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Posted: Sep 13, 2022

Photos from Ramsey (NJ) Day held September 10

Ramsey Day, a family event full of activities, was held Saturday, September 10 in Ramsey (NJ), featuring two old fire trucks on display at the Robert Litchult Fire Safety Building.

The two trucks on display were an 1885 Babcock Chemical Engine, The Phoenix, purchased for $185 from the Rutherford (NJ) Fire Department in 1899, and a 1927 American LaFrance, a 600 GPM pumper. The LaFrance was the first new and first motorized piece of fire apparatus purchased by the Ramsey Fire Department from the manufacturer. It still runs and pumps today. It serves as a public education piece, and a favorite in the town’s Home for the Holidays parades, ushering in Santa, and funeral details.

1927 American LaFrance.
The LaFrance was the first new and first motorized piece of fire apparatus purchased by the Ramsey Fire Department from the manufacturer.
The LaFrance still runs and pumps today.
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Posted: Sep 13, 2022

Laurinburg (NC) North Fire Station holds groundbreaking ceremony

The city of Laurinburg held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for North Fire Station, LaurinburgExchange.com reported.

The fire station was severely damaged in 2018 by Hurricane Florence. The city had been working to relocate the area from North Main Street to Aberdeen Road.

The new station, which costs $2.7 million, will be located at 17501 Aberdeen Road and will include the five-bay station the city was hoping for, the report said.

The city’s budget, fueled by FEMA and GoldenLEAF grants, stands at $2,680,898. The balance will come from the American Relief Program monies, which will be about $4.7 over the next two years, according to the report.

Construction for the station is expected to be completed by November 2023.

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Posted: Sep 13, 2022

Bolt Creek Fire grows to 9,400 acres

The Bolt Creek Fire near Skykomish has burned down to US 2 at multiple locations as fire crews work to keep it from crossing the highway. The fire, first reported Saturday morning, has burned about 9,400 acres and is five percent contained, according to incident command. Fire activity was moderate on Monday and spread toward Highway 2.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2022 12:05:00 PM - SOURCE: iFiber One News Radio
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Posted: Sep 13, 2022

Clark County (NV) Fire Department to Open New $10M Fire Station

Officials from the Clark County Fire Department and other local dignitaries will celebrate the grand opening of Fire Station 35 at 10350 West Flamingo Road in Summerlin (NV) with a hose-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. Wednesday, according to a press release by ClarkCountyNV.gov.

The 10,482-square-foot station will serve the growing southwest Las Vegas Valley. The Howard Hughes Corporation funded the design, development and construction of the new fire station and donated the land on which it sits as part of its development agreement with Clark County. This represents an investment in public safety infrastructure by The Howard Hughes Corporation of more than $10 million. Fire Station 35 is located near the northwest corner of Flamingo Road and Hualapai Way. The station’s service area generally ranges north to Desert Inn and south to Hacienda covering calls east and west of Hualapai Way.

The Clark County Fire Department is the largest in the state and is responsible for protecting the famed Las Vegas Strip, the largest part of the Las Vegas Valley and a county the size of New Jersey at more than 8,000 square miles. Its purview also covers the resort townships of Laughlin, Primm and Jean. The department has 32 full-time fire stations and 10 volunteer fire stations in rural areas. The department received almost 155,000 calls for service in 2021. The fire department also maintains one of only 28 urban search and rescue teams in the country and provides fire and rescue services to the nation’s eighth-busiest airport.

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Posted: Sep 13, 2022

Idaho Falls (ID) to buy Fire Station from Bonneville County

Idaho Falls is growing its fire and emergency services coverage area after purchasing a fire station in the southern part of the city previously owned by Bonneville County, PostRegister.com reported.

A fire official with Idaho Falls said it was advantageous for the city to acquire the fire station because of the growth the city is experiencing in the south, partly due to the addition of new schools, the report said.

A city official said the fire station is needed to improve ambulance response times in a rapidly growing area of the city. The National Fire Protection Association’s standard response time for emergency service calls is four minutes and five minutes for fire-related calls.

The city spent $1,535,000 to buy the station from Bonneville County Fire Protection District 1. The property is 1.2 acres and includes six bedrooms, two bathrooms and a double-deep bay, the report said.

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