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Posted: Oct 31, 2022

Longmont (CO) to donate fire truck to Ciudad Guzman (Mexico)

Longmont (CO) will donate one of its fire trucks, which has reached the end of its official lifespan, to its sister city in Ciudad Guzman, Mexico, TimesCall.com reported.

The city council unanimously approved the fire truck’s donation during its regular meeting Tuesday. It is believed to have an auction value of $50,000, the report said.

Longmont previously gave two of its older brush trucks to Ciudad Guzman, which has been Longmont’s sister city since 1997, according to the report.

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Posted: Oct 31, 2022

VIDEO: Firefighters battle fire at Kansas recycling plant

PHOTOS: Fire crews from both Sedgwick County Fire District 1 and the Wichita Fire Department are still fighting a fire at Evergreen Recycle in north Wichita. The fire broke out Sunday night in the 300 block of W. 53rd Street North. The fire was clearly visible on KSN’s SkyView camera. The Wichita Fire Department said a large mass of wood products was burning and that thousands of gallons have been dumped on the fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSNW-TV NBC 3 Wichita
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Posted: Oct 31, 2022

Boston firefighters help surprise teen with Halloween costume that fits his wheelchair

VIDEO: A high school student from Roslindale got the perfect Halloween costume to complement his wheelchair on Friday. Jose Bello suffers from muscular dystrophy, which leaves him wheelchair-bound, but he also loves firefighters. This Halloween, his mother reached out to a company called Magic Wheelchair to get her son a costume.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston
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Posted: Oct 31, 2022

Georgia fire department to offer virtual fire inspections

Statesboro Fire Department has announced that beginning November 1, 2022 they will be offering “Virtual Fire Inspections” for certain types of fire safety inspections. The department says the program is intended to make fire inspections easier and more convenient for business owners and their employees.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: All on Georgia
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Posted: Oct 31, 2022

Michigan firefighters get married after fighting warehouse fire

VIDEO: A joke over breakfast turned into a life-changing moment for two Lower Michigan firefighters. They were in Upper Michigan - hours from home - battling the Menominee warehouse fire. Joshua Halliday is a firefighter at the Frederic Fire Department near Grayling. His wife, Stephanie Halliday, is also a firefighter at the nearby Beaver Creek Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUC-TV NBC/FOX 6 Marquette
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