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Fire Pickup, Pumper Collide in Georgia

July 29--THOMASVILLE -- A Thomas County Fire/Rescue truck collided with a Thomas County Fire/Rescue pumper midmorning Tuesday at a busy Thomasville intersection. A 2000 Ford pickup truck was traveling behind a 1976 Maxim pumper at U.S. 19 South and Remington Avenue when the truck struck the rear of the pumper at the intersection. Chief Chris Jones said the truck and pumper were southbound on 19 when the vehicles turned onto Remington. The Maxim slowed to allow a vehicle into a Remington...

Fire Pickup, Pumper Collide in Georgia

Patti Dozier
Thomasville Times-Enterprise, Ga.
Created: July 31, 2014

A Thomas County Fire/Rescue pickup truck hit the rear of 1976 Maxim...
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Doug Saunders
San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.
Created: July 31, 2014

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Dawn Rhodes
Chicago Tribune
Created: July 31, 2014

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Matt Gryta
The Buffalo News, N.Y.
Created: July 31, 2014

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Mike Morris
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Created: July 31, 2014

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The Associated Press
Created: July 31, 2014

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Firehouse.com News
Created: July 31, 2014

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By Julia Marsh and Lorena Mongelli
The New York Post
Created: July 31, 2014

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The Virginian-Pilot
Created: July 31, 2014

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Bob Kalinowski
The Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Created: July 31, 2014

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