The Aberdeen and Hoquiam fire departments responded to a trio of structure fires between Thursday and Friday. The fires varied in size and damage, said Aberdeen Fire Chief Dave Golding. The first fire broke out in a motorhome in South Aberdeen on Thursday afternoon, with the call coming in at 1:15 p.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 12:30:00 PM - SOURCE: The Daily World - Metered Site

A shootout in the street in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn resulted in bullets striking the firehouse and Engine 283 early Monday.

The company had just returned to quarters after responding to a fire on East 78th Street in Canarsie, the Unifored Firefighters Association reported via Twitter.

The bullets from a fight outside penetrated the apparatus’ driver door and entered quarters.

“We call on the leaders of NYC to do what must be done to take back the streets for all New Yorkers and to put an end to the REIGN of criminal and unlawful activity NOW!”

Today early this morning, unacceptable violence continued throughout our city.
A shootout took place in Brownsville, Brooklyn in front of the quarters of Engin 283. The bullets penetrated the apparatus' doors and entered quarters piercing the chauffeur's(driver's)
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— FDNY UFA (@UFANYC) November 15, 2022

Atlanta Police are investigating after a man walked into a fire station critically hurt from a shooting Monday, 11alive.com reported.

He walked into Fire Station 10, 447 Boulevard in southeast Atlanta, with a gunshot wound just after 6:45 p.m., authorities said.

The man, believed to be in his 30s, had managed to drive himself to the fire station, according to police. A fire engine rushed him to Grady Hospital, authorities said, where he was listed as critical, according to the report.

Police are now investigating the circumstances of the incident and said they did not have any other details to share, the report said.

The Denver Police Department is investigating after a fire station was hit with bullets on Sunday, KDVR.com reported.

Denver police said numerous shots were fired near Denver Fire Station No. 2 near East 53rd Avenue and North Memphis Street around 11:21 p.m., the report said.

The fire station was occupied at the time, and it was hit by bullets, the report said. No injuries were reported.

A Denver police officer was also in a marked police vehicle near the station at the time the shots were fired, according to the report.

If you have any information, please contact the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

By Alan M. Petrillo

W.S. Darley & Company has built a WASP quick attack tactical pumper on a Ford F-550 4×4 chassis with Super Single wheels and tires for Ringwood Borough (NJ) Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1.

Troy Carothers, Darley’s contract administrator and CAFS manager, points out that the WASP features a Darley PSMC 1,500-gallon per minute (gpm) midship, split-shaft pump, with a Darley AutoCAFS 120-cubic feet per minute (cfm) compressed air foam system plumbed to four CAFS discharges. “We use the FoamPro 2001 foam system with the Advanced Feature Controller to inject the Phoschek WD881 Class A foam that’s environmentally friendly into the water pump stream on the discharge side of the pump so no foam ever gets into the main pump or the water tank,” Carothers says.

The Ringwood WASP also has a 315-gallon water tank, a 25-gallon foam tank, and an Odin AutoFill automatic direct tank fill system, Carothers says. “Just hook up a 2-1/2-inch pressurized water line to the fitting on the back of the rig and flick the toggle switch to ‘auto’,” he notes. “The water tank will then stay at between 50% and 85%, automatically opening the electric valve to fill the tank. The body and tank are integral and made from the same copolymer plastic material so they will never corrode.”

Ken Diaz, a past chief at Ringwood and chair of the truck committee, says his fi