By Bill Adkins
The Fayetteville Fire Department has been looking to replace its 2006 engine. There was much discussion on whether to replace the apparatus with another engine or a ladder. At the time, Fayetteville Fire Department’s apparatus consisted of two 2006 Sutphen pumpers, a 1981 Sutphen tower, three tankers, a brush truck, and a small rescue unit.
The tower ladder was starting to show its age and had started to have many mechanical issues. Because of this, the tower was rarely used. Tower 85 had fulfilled its purpose over the years; however, members decided it may be time to replace both the engine and tower with a smaller, more efficient ladder truck. Fayetteville is a small, rural community with narrow roads and driveways. The first thought was to start looking for a 75-foot quint, allowing for a sharper turning radius than the larger Tower 85.
While talking to manufactures about 75-foot quints, Fayetteville stumbled upon a demo single-rear-axle 107-foot Pierce Enforcer ascendant ladder. Atlantic Emergency Solutions is the Pierce dealership in the area and stated because of the “demo” status the department would save more than $400,000 of what that exact truck would cost if ordered today.
When Pierce manufactures a “demo” truck, it takes the most popular options for that particular apparatus. So, purchasing a demo from Pierce does not mean you are getting a basic model. Another advantage to purchasing this demo is the quick delivery time. Currently some manufactures are up to 36 months before delivery. Fayetteville was able to have its new ladder in-station in less than two months.
The 1,500-gpm PUC pump with Husky foam system.
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Three firefighters were injured while battling a warehouse fire that took nearly 100 firefighters and more than 30 firefighting tools to control.
According to Louisville Fire Department Maj. Bobby Cooper, one of the firefighters was injured after being shocked by a down power line. The firefighter was transported to the hospital and was conscious and alert, Cooper said.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDRB-TV FOX 41 Louisville
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The victim of yesterday’s Calhoun County kidnapping “could have been anyone,” according to Sheriff Matthew Wade.
Instead, it was a woman known to most area law enforcement and emergency workers for almost three decades as a steady, steadying presence at crime scenes and accident sites.
“She’s a super, super woman,” said Calhoun County Coroner Pat Brown about Betty Cobb, 75, who was found Monday, bound with duct tape in the closet of an Anniston home hours after she was snatched from her home on Choccolocco Road in rural Calhoun County.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AL.com
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VIDEO: Several firefighters rescued a woman who was trapped under a CT Transit bus in Stamford on Tuesday.
The incident happened at the intersection of Broad and Atlantic streets about 3 p.m. Officials said they received several 911 calls reporting the incident.
Responding officials said a woman was trapped under the front axle of a tandem-style CT Transit bus.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVIT-TV NBC 30 New Britain
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