An old fire truck from Rochester (MA) is now answering the call in Cayce (KY)–as FA reported in January–which was ravaged by a tornado late last year. Wednesday, the recipients and donors met at a conference in MA.

The all-volunteer Fulton County Fire and Rescue in western KY lost a firehouse and four apparatus, including three tankers and one engine, reports wcvb.com.

Earlier: Rochester (MA) Fire Department Donates Tanker 198 to Tornado-Damaged Cayce (KY)

MA fire officials contacted those in KY immediately after to offer assistance, the report says, and after about a week the plans were set. The KY department was looking for a tanker, and the MA department just so happened to have recently taken one out of service; it was then donated.

Fast-forward to Wednesday at a firefighters’ conference in Worcester, the KY officials got a chance to meet the MA official who made it happen, Rochester Fire Chief Scott Weigel.

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KY officials say the tanker has battled two fires since its arrival in KY.

The truck still bears Rochester decals on it, and KY officials say they have no plans to change that.

A Covington firefighter was taken to the hospital Wednesday after his apparatus was hit by a tractor trailer during a busy day for the department.

“Today while on scene of a motor vehicle accident on I64, an apparatus of our department was struck by a tractor and trailer,” the department writes on Facebook. “One firefighter was transported to Lewis Gale Alleghany and was later released. In addition to these incidents, our department also responded to a smoke alarm activation, a brush fire, and a structure fire. Totaling 5 calls for our department today. A huge thanks to all of our surrounding county departments for the mutual aid assistance today. These departments include Companies 1,2,5,6,7,8,9 Rescue 3, EMS 3 and Rescue 1. #slowdownmoveover“

A McPherson Fire Department apparatus en route to a call north of town Wednesday afternoon was involved in a crash, reports kwch.com.

Just prior to 2:30 p.m. near Oak Park Drive on Main Street, a 77-year-old Marion woman driving a 2003 Ford Taurus pulled out in front of the truck, the report says.

Officials say two firefighters were among the three injured in the crash. Police officials say the only serious injury was to the driver of the Taurus.

Today the demolition of our little old station commenced. Sad to see, but exciting times ahead #outwiththeold pic.twitter.com/GY87qgYsRC

— Bishops Waltham Fire Station (@B_Waltham40) March 2, 2022

The demolition of Bishops Waltham Fire Station got underway Wednesday.

“The demolition of the old @B_Waltham40 fire station began yesterday before the building work on the new station gets underway. Last month our on-call firefighters moved into their temporary home, where they continue to respond to incidents,” the department writes on social media.

Read more on the project here.

Last night the crew of @B_Waltham40 packed up & moved to our temporary site ready for building work to commence for our new Fire Station in lower lane. Sad to leave what has been our home since 1960 but excited with what the future brings! pic.twitter.com/RI9vmMoH50

— Bishops Waltham Fire Station (@B_Waltham40) February 8, 2022

📦🚒 They're packed and ready to go!

On-call firefighters from @B_Waltham40 have moved into a temporary home so building work can start on their new fire station.

And there's still time to have your say on plans for a new fire station @Redbridge53 ➡️https://t.co/d0Au3KyIDm pic.twitter.com/FYVgoUKiMu

— Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service (@HantsIOW_fire) February 8, 2022

Last night the crew of @B_Waltham40 took a tour of our temporary Fire Station before the imminent move. The new build at our current site is due to start in the coming weeks. we’ll keep you posted! https://t.co/9ankDwChKo pic.twitter.com/yrTa5fkHfP

— Bishops Waltham Fire Station (@B_Waltham40) February 1, 2022

Though the capital of Washington, Olympia is still a small town at heart with pockets of tight-knit neighborhoods throughout the city. Within these close communities you can find many committed and caring people serving our community. Corey Rux has been serving Thurston County as a firefighter his entire career, starting in Montesano and recently becoming the fire chief of Griffin Fire Department in July of 2020.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2022 6:24:16 AM - SOURCE: Thurston Talk