Westport (CT) Fire Department will soon benefit from the approval of nearly $2.23 million in approved funding for two new fire trucks, a couple of all-electric command-type vehicles and a diesel exhaust extraction system for the station, according to a report published by the Connecticut Post.

According to the report, the new fire engines are the top priority of the list and the money will be used to replace 2001 engines that have reached the end of their useful lives for the community.

The engines could cost as much as $942,000 each with build times between 400 and 600 days, according to the report. Westport officials approved the purchase of the two apparatus to be built by Marion Body Works on Spartan Metro Star cabs and chassis, the report said.

In addition, the department was authorized to buy two 2025 Ford F150 Lightning pickup trucks and the installation of charging stations as well as the exhaust extraction system that will go before the town board in August, according to the report.

Firefighters with Manheim Township (PA) Fire Rescue held a dedication and open house of their new facility, Station 202 on Wednesday night, according to the department’s Facebook event page.

The department said the event was attended by the Manheim Township Board of Commissioners and Sparky the Fire Dog as well as fire and township officials.

Tours of the station were conducted and free ice cream was served to those who attended the event.

VIDEO/PHOTOS: On one of the hottest days of the year so far, firefighters were working Wednesday evening to extinguish a three-alarm fire at a sprawling apartment complex that sent plumes of flames and thick black smoke billowing into the air. Firefighters were called to the apartment complex, named Terra Apartments and located in the 35200 block of 21st Avenue SW, shortly before 4:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

The city of Oakland has a new fire marshal, Felicia Bryant, who is making history as the first woman to ever hold the position. "I was born and raised in Oakland," she said. Bryant is an 18-year veteran of the department and a trailblazer, just like her great-grandfather, Bill Williams. He was one of the first Black firefighters hired by the Oakland Fire Department in 1920.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPIX-TV CBS 5 San Francisco

PHOTOS: 2020 Indiana University Graduate Olivia Rusk was in Hidalgo Mexico earlier this year as an English Teaching Assistant for COMEXUS Fulbright-Garcia Robles. One day she was out exploring nearby towns. When she got off of a bus, she noticed an old fire truck sitting in a nearby parking lot. “My dad loves old vehicles so I went over to get some photos to send to him,” she said.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The News Times - Metered Site