AFG funding can help fire departments address equipment needs that may be difficult to fund through local budgets. Before applying, departments need to determine whether a project fits the grant, define the equipment required, establish realistic costs, and gather supporting documentation. Having specifications, project details, budgetary quotes, and other documentation ready before the application opens […]

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When evaluating a new hose, always start by understanding your attack package requirements and priorities.

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Ellenville Fire District received $55,000 in state funding for a new firehouse and emergency shelter, with plans to replace outdated facilities at 203 South Main Street.

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Vacaville Fire Department received a $60,000 California Office of Traffic Safety grant for crash response and extrication tools, training and traffic safety education through Sept. 2027.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Three people are dead after a crash involving two helicopters Thursday afternoon near the McMinnville Municipal Airport, causing the closure of all eastbound and westbound lanes on Highway 233 a mile west of Dayton.

Yamhill County Sheriff Sam Elliott held a press conference Thursday night to go over initial details from the investigation. He said that around 2:15 p.m., two helicopters — a 1995 Robinson R22 and a 2018 Airbus H125 — crashed into each other midair above a farm field not far from the airport.

Elliott said the collision happened near Highway 233 and Southeast Cruickshank Road, southeast of McMinnville. The helicopters crashed down into a private farm field along the highway.

Three people were killed in the crash, Elliott said, two aboard the Robinson and one aboard the Airbus. Initial information from a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson had the number of occupants per aircraft swapped.

Killed in the Airbus, by Elliott’s account, was a 38-year-old pilot from Newberg, Tyler Delane Sturdevant. In the Robinson was a 22-year-old flight instructor from Texas, Maddie Aasbo. Also aboard was a 31-year-old student pilot from the United Kingdom who has not been identified. Elliott said they were still attempting family notifications through the British consulate, with help from the FBI.

KGW-TV NBC 8 Portland

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