The Omaha Fire Department recently opened its Station 31.

“Our new Fire Station 31, located at 3404 Q Street, is now officially open! Our crews officially moved in last week and a hose uncoupling ceremony was held [Thursday] morning to mark this momentous occasion.

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“Station 31 had been located at 4702 S 25th Street since February 5, 1949, when the City of Omaha built this station for $50,000. It has been called Station 5, Station 14, and most recently, Station 31. There has been a fire station at this corner since the turn of the century, originally being home to the City of South Omaha Fire Department until the City of Omaha built a new station on the same lot in 1949.

“The new Station 31 is a one-story building that sits on a site of 2.5 acres and houses Engine 31, Truck 31, and Medic 31. The station has 11 individual bedrooms along with an exercise room, kitchen, dayroom, and four drive-through apparatus bays. The cost to build the new Station 31 was approximately $5 Million and this money came from the Capital Improvement Program and Public Safety Bonds. This new station will provide excellent fire service to the citizens of Omaha for many years to come.

“Thank you to everyone who has helped bring this project to fruition including Mayor Jean Stothert for her unwavering support and dedication to Public Safety; our City’s network representatives: Mike Oestmann, Larry Tatum, & Steve Gustafson of Public Works, David Fanslau of Planning, and Kevin Andersen of the Mayor’s Office; Omaha’s City Councilmembers; Carlson West Povondra Architects; D.R. Anderson Construction Team; DOTComm; the members of our Fire Station Planning Committee; Omaha Fire Technical Services Division Team including Battalion Chief Jason Bradley; and the Omaha Fire Command Staff.

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Washington Township recently broke ground for its $7.1 million Station 41.

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“We are very excited for this new project and are thankful for a great partnership with Centerville City Schools! Thank you to everyone who was able to join us today!” a Facebook post reads.

A report on daytondailynews.com says it’ll be a $7.1 million, 15,259-square-foot facility located at 716 E. Franklin St., adjacent to Centerville High School.

Its predecessor opened in 1969 and is half the size of what the new place will be.

The Aberdeen Fire Department has received word that Engineer Chad Mittleider will be an honoree at the 2022 Washington State Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service to be held on August 14 at 1:00 p.m., at the Washington State Fire Training Academy located in North Bend. Engineer Mittleider served with the Aberdeen Fire Department for 22 years and passed away on December 2, 2021, due to a duty-related event.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2022 8:36:57 AM - SOURCE: KXXK-FM 95.3 Hoquiam

Yakima Fire Department responded to a house fire on S 59th Ave. near Westwood West Golf Course. YFD received the call around 9:15 Monday night. Firefighters saw heavy smoke coming out of the roof vents and the fire was mostly in the back left corner of the house. Firefighters say they were on scene for a total of four hours until the fire was out.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2022 8:34:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima

Brandon and Peter, fire officials in Norman Wells, went above and beyond to bring home a fire truck for their department—to Winnipeg, in fact, more than 1,500 miles away.

Indeed. Two fire officials flew to Winnipeg and took the apparatus on a road trip back to the Northwest Territories.

It was a trickier-than-expected trip, though, as you will see below. See the new truck’s—which is 36 feet long, weighs 46,500 pounds when fully loaded, and can reach a top speed of about 78mph—journey below.

Its predecessor will be repurposed for other uses.