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The fire, which destroyed 260 homes and forced 25,000 people to evacuate, is the first major disaster here since Los Alamos National Laboratory became the historic development site of the first atomic bomb in 1945. Rebuilding will be a test of resolve for the community, whose long-term prospects have been uncertain since the end of the Cold War.
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Some fire departments keep special appliances for dealing with hazardous materials. These are of several types, from those used to clean spilled oil on streets and highways, to full decontamination units, designed to clean victims and rescuers of contaminants after an incident.
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Fire Chiefs are faced with all kinds of "pressure" while in command of fireground operations. Fortunately, in this case, the Chiefmaintains a sense of humor as someone else tries to "put the wet stuff on the red stuff"!
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Prosecutors granted Kelley and Agranoff immunity from prosecution when they invoked their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination, indicating authorities don't believe they lit the fire. "There's no reason why they wouldn't testify," prosecutor John Parmley said when successfully asking a federal judge to hold them in civil contempt. "The grand jury wants to hear from them. Their testimony would be helpful to an ongoing investigation." The two could be jailed for nearly a year. The grand jury investigating the case is scheduled to be dismissed Dec. 27, but could be extended another six months.
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Orders from non-US markets were $83 million, up 8% from the same quarter last year mainly due to higher export orders for fire trucks. These export orders are volatile and have been down in the past two quarters of this year.
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Many fire appliances around the world are based on standard truck or lorry models, which are upgraded to the specifications required by the purchasing department. In the United States, a majority of fire trucks are specially designed from the chassis to the cab and body. This has led to the use of the term custom fire truck, as opposed to a commercial chassis and cab.
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