield-Series-Pumpers/]]></link>
<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>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/vehicles/clip/1254891-SP70-Aerial-Platform-by-Sutphen-in-Motion/]]></link>
<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>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/vehicles/clip/1254874-Sutphen-Aerial-and-Mount-Setups-Clocked/]]></link>
<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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