With rising temperatures breaching 90 degrees Tuesday and holding high through the week, local fire crews are preparing for the chance of wildfires cropping up. One local pilot has been fighting fires from the air for almost half a century. “I think it kind of gets in your blood,” said Pilot Ross Rogerson.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

A residential fire in Highline is causing heavy traffic and making a scene with ample smoke filling the air. All lanes northbound on SR 509 are blocked on South Cloverdale Street in south Seattle as of 10 a.m., according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. All residents are safe and no injuries have been reported, fire crews said.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

(LUVERNE, MN) 7/11/22— Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company (Midwest Fire) announced today that the company has hired Scott Mischke as a sales representative to their growing team.

Mischke, a Twin Cities, Minn. native, obtained a degree in Fire Science from Anoka Hennepin Technical College in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Mischke served as a firefighter for 18 years. He has served in various roles of the fire service with knowledge that includes include condition assessment, fire containment, technical rescues, extrication, public education, emergency medical response, etc. and he was once named Firefighter of the Year for his leadership, personal development, and service.

For the past 10 years, Scott worked as an Aftermarket Sales & Service Representative for Star Equipment, Inc. and for the past four years Scott has led & overseen the development of a new Star Equipment location in Fargo, N.D. Mischke and his family are relocating to the Luverne, Minn. area for this new opportunity with Midwest Fire.

“We are thrilled to have Scott Mischke joining our team,” said CEO of Midwest Fire Sarah Atchison. “We are confident his background in both sales and the firefighting industry will make for a smooth transition and great asset to our already outstanding team. Customer experience is our highest priority, and the addition of Mischke’s experience just improves our ability to serve our customers in a meaningful way.”

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ABOUT MIDWEST FIRE:
Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company has been manufacturing high-quality fire tankers and pumpers since 1987. We work directly with our customers, never through dealers, to keep costs down and communication consistent during the entire sales and manufacturing process. By creating long-term relationships with our customers, we are able to help devise state-of-the-art approaches to meet each department’s needs. We take pride in our work and our ability to produce some of the highest quality, most innovative tankers and pumpers on the market. For more information visit https://www.midwestfire.com

Safety is the first and foremost consideration in business today. Slips, trips, and falls constitute the majority of general industry accidents, which cause 15% of all accidental deaths.

Coxreels is excited to announce the new addition to our safety line: High-Visibility Safety Hose Reels.

Power up your safety with high visibility hose by Coxreels. When not in use your hose and cable is safely retracted on your Coxreels reel, but when in use the hose can become a hazard.  With the addition of high visibility hose to your hose reel, awareness and visibility are increased to create the safest environment possible.

Featured on P, SH, and T series, Hi-Vis hose is hybrid bright yellow hose with a white glossy stripe available in ⅜” and ½”. Hybrid hoses (PVC + Rubber blend) offer similar performance to rubber with the weight of PVC, combining positive features of both hose types. They have increased hose flexibility and better low temperature behavior while maintaining strength and toughness. With enhanced kink resistance and reduced coil memory, they lay flat for a reduced trip hazard potential. Hybrid hoses also feature a less sticky jacket surface than PVC for better stacking performance and an improved non-marring quality. With a working pressure of 300PSI, this hose is perfect to be used in applications involving air and water. 

Adding EZ-Coil® controlled retraction and Hi-Vis hose to your Coxreels reel, it will create the maximum safety environment for your workplace.

As the industry leader in hose, cord and cable reels, Coxreels is making a commitment to provide our customers with the ultimate and most complete, diverse line of reels and reeling accessories.

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The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners recently approved spending about $6 million on four new aerial ladder trucks for the fire department, reports ajc.com.

The purchase will be funded by the 2017 special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) program. The sole-source contract went to Sutphen, according to the report.

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The trucks have 95-foot ladders, officials say, and the county has 12 such trucks that operate every day.

The board also approved $1.8 million from various SPLOST programs to remount eight ambulance bodies on new chassis. It now has 33 ambulances that last year transported more than 44,000 patients to area hospitals, according to the report.