The original was built in 1964 and could house a single firefighter. The new facility has updated bunk rooms, additional bay space, a dedicated decompression room, and more.

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Pierce built this 100-foot aerial platform for the Plano (TX) Fire Department on a Velocity cab and chassis. It has a 2,000-gpm pump and a 300-gallon water tank.

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P.L. Custom Body and Equipment Co., Inc. partners with Siddons-Martin Emergency Group to enhance its dealer network in Tennessee and Utah, improving access to emergency vehicles for first responders.

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PHOTOS: A boathouse fire in Lorton, Virginia, prompted a large response from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department crews early Monday morning.

Firefighters were called to the 10700 block of Old Colchester Road, where they arrived to find a boathouse fully engulfed in flames, according to officials.

The fire had already spread beyond the structure, extending into nearby brush. Video released just before 3 a.m. by the department shows heavy flames and smoke pouring from the boathouse as firefighters worked the scene. No injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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Firefighting foam containing toxic PFAS chemicals have contaminated drinking water across the country for decades. The so-called “forever chemicals” have been linked to serious health problems, including some cancers.

The state of New Jersey has partnered with the remediation company Revive Environmental to help fire departments and academies remove and destroy 150,000 gallons of the toxic foam. New Jersey is investing $16.6 million in state appropriations to fund the disposal of aqueous film forming foam, which it will ban in 2027.

“We [used to] use it in car accidents on the side of the road, and then it goes into a ditch on the road, which goes into the waterway and we have the potential to contaminate a lot of things — now we don’t have that potential,” said Rob Gancarz, fire chief of the Jacobstown Volunteer Fire Company.

PFAS, widely used in consumer products such as nonstick cookware and waterproof clothing, have been linked to serious health problems, including some cancers, thyroid disease, developmental delays in children and other health conditions.

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