Two families lost their homes after a fire broke out at an apartment complex in Kent early Sunday, according to the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority. Fire crews responded to the apartments located in the 10800 block of Southeast 240th Street around 1 a.m. Firefighters knocked down the flames in under 30 minutes before working to conduct salvage and overhaul operations at the scene.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

The Spokane Fire Department responded to a fire on South Freya Street Sunday morning. A call from the American Medical Response unit reported smoke coming from a house on the 400 block of South Freya Street, where a fire alarm was toned out. When the crew arrived, smoke was coming from the back of the structure and was later classified as a working fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

BRANDON, SD – May 31, 2002 – Spartan Emergency Response, a subsidiary of REV Group^® and leading manufacturer of fire apparatus, is pleased to announce the Santa Clara County Fire Department has taken delivery of two new Smeal Custom Rescue Pumpers. These fire trucks were sold by Fire Apparatus Solutions, an authorized Smeal dealer.

Key features of the Smeal Custom Rescue Pumpers include:

These pumpers will primarily serve in wildland/urban interface areas where they carry out truck company duties on structure fires. However, they also offer technical rescue services for vehicle collisions on major highway systems, according to David Snow, Director of Support Services for the Santa Clara County Fire Department in California.

“The Santa Clara County Fire Department is pleased to take delivery of two rescue pumpers that will replace two similar units,” Snow said. “The primary role of these new vehicles is fire suppression; however, they also fulfill essential functions within rescue and support operations within our service area.”  

“We were honored to produce these two trucks at our Snyder, NE, facility,” said Chris Wade, Director of Sales, Spartan Emergency Response. “Santa Clara County Fire has designed a thoroughly researched, multi-mission rescue pumper for any services needed by the community. They used their experience of previous generations of apparatus to continue meeting the maturing scenarios they find themselves in. We are proud to partner with them in completing functional, attractive units.”

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About Spartan Emergency Response

Spartan Emergency Response^®, comprised of REV Group subsidiaries Spartan Fire, LLC, Smeal SFA, LLC, Smeal LTC, LLC and Smeal Holding, LLC, is a North American leader in the emergency response market and offers brands including Spartan Authorized Parts, Spartan Factory Service Centers, Spartan Fire Chassis^®, Smeal^™, and Ladder Tower^™. Spartan Emergency Response vehicles are well known for safety, quality, durability, aftermarket product support, and first-to-market innovation. The company operates facilities in Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Nebraska.

About REV Group, Inc.
REV Group^® companies are leading designers and manufacturers of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services, which serve a diversified customer base, primarily in the United States, through three segments: Fire & Emergency, Commercial, and Recreation. They provide customized vehicle solutions for applications, including essential needs for public services (ambulances, fire apparatus, school buses, and transit buses), commercial infrastructure (terminal trucks and industrial sweepers), and consumer leisure (recreational vehicles). REV Group’s diverse portfolio is made up of well-established principal vehicle brands, including many of the most recognizable names within their industry. Several of REV Group’s brands pioneered their specialty vehicle product categories and date back more than 50 years. REV Group trades on the NYSE under the symbol REVG. Investors-REVG

Newport News plans to build fire stations in three different sections of the city in an effort to improve response times, with the first facility coming to the northern part of the city for a bit over $5 million, reports Yahoo.

City council voted Tuesday to appropriate more than $5.3 million to build a new Station 11 at the intersection of Turnberry and McManus boulevards, the report notes.

Rescue 2 and Technical Rescue 10, assigned to the north side, have been working out of a temporary station on leased property at the Newport News-Williamsburg International Airport since 2008, with the lease about to end. The building has seen numerous maintenance problems to boot, the report says.

The second planned station would serve the Menchville area, with its funding beginning with the 2024 budget.

Also, the city is looking to set aside funds for a new Station 8 in the central district, replacing a facility that was built in 1958, the report says. Newport News is ready to begin setting aside funding for the $8.6 million project via its 2025 budget, the report says.

Lino Lakes fire officials say they’re fortunate to have found a used apparatus to replace Aerial 11, which was taken out of service due to a structural issue, reports northmetrotv.com. City council recently approved buying a replacement but only as a temporary solution.

Aerial 11’s body, engine, and transmission are still fine, but it’s corrosion on the frame that’s the problem, according to the report. Officials say the apparatus is beyond repair, and crews have begun removing reusable parts.

The department then needed a replacement, and supply-chain issues were only delaying any possible delivery dates to two or three years.

The department found a 2004 model in WI for about $182,000, the report says. However, the apparatus isn’t everything the deaprtment needs, and the department is still using two aging smaller trucks.

The plan, according to the report, is to put down a specification for two new water tender pumpers and eventually replace the 2004 truck. The aim is to make those changes in the next few years.