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It was during a shift change at 2:30 PM on Friday, May 3, 1991, when employees of Central Storage Warehouse on Cottage Grove Road discussed mechanical problems with a battery-powered forklift.The forklift operator changed the batteries in an attempt…

Image courtesy: Heinz History Center Before there was EMS as we know it, t

Firefighter/Paramedic Steve Melde new early on that he wanted to work in the medical field. After being hired to the MFD in 1999, he devoted 26 years to fire/EMS, the majority of which were served on the ambulance.