Aluminum melts at 1,221 degrees Fahrenheit.
Judging by the melted remains of vehicles on the outer edges of the burn path of a fire in Rochester Saturday, West Thurston Fire Chief Robert Scott estimates temperatures in the center of the fire reached over 1,500 degrees.
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GLOUCESTER, Va. (WAVY) — The Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad has donated an old firetruck and ambulance to help Kentucky firefighters recently hit by major flooding.
Officials say the 1992 fire engine a
Corcoran Swaged Coupling Stands Under Great Pressure
The Corcoran Swaged Coupling, a patented lead pipe coupling controlled and manufactured by The Central Brass Mfg. Company, Cleveland, Ohio, is capable of such remarkable performance that water works’ officials should not hesitate t
PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - In Petersburg, city firefighters are speaking out against the city and the fire department, demanding action to get the station’s only ladder truck up and running again.
For the past several weeks, the Professional Fire Fighters Association of Petersburg (IFFA-
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Grace Ortiz and her five children were on their way to lunch Thursday when they arrived at the intersection of Slauson and La Brea avenues in Windsor Hills.
Like others slowly crossing the intersection just before 1:40 p.m. in the South Los Angeles community, she was going about her day
Daimler Truck has started series production of the Mercedes-Benz eEconic. The electric special truck for inner-city municipal use is being produced at the Wörth site in the southern Rhineland-Palatinate. The first vehicle from series production will be delivered to the waste management compan
The following is a listing of some of the local calls for service involving the Modesto Fire Department, which staffs Stations 27, 28, 29 and 30 in Oakdale, Knights Ferry and Valley Home; and the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Department, covering the Riverbank area.
Calls were logged duri
The Vicksburg Fire Department is getting a new 100-foot aerial platform truck to replace an older truck in its fleet.
The estimated $1.8 million truck was the only item approved Thursday as the Board of Mayor and Aldermen held a series of budget meetings with city department heads to dis
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