PHOTOS: The seat is pretty hard and needs replaced, and the wooden steering wheel is tightly wrapped in black electrical tape.

Still, whenever Greenfield Fire Territory Fire investigator Jeff Goble rolls out of Station 422 in the open-roof vintage Boyer firetruck, he knows he’s riding in something truly special.

“She rides down the road kind of crooked because the alignment is off, but she’s 100 years old, so she can have a little bend to her,” Goble said with a laugh.

The truck — a 1926 Gramm Boyer Special — turns 100 this year. It was the second motorized firetruck purchased by the fire department back in 1926 and was looked upon as a gem despite coming with no roof and no front window.

Goble recently drove the truck in the Riley Festival parade and is one of a few people who can actually drive the vintage truck, because it is a stick shift and a double clutch.

“It runs pretty good, but about the fastest you can get her going is 28 mph, and you can make it up to 30 if you’re going downhill with the wind at your back,” Goble said.

If only the truck could talk. The vintage Boyer firetruck has been on quite the journey over the past 100 years. While the Greenfield department bought it in 1926, it sold it in 1949 to the Town of Manilla in Rush County.

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VIDEOS: Shreveport firefighters responded to a large fire at an abandoned apartment complex in the 7200 block of Bernstein Avenue on Thursday afternoon.

Fire crews were called to the scene at 3:38 p.m. after a passerby reported the fire. Rescue 9 arrived at 3:41 p.m. to find a two-story abandoned complex with three units fully involved in flames.

Up to 21 Shreveport Fire Department units responded.

Fire Chief Clarence Reese Jr., who was on scene, said the department’s primary concern was containing the fire to a central location, controlling its spread and preventing damage to nearby structures and other exposures.

No injuries have been reported.

Anyone who witnessed activity in the area or has information that could help determine the circumstances surrounding the fire is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.

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A homeowner was taken to the hospital after suffering burns while trying to put out a fire in a large detached garage in Snohomish. Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue responded to the fire around 6 p.m. Wednesday and found heavy flames coming from the structure.

The homeowner had been trying to extinguish the fire before firefighters arrived and suffered minor burns, according to fire officials. Medics evaluated the person at the scene before transporting them to a hospital for treatment. The injuries were not considered life-threatening.

Firefighters worked to contain the blaze and keep it from spreading beyond the garage. No other injuries were reported. The Snohomish County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating what caused the fire.
Officials have not released additional details about the extent of the damage or what may have sparked the blaze.

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PHOTOS: A Richland family was rescued from their balcony late Wednesday night after a fire in their apartment. It happened at the Shorline Apartment Homes just off of Duportail Street and Tanglewood Drive just after 8:30pm.

When firefighters arrived on scene, law enforcement and neighbors were working to get the family down off the second floor balcony. They also helped get others out of the three-story apartment building.

Heavy smoke could be seen inside the apartment and crews went to work putting out the fire. People from nearby buildings also left their homes and waited as firefighters put water on the fire.

According to witnesses at the scene, they said the fire was in the laundry area and the apartment quickly filled with smoke.vAt this time, it’s not known if anyone was hurt but everyone was able to get out of the building.

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VIDEO: Stevens County leaders were weighing a countywide EMS proposal from Stevens County Fire District 1 Chief, Mike Bucy as officials outlined ambulance needs and future service demands. A letter said the SCFD1 board recommended at least nine ambulances across the county, including basic and advanced life support. It also said the proposal called for a countywide lid lift to help fund added services.

That draft plan could lead to legislative changes tied to a public safety tax increase from 0.4% to 1%. Chief Bucy said building EMS service takes more than buying an ambulance. He urged people across Stevens County to learn more and talk with their local districts and EMS agencies.

“You just can’t go buy an ambulance and start an EMS service. There’s there’s a lot of factors that play into this. I think the the community needs to reach out, educate themselves. Talk to their individual districts, talk to their individual EMS agencies, and and and start paying attention to what’s going on countywide and how best to solve this problem,” Bucy said.

EMS and Trauma Care Council Chair Adenea Sellars said a countywide levy would affect every community in Stevens County. She said county commissioners were willing to consider the idea carefully.

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