Anderson (IN) Fire Department dedicated a new pumper truck Thursday with a traditional washing and manually pushing it into a bay, HeraldBulletin.com reported.

The new pumper truck was then placed on active duty at Station 7 on East Eighth Street.

The new truck, costing $438,000, replaces one that had been in service since 2002, according to a fire official. The older truck will be used as a back up.

The new truck was paid for with user fees collected by the city from Medicaid and insurance companies for ambulance runs, the report said.

The new truck can carry 1,200 gallons of water and is capable of pumping 1,500 gallons per minute from a hydrant, the report said.

FOX 8 Video shows a Cleveland auto parts store on fire and collapsing. More than a dozen crews were called to the scene at the Clark Auto Parts at West 46th Street and Clark Avenue around 3:20 a.m. on Friday. At one point more than 50 firefighters were on hand. Officials said the fire seems to have started on the service and machine shop side of the auto parts store.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJW-TV FOX 8 Cleveland

VIDEO: ‘Unacceptable.’ That's what a Seattle City Council member is calling the violent attacks against firefighters responding to emergency calls. The fire department has been calling for urgent action, as the disturbing trend continues. Council member Andrew Lewis is proposing two new strategies to help.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

On the afternoon of April 14, 2020, dozens of firefighters arrived at an Amazon warehouse in Fresno, California, as thick plumes of smoke poured from the roof of the 880,000-square-foot warehouse. Some 220 solar panels and other equipment at the facility, known as FAT1, were damaged by the three-alarm fire, which was caused by “an undetermined electrical event within the solar system mounted on top of the roof,” Leland Wilding, Fresno’s fire investigator, wrote in an incident report.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNBC

The city of La Crosse and Mayo Clinic Health Systems are teaming up to provide specialized fitness programs to the city's firefighters. The Finance & Personnel Committee approved a service agreement on Thursday, outlining that Mayo will help develop and present a series of fitness programs to improve the health and ability of La Crosse's firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: La Crosse Tribune - Metered Site