Fire deaths rise in the new year
Holland firefighters keep new smoke detectors and extra batteries in their vehicles and often install them on EMS calls. “We’re called there for something totally different, like …
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Fire deaths rise in the new year
Holland firefighters keep new smoke detectors and extra batteries in their vehicles and often install them on EMS calls.
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