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Clay County Fire Rescue operates this 2008 Pierce water tanker as Tender 149. It has a 3500 gallon tank, 1500 gallon per minute water pump, Cat C13 425 HP motor and a Allision automatic transmission.
Chris Dilley for Fire Service NewsClay County, FL – Several units from Clay County Fire Rescue and the Orange Park Fire Department responded to a apartment fire call on Old Orange Park Rd during inclimate weather today, Saturday August 21, 2010.
Light smoke was visible and the firefighters performed a through and aggressive search for the source, a [...]
Chris Dilley for Fire Service NewsJacksonville, FL – Jacksonville Fire and Rescue stopped by and visited with some Wounded Warriors on Thursday August 12, 2010. The crews of Ladder and Tanker 44 stopped by the Wounded Warrior TRAC center to check out the TRAC program and spend some time with some recovering heroes.
Jacksonville Fire and [...]
Chris Dilley for Fire Service NewsClay County, FL – Shortly after midnight on Saturday August 7th, Clay County Fire Rescue was dispatched to a 2 vehicle MVA on Hwy 17 and County Road 220.
Clay County Engine 22 was first to arrive on scene and began extrication of three patients. Assisting in the extrication and patient packaging were [...]
Chris Dilley for Fire Service NewsClay County, Fl – Clay County Fire Rescue teamed up with The Blood Alliance and the community of Pace Island to host a community safety day and blood drive.
The firefighters of Clay County displayed firefighting equipment and fire apparatus to the young and young at heart who showed up at the [...]
Chris Dilley for Fire Service NewsJacksonville, FL – Baptist Medical Center’s LifeFlight program celebrated 30 years of service to Jacksonville, Florida on August 3rd, 2010. The LifeFlight program was the second medical helicopter program created in the state, and since has successfully transported over 25,000 safe patient transports.
LifeFlight is owned and operated by Air Methods, the largest EMS helicopter provider [...]
Chris Dilley for Fire Service NewsThe Florida Wing of the Civil Air Patrol is hosting a summer encampment this week for South East Region CAP cadets at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center. 230 cadets have traveled from all across Florida and some even come from several south eastern states to participate in this week long training offered during the encampment program.
This event [...]
Chris Dilley for Fire Service NewsHeli-casting is defined as a hovering exit from a helicopter at a low altitude over a body of water. Rescue divers can use this technique to quickly get to the scene of a maritime mishap.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team recently practiced and refined this water entry technique. July 29th, 2010 [...]
Fire Service News had the opportunity to photograph a true piece of Americana recently. The1911 American LaFrance Fire Truck was originally purchased by the Daytona Beach Fire Dept, where it was kept in service for many years.
In 1956 it was purchased by Kenneth & Philip LaRue of LaRue House Movers, Inc for $650. It was [...]
Fire Service News had the opportunity to attend the Town of White Springs H.O.P.E. Summer Youth Enrichment Program today at the Stephen Foster State Park. Participating in the days events was units from the Florida Army National Guard and the White Springs Police Dept.
The HOPE program is a summer program designed for children between the [...]
Chris Dilley for Fire Service NewsOrange Park, FL – On a rainy afternoon June 21st, 2010 units from Clay County Fire Rescue and the Orange Park Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Red Oak Circle in Orange Park, Florida. Arriving units reported a working structure fire and quickly extinguished the blaze. Suspected cause of the structure [...]
Chris Dilley for Fire Service NewsFire Service News correspondents were offered the opportunity to take some photographs of the equipment that protects Jacksonville International Airport today.
JFRD Station 16 provides aircraft crash/rescue response to the airport. In addition to the crash/rescue mission, station 16 firefighters also provide the emergency response to the structures on the airport property and [...]
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