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VIDEO: Illegal fireworks shot at first responders; 2 fire trucks taken out of service (Dallas, TX)
WFAA (Dallas TV Station) ^ | 7/5/2018 | Matt Howerton

Posted on 07/06/2018 4:12:49 PM PDT by RightGeek

DALLAS — Firefighters and paramedics in Dallas were dodging fireworks Wednesday night, as many Independence Day revelers illuminated the skyline illegally.

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According to Dallas Fire-Rescue Spokesperson Jason Evans, two engines had to be taken out of service after they were hit with fireworks.

One of those engines, Engine 18, is quite possibly the busiest engine in the city.

A firefighter riding in the back of Engine 18 even captured the moment the truck was hit on his cell phone.

According to Captain Jim McDade, the President of the Dallas Fire Fighter’s Association, Engine 18 was headed to a medical call near an East Dallas apartment complex on Munger when an artillery shell was thrown underneath the truck.

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You then see a firework illuminate near the front of the engine, hear an explosion, and then smoke can be seen coming from the undercarriage.

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McDade says that the firework blew the oil pan off the engine. Evans confirmed that it’s not yet back in service.

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Another incident involved DFR Ambulance 24. McDade shared pictures of its charred floorboards and said that another reveler tossed an artillery shell inside the cab when the window was rolled down.

He said that a paramedic was flagged down by someone for help, and when he rolled down the window the firework was tossed in by someone else.

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(Excerpt) Read more at wfaa.com ...


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To: DannyTN

The corrupt media was clearly attempting to embellish what what thrown under the truck...

The leftist media and the Democrat stooges hate the 4th.


41 posted on 07/06/2018 6:25:02 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2
Maybe it was something Mad Maxine said...

They ride with Gang Obama, there should be no doubts about that.

Happy 4th!... and watch your back.

Happy 4th

42 posted on 07/06/2018 6:52:31 PM PDT by BobP (The piss-stream media - Never to be watched again in my house)
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To: rey

It’s called a mortar in firework speak. (illegal in some states)


43 posted on 07/06/2018 7:03:34 PM PDT by Rebelbase ( Tagline disabled.)
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To: Wiz-Nerd
Ditto, FRiend  :-)
44 posted on 07/06/2018 7:29:50 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: DannyTN

Don’t y’all shoot fireworks? An artillery shell is a round ball with a long fuse you load into a plastic or cardboard tube and it blasts out with an impressive boom and explodes into the air with multicolored sparks. Theyre not talking about a frigging 105mm howitzer, obviously. They’re also called mortars. And they are not illegal. I use the canister shot. 3 shells per canister and light up the sky. Can be bought at any fireworks stand.


45 posted on 07/06/2018 9:13:43 PM PDT by This_Dude
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To: This_Dude

A few years back, we were celebrating New Years by shooting fireworks. The artillery shells came out. My buddy may have had too much alcohol and put one in upside down. The thing exploded in a crowd. the cardboard tube vanished in the explosion. Luckily no one was hurt. I built a new mortar from steel pipe with a steel base.


46 posted on 07/06/2018 9:56:24 PM PDT by snowtigger (Deplorable, and proud of it!!)
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To: raybbr
A half million dollar vehicle is disabled but a firework? Not buying it.

They're lying through their teeth!

47 posted on 07/07/2018 5:14:20 AM PDT by BlackbirdSST (Apparently I voted demoncrat for 40 years. They all wore 'R' jerseys! 'R'atpublicans!)
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To: This_Dude

It’s been a while.

Ok that makes sense. They might be “illegal” in the sense that they are illegal to shoot in that area.


48 posted on 07/07/2018 10:50:16 AM PDT by DannyTN
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