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Sometimes the people who help the rest of us get out of sticky situations get stuck themselves. Bradford City Fire Department Captain Mike Cleveland says the city ambulance got a call from St. Francis Drive and needed some help getting out of the St. Francis Church driveway because it hadn’t been plowed, and it was difficult to tell where the road was. Well, “the ambulance made it out just fine,” Cleveland said, but as the fire truck followed the ambulance tracks out, they realized the ambulance hadn’t driven on the road. Because a fire truck is much heavier than an ambulance, it tipped and got stuck. A city DPW worker helped them out. You can see pictures of the stuck truck on our Facebook page, facebook.com/1490wesb WESB photos The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

A fire call this morning prompted city firefighters to remind people to inspect their home’s heat sources as colder weather approaches. Firefighters got the call about a possible fire this morning, and arrived on the scene to find a faulty gas furnace with light smoke coming from it. They flushed smoldering dust from under the furnace and then checked the rest of the house for possible fire, but didn’t find anything. They advised the residents to contact a furnace technician. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Sutphen Corporation posted this picture of the City of Bradford Fire Department's new truck (along with some firefighters) this morning. This truck replaces the 1976 Ward La France truck that is obsolete. But if you'd like the Ward La France, you can bid on it. Minimum bid is $2,500. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947