{"id":40416,"date":"2025-08-29T20:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T00:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/29\/clemson-firefighters-honored-on-first-responder-friday-with-new-life-saving-gear\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T20:00:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T00:00:55","slug":"clemson-firefighters-honored-on-first-responder-friday-with-new-life-saving-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/29\/clemson-firefighters-honored-on-first-responder-friday-with-new-life-saving-gear\/","title":{"rendered":"Clemson Firefighters Honored on First Responder Friday with New Life-Saving Gear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jgTBHnxuJ8s?cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>As part of WSPA&#8217;s First Responder Friday, the Clemson University Fire Department was honored live from the Zip Trip in Clemson. Interim Chief Aaron Bunyea showcased some of the department\u2019s latest life-saving equipment, including a new 75-foot ladder truck, a quick response vehicle (QRV), and a one-of-a-kind TNT spreader \u2014 uniquely colored in Clemson orange and purple.<\/p>\n<p>The team shared how their QRV helped save a patient\u2019s life just minutes before an ambulance arrived and demonstrated how their dual-purpose fire engine enhances rescue operations. Harrison&#8217;s USA also joined in to thank the department with a special gift, recognizing the critical role these first responders play in protecting the community \u2014 including Clemson students.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude4c Thank you to the men and women of the Clemson University Fire Department for their dedication and service!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of WSPA&#8217;s First Responder Friday, the Clemson University Fire Department was honored live from the Zip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":40417,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-upstate-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}