Calabash Fire Department’s new aerial is a 100-foot mid-mount Pierce Ascendant, powered by a 505-horsepower Detroit Diesel engine. It has a Hale 1,500-gpm pump, a 300-gallon water tank and a 6kW Harrison hydraulic generator.

On it’s Facebook Page, the fire department said the following: Exciting news! Our beautiful new state-of-the art Pierce aerial truck is now in service to help protect the citizens of our fire district. Calabash firefighters have had extensive training on this apparatus and we are delighted to have it fully operational in our fleet of firefighting, rescue, and medical response vehicles.

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Police are looking for the driver of a white pickup truck that drove through a fire scene, filled with firefighters and apparatus, according to a report published by WPDE ABC 15.

According to the report, firefighters were at the scene of a residential house fire that sent two people to the hospital and moments before, firefighters walked in the path the pickup truck took.

The truck was tracked by traffic cameras, but police lost track of it before it could be identified and are now looking for help from the public to identify the truck and its driver.

Alexis—Washington Community Fire Protection District/Washington (MO) Fire Department pumper/tanker. Spartan Metro Star MFD 10-inch raised roof cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CMU 1,250-gpm pump; 1,800-gallon polypropylene water tank; Newton 10-inch rear dump valve. Dealer: Dirk Jordon and K. Jeffrey Morris, Alexis Fire Equipment, Alexis, IL. (Photo by Dennis Maag.)

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Daily Tribune, Royal Oak, Mich.

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Aug. 25—A fully marked Madison Heights fire utility pickup truck was stolen from the city’s Fire Department headquarters building and police are seeking tips.

Madison Heights police Lt. Michael Siladke said in a statement Thursday that the truck was stolen shortly after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The fire department “reported that a suspect entered an unlocked door at the Fire Department Headquarters, 31313 Brush, and drove the truck out of the building,” Siladke said.

The thief drove off in an unknown direction.

Police described the vehicle as a 2021 Chevy extended cab Silverado with distinctive markings. The upper half of the truck is black, and the lower half is red with a black stripe outlined in gold along the sides.

The truck has Madison Heights fire department logos on the doors and a light bar on the roof.

Police said they are investigating the theft and are asking anyone who sees or knows about the stolen fire vehicle to call them at 248-585-2100.

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A St. Paul (SC) Fire Department fire truck sustained significant damage when it hit a large downed tree while responding to a call on a dark road in the early morning hours, according to a report published by Count on 2 News.

According to the report, the engine was responding to an incident on Highway 174 at about 1:50 am on Saturday morning when it hit a tree that had fallen across the road.

A fire officer said the road goes through a swampy area and it’s difficult to see obstructions at night, according to the report.