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Posted: Sep 14, 2022

Harwich (MA) Fire Department Gets New Sutphen SL 100 Aerial Ladder Quint

By Alan M. Petrillo

The Harwich (MA) Fire Department has taken delivery on a new Sutphen SL 100 aerial ladder quint that replaces an engine and an aerial ladder.

Dave LeBlanc, Harwich’s chief, says the department’s capital plan called for an engine and an aerial replacement five years apart, but with the COVID pandemic and some maintenance issues with the aerial, the department decided to fold the two purchases into a single unit that could perform both functions.

Sutphen Corp. delivered a SL 100 aerial ladder quint to Harwich (MA) Fire Department. (Photos courtesy of Sutphen Corp.)

LeBlanc points out that Harwich’s 13,000 year-round population, which triples in the summer months, is contained in the 20-square mile city that’s protected by 36 full-time paid firefighter/EMTs (emergency medical technicians), with half of them being paramedics, working out of two stations. “We run four engines, one ladder, a forestry truck, four ALS (advanced life support ambulances), and utility vehicles,” he said. “We have five firefighters on duty 24/7 at our headquarters station and three at Station 2.”

Zack Rudy, Sutphen’s director of sales, said the Harwich SL 100 is built on a Monarch heavy duty custom chassis with a 56-inch extended flat-roof four-door cab having seating for four firefighters, and a Huckbolted 304 stainless steel body. The front axle and suspension is rated for 23,000 pounds, while the tandem rear axle and suspension is rated for 48,000 pounds. The rig is powered by a 455-horsepower (hp) Cummins X 12 diesel engine, and an Allison Gen 5 4000 EVS automatic transmission, with a 420-amp Leece Neville alternator, and has a 110-foot aerial ladder with an Akron Brass Company StreamMaster II monitor with a Stream Shaper and Task Force Tips (TFT) stacked tips.

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Posted: Sep 14, 2022

Benton (AR) Celebrates Opening Newest Fire Station

A ceremony was held and the ribbon was cut as city leaders, county leaders and community members gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the Benton Fire Department’s new fire station, BentonCourier.com reported

The station is located on the access road near the Saline County Technical Campus at 12700 Interstate 30 North. 

A fire official said the need for this station came with the announcements of the Saline County Career Technical Campus and Benton School District’s new elementary and middle schools going into the area, the report said.

The new station will respond to calls at the SCCTC, the new elementary school and middle school when they open and the surrounding area, the report said. 

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Posted: Sep 14, 2022

Baldwin County (GA) Fire Station 4 Extends Hours to Help with Response Time

The south side of Baldwin County will extend hours of operation in order to have quicker firefighter response time, 41NBC.com reported.

A fire official said Fire Station 4, at 252 Cooper Road, is one of the oldest volunteer run stations. It was only operational for a few hours during the night.

Adding 24/7 personnel means they can save more buildings from being a total loss, the fire official said.

There will be three 24-hour shifts for three firefighters to alternate, the report said.

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Posted: Sep 14, 2022

New Fire Station Construction in Myakka City (FL) Delayed

With the potential hiring of three new firefighters putting a strain on its budget, commissioners for East Manatee Fire Rescue decided during a September 7 budget workshop to delay construction of a new Myakka City fire station, YourObserver.com reported.

Discussion of the station’s groundbreaking isn’t likely to take place until next spring, making it unlikely the station construction would begin in Fiscal Year 2022-2023. The Fiscal Year begins October 1, the report said.

The new station was to be built adjacent to the existing Station 11, which will be torn down, on Wauchula Road.

A fire official said one reason Myakka City is in need of a new station is that if a storm with Category 3-force winds (111 to 129 mph) or higher hits the area, Station 11 would need to be evacuated, with firefighters and staff needing to go to another station, or possibly moving to Myakka City Elementary, which has a higher rating for storms, according to the report.

Another reason for a new station is simply more space. The new structure will be 10,500 square feet as compared to current structure’s 6,500 square feet, the report said.

The cost of the new station is $4 million-plus, with the emphasis on plus during the current period of inflation and construction delays.

The station’s site plan currently is under review by the county, which is a critical step forward, while engineers and architects are currently working on the design, the report said.

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Posted: Sep 14, 2022

Riverside County (FL) Board Approves $11M Fire Station Replacement Project

Riverside County supervisors signed off Tuesday on an $11 million budget for construction of a replacement fire station in the community of North Shore, though one supervisor lamented the high price, which he said will drain the funds available for another station replacement project, NBCPalmSprings.com reported.

A fire official acknowledged the downside of making the appropriation for a single project, but said that inflation and other factors had driven up the cost of replacing the North Shore station, compared to earlier estimates submitted to the board years ago, the report said.

The North Shore station was constructed in 1964.

A fire official said the Lake Tamarisk Station No. 49 replacement project will have to be put on hold.

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