An unexpected shift in the wind caused the fire to spread quickly and destroy the department's ladder truck and damage two other apparatus.

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The original was built in 1964 and could house a single firefighter. The new facility has updated bunk rooms, additional bay space, a dedicated decompression room, and more.

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Pierce built this 100-foot aerial platform for the Plano (TX) Fire Department on a Velocity cab and chassis. It has a 2,000-gpm pump and a 300-gallon water tank.

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P.L. Custom Body and Equipment Co., Inc. partners with Siddons-Martin Emergency Group to enhance its dealer network in Tennessee and Utah, improving access to emergency vehicles for first responders.

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PHOTOS: A boathouse fire in Lorton, Virginia, prompted a large response from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department crews early Monday morning.

Firefighters were called to the 10700 block of Old Colchester Road, where they arrived to find a boathouse fully engulfed in flames, according to officials.

The fire had already spread beyond the structure, extending into nearby brush. Video released just before 3 a.m. by the department shows heavy flames and smoke pouring from the boathouse as firefighters worked the scene. No injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

WSET-TV ABC 13 Lynchburg

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