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Some People Just Can’t Handle Money

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ATM's – Boon or Bane?

THE MOON ROCK FIRE DEPARTMENT in Robinson, Pennsylvania (near Pittsburgh), was called out on an extrication call early Tuesday morning.  Around 1:30 am the police found a woman with her hand stuck in an ATM machine at a branch bank.

Fire Chief Paul Kashmer said that they were able to free her without injury by using a "special piece of equipment."  Erica Williams told the officers that she had tried to withdraw some money, but only the receipt came out.  Then somehow her fingers got trapped in the rollers.  (Firegeezer notes:  Yeah, sure.)

WTAE-TV has the STORY.

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MEANWHILE IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, the police and the state fire marshal investigators are looking for a 58-year-old man named Wesener Romukus Jean.  He walked into a Wachovia Bank branch last week and tried to withdraw money from an account that has been closed for three years.  When the teller refused to give him the money, Jean got irate and stormed out. 

He went to his bicycle parked out front and pulled out a can of campstove fuel from his backpack (everybody carries that in their backpack, don't they? …. ed.).  He then poured some into the ATM and set it alight.

The vapor flashed back into his face causing him to panic and flee on his bike leaving his backpack and emergency fuel ration behind.  The surveillance camera  caught all the action, but so far the police haven't caught Wesener Romukus Jean.

WTEV-TV has it all in this video report:

 

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Posted by on June 3, 2011 • Filed under: arson, crime, Fire Rescue Topics, Videos • Tagged: , , , ,

Ammo Sent Flying in Florida Gun Shop Fire

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FIRE STRUCK THE PATRIOT MANIA military surplus, apparel and gun shop Sunday morning in Jacksonville, Florida.  An alarm company notified Jacksonville 9-1-1 around 1 am that a monitored alarm was transmitted from the year-old business, so they dutifully sent a police unit to check it out.  When the officers arrived they found a well-established fire in progress and had the fire department dispatched.

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The 3,000+ sq. ft. metal building was mostly gutted and left an inventory loss of “several hundred thousand” dollars.  The Patriot Mania sold guns and ammunition along with flags, apparel, hunting supplies, knives and related merchandise.  The fire burned through the ammunition stash setting off a lot of “explosions” that usually accompany this type of blaze.  Nobody was hurt and the JFD had the fire knocked down in about 30 minutes.

The owner says that they have been open for 13 months and were just getting a good customer base established.  He is already planning to rebuild and get the business back in operation as soon as possible.

First Coast News has more HERE.
Patriot Mania WEBSITE.

Posted by on December 6, 2010 • Filed under: fire, Fires, Guns • Tagged: , ,

Jacksonville Firefighters Hang Tough

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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, CITY OFFICIALS are telling all of the city employees that it would be really nice if they all took a 3% pay cut to help the city council cut their budget.  But the firefighters are saying “enough” and resisting the whack to their paycheck which is set by a negotiated contract with the city.  Randy Wyse, president of the Jacksonville Association of Firefighters, says that the FF’s have already given up plenty of concessions and have no intention on sacrificing their pay as well.  The union has also stated that they are willing to forego a raise this year in order to work with the city in closing the budget gap, but the city has refused that compromise.

The city and the firefighters have been meeting regularly to try and reach a compromise to reduce costs, but the FF’s are adamant about protecting their families’ security and refusing the pay cut.  Now the mayor has gone public in an attempt to scare the citizens by saying that if the firefighters refuse to accept a pay cut, then he will close four firehouses in the city.

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Fire Station 12 is one of four targeted by the city council
for closure.  (WJXT photo)

Pointing out that Jacksonville firefighters are already paid less than other FF’s in Florida, Wyse says, “It’ll be up to the city at that point to make the decision if they’re going to put public safety in jeopardy, or do they want to cut some programs that don’t affect public safety. That’ll be their call.”

WTEV-TV Ch. 47 has this video report on the negotiations and an interview with president Wyse:

WJXT has more HERE.

Posted by on April 6, 2010 • Filed under: Fire Rescue Topics, labor, Videos • Tagged: , , ,

Florida Ambulance in Fatal Crash

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AN 18-YR.-OLD WOMAN WAS KILLED SUNDAY AND three other people seriously injured in Jacksonville, Florida, when an ambulance collided with a pickup truck.  WJXT-TV is reporting:

The Florida Highway Patrol said a (Liberty Ambulance) turned left into the path of a northbound pickup truck about 8:30 p.m. on Philips Highway just south of the intersection with Interstate 95.

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First Coast News

Megan Bunn, of St. Augustine, was a passenger in the Chevrolet Silverado and died at the scene. The driver of the pickup, Michael Linder, was transported to Shands-Jacksonville Medical Center in critical condition.  Troopers said neither was wearing seat belts. The Florida Highway Patrol said a private ambulance turned left into the path of a northbound pickup truck about 8:30 p.m. on Philips Highway just south of the intersection with Interstate 95.

The two EMT’s were also hospitalized with serious injuries.  The Florida Highway Patrol has not yet disclosed whether the ambulance had its emergency lights and siren activated.  There was no patient in the ambulance.

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Posted by on November 30, 2009 • Filed under: ambulances, Vehicle Operation & Ambulances • Tagged: , , ,

Secondary Wreck Flips Ambulance

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A JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, POLICE OFFICER was conducting an accident investigation at an I-95 ramp in the city Tuesday and an ambulance was stopped at the scene while the medics checked the passengers.  While they were doing their tasks, a delivery truck failed to clear the wreck scene and crashed into the back of the ambulance, ramming it into the barrier and then flipping it on its side.  The truck continued farther and ended up demolishing the rear end of the police cruiser.

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Five people, including one of the police officers, were taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

WAWS-TV has this video report from the scene:

WJXT has the details HERE.

Posted by on November 11, 2009 • Filed under: ambulances, Vehicle Operation & Ambulances, Videos • Tagged: , , , ,