A tough wildland fire season has left South Hays County (TX) fire departments in need of new equipment after it has been damaged fighting fire, according to a report published by KXAN.

The county has lost hose and damaged brush trucks and has other equipment out of service and county commissioners are looking to replace it, according to the report.

It’s likely the commissioners will purchase at least 50 lengths of hose with a price tag of at least $4,000, according to the report and is replacing a brush truck too that was damaged during the season.

Unfortunately, it could take up to two years to get the equipment placed on order because of supply chain issues, the report said.

The commissioners are also considering adding $3,000 to the county’s emergency department budget to pay for food and water for crews, according to the report.

Brian Porter

The Fort Morgan Times, Colo.

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City Council has been asked to consider gifting fire engine 921 to the Cayce Volunteer Fire Department in Western Kentucky.

While the fire engine has been posted for sale online for $40,000, members of the Brush Volunteer Fire Department has considered the greater need of the Cayce VFD. In December, their fire station, equipment and four fire trucks were destroyed by a tornado.

Assistant Fire Chief Ray Uhrick discussed the concept with City Council last week, after considering the proposal with Chief Tad Anderson.

“This is going to be a 25-year-old engine,” Uhrick said. “We don’t want to see happen what did to our last engine. It ended up sitting in a field and getting destroyed by mice.”

Firefighters are unsure if the fire engine would attract a buyer.

“We do have a department in need,” Uhrick said.

City Administrator Monty Torres cautioned City Council that the Cayce VFD may have other support.

“It all sounds good, but FEMA may be giving them new engines,” Torres said. “From training I’ve attended, it sometimes is not something they need. We could start the process and determine their need.”

City Councilman Justin Spradlin supported the idea, asking Torres or the Brush VFD to contact the Western Kentucky department and establish their need.

“If they don’t need it and we can’t sell it [at $40,000], maybe we could slash it to $20,000 and donate [the proceeds] to charity,” said Mayor Pro-Tem Larry Lundstrom.

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Flooding in North St. Louis County (MO) has claimed a North County Fire and Rescue fire truck and nearly $100,000 of equipment on it, according to a report published by KMOV 4.

According to the report, the fire truck got caught in historic flooding back in late July and rose to a level where it shut the engine down. The fire department is not keen on taking a chance the apparatus will last after the flooding and is seeking replacement through government agencies and the department’s insurance company, according to the report, that also said $98,000 in loose equipment was lost due to flooding.

The report said fire departments in Ferguson and Goldstein also lost fire trucks due to flooding.

Two people in an SUV were hurt after the vehicle they were in ran a red light and crashed into a Clark County Fire Department fire truck at a  Las Vegas (NV) intersection according to a report published by Fox 5 KVVU TV.

According to the report, firefighters on the scene also suffered minor injuries while they were on an active call at the time of the crash.

The new report also said Nevada State Police do not suspect the driver of the SUV was impaired at the time.

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