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• Pierce Volterra Electric Fire Truck For Frederick County

  12-06-2025 17:09 via thebigredguide.com
  Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation business, announced the Frederick County, Maryland Division of Fire and Rescue Services (DFRS) has placed an order for a Pierce® Volterra™ electric fire truck, reinforcing its commitment to environmental sustainability and firefighter health and safety.The order, secured through Pierce dealer, Atlantic Emergency Solutions, includes six additional fire apparatus to enhance operational readiness and emergency response capabilities
  
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• Fire-Dex Appoints New CIO To Lead Tech Innovations

  12-06-2025 14:58 via thebigredguide.com
  Fire-Dex, North America’s fastest-growing manufacturer of head-to-toe PPE for first responders, announces the appointment of Ben Pfahl as its Chief Information Officer (CIO).With this leadership expansion, Fire-Dex is putting weight behind its promise to lead with tech, execute with excellence and grow with intention in shaping the next generation of gear designed to serve those who serve.As CIO, Pfahl will lead Fire-Dex’s enterprise technology strategy and oversee the Inform
  
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• FRNSW Leads Multi-Agency Bus Crash Simulation

  12-06-2025 09:49 via thebigredguide.com
  Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have played a leading role in a multi-agency bus crash exercise at Lake Macquarie.The simulated bus rollover was staged at the Edgeworth depot of bus company, CDC NSW, to allow firefighters and other first responders to fine tune their skills in emergency vehicle rescues.According to the weekend mock scenario, two buses and a utility collided on a road, causing a rollover.Firefighter trainingFirefighters from Morisset, Toronto and Lambton, working alongside NSW
  
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• E-Bike Battery Explosion In Sydney Sparks Safety Warning

  12-06-2025 09:49 via thebigredguide.com
  Seven people have been treated for smoke inhalation after a lithium-ion battery from an e-bike exploded in a unit in Sydney overnight.Seven Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) trucks and 28 firefighters responded to an initial automatic fire alarm in a 26-storey unit block in George Street around 11.50pm.A battery was charging in the lounge room of a unit on the sixth floor when it exploded and caught fire.FRNSW EvacuationThe occupants managed to escape and the automatic sprinkler system extinguished th
  
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• FRNSW Celebrates 10 Years Of IFARES Program

  12-06-2025 09:48 via thebigredguide.com
  Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has celebrated a decade of its Indigenous Fire and Rescue Employment Strategy (IFARES) with a cultural ceremony at the Emergency Services Academy at Orchard Hills, in Sydney’s west.The pathway program, jointly run by TAFE NSW and FRNSW, offers Indigenous participants the opportunity to ready themselves for a career in firefighting.At today’s ceremony, held at the Academy’s dedicated Yarning Circle, past graduates put on an Aboriginal perf
  
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• FRNSW Battles Car Fire In Sydney Car Park

  12-06-2025 09:47 via thebigredguide.com
  Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have been faced with a challenging car fire on the top level of a multi-storey car park at Parramatta in Sydney’s west.The crew from Parramatta Fire Station rushed to Wentworth Street just before 9pm last night amid reports of a vehicle exploding on the ninth floor of the car park.The black Chrysler’s fuel tank had ruptured, the resulting flames driven up to four metres into the air by the blast and strong winds.Extinguishing the flame
  
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