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Posted: Sep 21, 2022

Lehi (UT) Fire Chief Shares New Renderings of $9.4 Million Fire Station 84

Jeremy Craft, Lehi fire chief, presented new renderings of Fire Station 84 at a station update given during the Lehi City Council meeting last week, HeraldExtra.com reported.

The new fire station will feature an open and modern design with a gray and red exterior and several glass walls. According to Craft, the glass throughout the building is not only meant to let in more natural light but also give members of the community a way to see into the station, the report said.

Station 84 will have dorm rooms, a workout area, a kitchen, a day room and a training room able to accommodate several fire departments training together at once.

The station’s U-shaped layout was designed so firefighters would be able to get out of whatever room they are in and into the apparatus bay, where fire trucks are kept, as quickly as possible. Both ends of the station have a direct path to the apparatus bay.

Station 84 will sit at 1500 North 3600 West in Lehi, costing the city $9.4 million to complete. Construction on Station 84 is set to begin within the next six to eight weeks and is estimated to be completed and open by January 2024.

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Posted: Sep 21, 2022

Slinger (WI) Fire Department to Hold Open House October 11

Slinger Fire Department invites everyone to its 2022 Fire Prevention Open House and education event on Tuesday, October 11 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Slinger Community Park, WashingtonCountyInsider.com.

There will be two different live fire Palmer house demonstrations designed to educate and entertain. 

While you are there, check out the Slinger Fire Department’s newest truck specifically designed for long narrow driveways and tight spaces and the new water rescue boat. 

Kids get a picture with Sparky, sit in the driver’s seat of a fire truck or enjoy the fire truck slide.

While at the event be sure to sign up for a raffle providing a ride home from school in a fire truck. Last year’s wining child enjoyed the celebration. 

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Posted: Sep 21, 2022

Mississippi fire crews spend hours trying to douse fire after blaze erupts at old, abandoned warehouse building

An old, abandoned warehouse building goes up in flames Tuesday evening in downtown Jackson. The facility, which used to be an old recycling building, is located at the intersection of Monument and Palmyra Streets. Crews with the Jackson Fire Department spent hours putting out the blaze. Chief Willie Owens says the fire broke out around 4 p.
- PUB DATE: 9/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLBT-TV NBC 3 Jackson
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Posted: Sep 21, 2022

VIDEO: Firefighting robot demonstration held in Pennsylvania

You expect to find firefighters at a fire department. But what you may not expect to find is a firefighting robot like the one on display at the Greenwood Fire Department in Moosic. It's called the Super Vac TAF 35 Mobile Firefighting Robot. It's remote-controlled and can pour 1,200 gallons of water a minute on a fire.
- PUB DATE: 9/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNEP-TV ABC 16 Scranton
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Posted: Sep 21, 2022

Massachusetts: Many of Boston's fire boxes are over a century old and are still operating smoothly

VIDEO: The Boston Fire Department’s alarm boxes are the same as they ever were – 170 years on the job, and they still work. They are brightly colored, well-marked and appear every 1,000 feet on Boston streets. Still, the vast communications system has, through time and familiarity, become almost invisible — hidden in plain sight.
- PUB DATE: 9/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston
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