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Mount Holly’s old wooden firehouse, which claims to be the oldest in the country, will not be forgotten by Relief Fire Engine Company #1—mainly because it will soon be on display inside the company’s new Pine Street facility.

This week the entire 8x12x11 structure will be transported 100 feet to the adjacent Pine Street digs, reports inquirer.com. It’s all part of a $7.9 million plan to centralize and upgrade the district’s administrative and operational facilities.

The former firehouse will be refurbished and placed on exhibit in the planned firefighting history center there.

To move it, the gable roof was detached, the interior walls were braced, and the bottom was secured, according to the report. Read more about the former station and its journey here.

The LifeLine Firehose is a new system that offers unlimited breathable air via patented coupler design technology, utilizing the Buddy Breather at the end of the nozzle.

In short: It aims to allow firefighters to connect to an airline sans SCBA tank—which can weigh upwards of 20 pounds.

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The new fire truck at Warren (MI) Fire Department station 5 is the first to be equipped with the LifeLine Firehose, reports Macomb Daily.

Officials are optimistic about the new, simpler concept. With some hopeful that it will get crew members to wear a mask even at outdoor fires, which traditionally doesn’t happen.

The LifeLine system costs $19,100, according to the report. And if the department likes the new equipment, its other new truck—scheduled for a December delivery—will also be equipped with it.

A pair of South Hill Volunteer Fire Department vehicles were struck early Sunday as crews were investigating the scene of a crash.

At 6:13 a.m., crews were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash on SB I-85 at the 1-mile mark, the department says on Facebook. Chief 7 arrived on scene shortly after initial dispatch and determined the crash was on the northbound side.

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While crews were on scene, with Engine 72 and Chief 7 blocking the left lane of I-85 NB to protect crews, a sedan at 6:34 a.m.—occupied by two people—struck the Command Truck first and proceeded toward first responders before crashing into the back of Engine 72.

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