Voters in Garfield (MI) gave a resounding ‘yes’ to three proposals that were geared towards funding the local fire department, MLive.com reported.

Garfield Township Fire and Rescue had multiple proposals on the ballot on Tuesday, November 8.

The three proposals asked voters to consider whether or not to approve millages that would fund a new fire truck, the department’s operating costs, and equipment.

Tri-Township Fire Protection District in Quincy (IL) put its first ladder truck into service Tuesday with a ceremony destined to become a tradition for the department, Whig.com reported.

Current and retired Tri-Township firefighters “pushed” the truck — a 2008 Spartan Gladiator with a Smeal 75-foot ladder acquired from the O’Fallon, Ill., fire department — into the station and into service.

Lisbon residents voted in support of a $1.7 million bond to purchase two new fire trucks for the Lisbon Fire Department, 2,709-1,309, SunJournal.com reported.

The two trucks are estimated to be completed in 2024 and will replace three aging trucks: a 2004 rescue truck, a 2003 pumper truck and a 2000 Freightline pumper/tanker.

The Perry Fire Department received a federal grant and is one step closer to replacing one of its fire trucks, RaccoonValleyRadio.com reported. 

An Assistance To Firefighters federal grant will help replace the department’s 1956 Ward Lafrance pumper truck. A fire official said in order to receive the federal grant the city had to approve a five percent matching grant, the report said. The grant was for $477,000 plus additional $23,800 from the matching grant, the report said. 

A fire official said the Lafrance is still certified but finding replacement parts for a 66-year-old vehicle would be difficult and expensive, the report said.

The fire official said the old truck would continue to be featured in parades and funerals, according to the report.

Several residents were forced out of their homes early Wednesday following a fire at a pedicab warehouse, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD). The blaze was reported just before 4:30 a.m. at an alley on the 1400 block of Market Street. There, flames burned quickly due to lithium batteries in the warehouse and prompted officials to evacuate the neighboring Potiker Senior Residents complex, SDFD Battalion Chief Banker said.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNSD-TV NBC 7 San Diego