Downey city council Tuesday voted to replace its 2005 ladder truck with a new $1.8 million one.

The apparatus will take almost two years for delivery and will be purchased from South Coast Fire Equipment Inc. for $1,851,095.

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The predecessor will move to reserve status once the new ladder arrives.

The entire council meeting can be seen here, and the agenda memo can be found here.

Firefighters were quick to help a distraught mother of nine. Crews helped a frantic momma duck whose nine babies fell in a deep window well near 27th and Southeast Boulevard. All of the ducklings are doing great and a report from the fire department says “momma appeared exceptionally thankful for SFD’s care and intervention.
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The Williamstown Fire Department hopes to replace its station, which is more than 70 years old and lacks space for apparatus.

“Our station is over 70 years old and too small for our growing community and ability to meet the needs as an emergency management center,” the town writes on its website. “The current station building was built in 1950.”

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In addition to the trucks being a tight squeeze, storage space is limited as well, officials say. In fact, space is at such a premium that the station men’s room serves as extra storage space—even as the laundry room, according to spectrumnews1. Any potential new facility would need to include a separate laundry room.

A new station would cost around $18 million and would take a couple of years to build, the report notes. However, department officials are calling it a necessary investment not only for health reasons but also for recruitment.

The Dumas Fire Department recently purchased a new Rosenbauer Commander King Cobra Platform Ladder truck.

It has a 101-foot reach—making the roof of every building in Moore County accessible—can carry up to five firefighters, and features a 1,500-gpm pump.

The new apparatus replaces a ladder with more than 25 years of service, which was sold to the Dalhart Fire Department.

It was delivered in mid-April.

Dancing shoes and a fire boot will help folks put their best foot forward for the La Conner Firefighters Association dance fundraiser May 21 (6-10 p.m.) at Maple Hall. Proceeds from “Stop! Dance! & Roll!” will support, most notably, the traditional community Easter Egg hunt at Pioneer Park and the recently launched grief basket project.
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