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    1. Operations & Training

    Fire Rips Through Rosemead, CA, Pallet Yard

    July 25, 2024
    A hazmat team also responded to the Los Angeles County blaze after 55-gallon drums were found burning.

    A hazmat team responded to a pallet yard fire Wednesday after drums of unknown contents were found burning as well.

    The thick plumes of black smoke were visible from throughout the San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles, KABC reported.

    Additional alarms were requested as firefighters reported low water pressure.

    The cause is under investigation. 

     

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    Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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