According to a report from MinotDailyNews, Minot (ND) Fire Department’s (MFD’s) new Fire Station 5, currently under construction at Fourth Avenue and 27th Street Northwest, is expected to officially open in June 2023.

At a budget forum last week, MFD Chief Kelli Kronschnabel said the apparatus ordered for the upcoming station should be available in April or May 2023.

Kronschnabel also said that the department is looking to add personnel through their eight- to 12-week academy, depending on candidates’ backgrounds.

The MFD has been writing grants as well, with many outside groups providing grant dollars that will go toward equipment. The department also has been taking advantage of sales on needed items to help take pressure off tax dollars.

Station 5’s operational costs in the MFD’s preliminary 2023 budget include three new firefighters that will complete staffing at the station.

Jefferson County (OR) Fire and EMS have purchased a 105-foot aerial for $125,000 from a fire department in Pennsylvania, according to a report published by The Madras Pioneer.

According to the report, the aerial was in service with the Penndel Fire Company in Bucks County and replaces a 1984 41-foot Telesquirt unit that has out lasted its life in Jefferson County.

In addition to the cost of the apparatus, Jefferson County spent another $16,000 to ship it across the country, according to the report.

The Pennsylvania aerial is a 1998 model with about 28,000 on the odometer and about 3,200 hours on the unit overall, according to the report, that is also has an enclosed cab and some technology and capabilities the 1984 model doesn’t have.

The replacement aerial is due in Jefferson County by Aug 30 and firefighters estimate it will take about six weeks for training and preparing the apparatus for use, the report says.

The 1984 model might be donated or sold to a neighboring department, according to the report.

Pierce—Long Beach (CA) Fire Department two 102-foot tractor-drawn aerial ladders. Arrow XT tractor cabs and chassis; Cummins X15 605-hp engines; Harrison 10-kW generators; Whelen LED lighting; Go lights; LED spotlights. Dealer: Adrian Beyer, South Coast Fire Equipment, Ontario, CA.

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