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Two More Fire Engines Out of Service
February 11, 2012 | WTVQ

Lexington Fire Dept. Brownout Already Beginning?
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Fire Engines Wikipedia Information

A fire apparatus, fire engine, fire truck, or fire appliance is a vehicle designed to assist in fighting fires, by transporting firefighters to the scene, and providing them with access, water or other equipment. In some areas, the terms fire engine and fire truck represent different types of fire fighting apparatus, of the many types in use.

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CAL FIRE/Butte County Fire Prepares for the Threat of Wildfires
May 10, 2012
Butte County May 10, 2012 – CAL FIRE/Butte County Fire is reminding everyone that we are moving into a period of increased risk of wildfires. Butte County...

Report Questions Savings Through Reductions to Three Person Fire Engines
April 06, 2012
The Vanguard reported learned in March that the UC Davis- City of Davis Fire Merger was being paused and some officials believe it is in fact dead. The Vanguard...

Should the City of Davis Go to Three-Person Fire Engines?
July 26, 2011
One of the most awaited studies to date will be the CityGate report on fire staffing. Back in 2009 the city commissioned CityGate, a well-respected but...

Massive Rescue Needed After Rafters Get Caught On American River
June 21, 2011
Nearly two dozen rafting students were the subject of a massive rescue effort on the America River when their boats got hung-up. Five fire engines, 3 boats, 4...

Sacramento Mayor: City Cops Must Discuss Pension Reform
June 29, 2011
Sacramento is only days away from the end of its fiscal year and likely the end of the employment of 42 police officers. Mayor Kevin Johnson has used his...

CAL FIRE Reschedules Prescribed Burn under Foresthill Bridge for Friday, July 15th
July 13, 2011
Auburn July 13, 2011 – On Friday, July 15th, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit in cooperation with the...

Other local news reports

House burns while Olivehurst resident on ice cream run
July 29, 2011 | AppealDemocrat
He returned to hustling firefighters and flashing lights of fire engines. A blaze broke out in the rear of his house in the 4600 block of Olivehurst Avenue at 8: 25 p.m.,...

From around the web

Wildfire claims structure on U. S. 50 near Lyon- Churchill border; others threatened
May 15, 2012 | Latest news updates from RGJ.com
4 p.m. update: Sierra Front puts the fire at 60 acres now, and reports there are 50 fire personnel and eight fire engines. ...

Most baby animals are relatively quiet, while our babies wail like fire engines....
November 26, 2011 | reddit.com: what's new online
How could early humans or hominids deal with this? I would guess that being social creatures would help - a troop or village would provide some protection. Also, do any of the...

Sierra firefighters vote for contract
April 06, 2012 | Latest news updates from RGJ.com
Sierra Fire Protection District firefighters have voted to ratify a new labor contract that continues three-person staffing on fire engines and keeps labor costs'' sustainable''...

Reader's Watchdog: Resident asks: Can Des Moines really afford all these trails?
April 13, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
'' One of the results of recent city cuts is that the fire department had to reorganize, reducing to seven the number of ambulances on the streets and increasing medical equipment aboard fire engines ...

Update: Fire sends smoke from east- side grain plant
April 02, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
Six fire engines were at the plant late Monday. There was no immediate word on whether anyone was injured. ...

Memorable Steelers Games: Steelers Beat Baltimore (Colts) in the Playoffs
March 20, 2012 | Behind the Steel Curtain
After walking a couple of blocks we had to dodge fire engines rushing back toward the stadium. This being in the pre cell phone era, we were unaware of what transpired until we...

Fire Engines on twitter

	Car accident, 2 ambulances, 2 fire engines! + dad has whiplash..OHMYDAYS!!! Twitter: @Martha_Leah
	@westernlinkroad @DomPost I was told multiple fire engines & ambulance in attendance, but traffic is moving both ways. Twitter: @samrye_enspiral
	@Sandlace She was on her way home from Vauxhall and went to see what had happened - loads of helicopters/fire engines etc. Twitter: @LucyCaldicott
	@bitchenberg did you set in on fire bc there were like 40 fire engines. Twitter: @Moakler_von
	he would have jumped already omg clearly seeking attention getting police cars and fire engines called to try 'get him down' Twitter: @_downbutnotoutt
	A road was nearly closed, there were ambulances and 2 fire engines, a police car and an air ambulance, cause a man fell down a hole.... Twitter: @TomParnham