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January 26, 2009

Fire Departments' Ever Growing Responsibilities

In recent years, the pressures on Fire Departments have increased as their roles and responsibilities have expanded. In most cases their missions have expanded beyond simply putting out fires and rescuing stranded cats in trees. The days of the bright shiny red truck with a bunch of ladders and firemen running through town is no longer. As life becomes more technical and complicated, so too does the role of the local fire department. Today's departments have haz-mat teams, specialized equipment for fighting forest fires, ice rescue apparatus, and yes boats in some cases though not often enough. The increase in boating, improved water access for activities such as kayaking, fishing, and swimming, the higher incidence of flooding and natural disasters, and added congestion along waterfronts, has brought an increasing need for rescuers to have apparatus that can respond to water related calls. This has taken on even greater prominence for those departments located along the Coast – who have been... read more

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