The Clarksburg (WV) Fire Department recently took delivery of its new $1.4 million Sutphen 100 Aerial Platform.

The apparatus, which is replacing a 20-year-old ladder, has bucket that accommodates three firefighters as well as 360-degree cameras, the report says.

Full apparatus specs can be seen here.

Carbon monoxide poisoning is being blamed for the deaths of a Point Roberts couple last month. The Northern Light reports Gail Amundsen and Murray Church were found dead in their home on Thanksgiving. The couples’ adult children hadn’t heard from their parents for a week and contacted friends who didn’t get an answer when they knocked on the door.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2021 10:28:28 AM - SOURCE: KPUG-AM 1170 Bellingham

The Pacific County Sheriff’s Office issued a notice regarding the early morning explosion that occurred in the Surfside community on December 7. According to their notice, reports of a loud explosion on the Long Beach Peninsula began around 1:30am. Pacific County Fire District #1 responded to the scene and found a large garage type building had exploded and was on fire.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2021 8:40:21 AM - SOURCE: KXXK-FM 95.3 Grays Harbor

Recovery efforts were underway Monday in Trumann (AR) after last week’s tornado, but things are going to be difficult as the fire station was destroyed, reports fox13memphis.com.

Despite the loss, officials say cleanup efforts are going better than expected. As of Monday morning, fewer than 1,000 customers remained without power. Plus, officials say there were no fatalities.

However, the report says that about 200 homes and buildings were destroyed. A community recovery effort is set for Saturday at 7 a.m.

TONIGHT: Trumann, AR, was one mid-South city ripped apart by a tornado Friday night, including one that came right through this fire station. 20 firefighters in the dept, 14 are volunteers. With 200+ homes damaged, the fire chief says there were no fatalities in the city. pic.twitter.com/R8eyT9wiEE

— Kayla Solomon (@KSolomonReports) December 13, 2021

Beginning of the path of the #trumann #arkansas #tornado. One house heavily damaged and several outbuildings destroyed, scattered to the northeast. #arwx pic.twitter.com/YGSbBdx9Mv

— michael david (@neachaser) December 12, 2021

Tornado now Truman AR https://t.co/lVySFrv8sU

— Jeff Piotrowski (@Jeff_Piotrowski) December 11, 2021

If you want to make monetary donations to help the town of Trumann and the people impacted by the recent tornado, please follow the link attached for information. https://t.co/Pk0lj9uABI pic.twitter.com/4LILh4hSdb

— ADEM (@AR_Emergencies) December 14, 2021

Port Huron (MI) city officials approved a $472,164 agreement with the Mount Clemens-based Partners in Architecture, PLC, to design a new fire station on park property along 10th Street, reports thetimesherald.com.

The agreement is part of a plan that aims to combine Port Huron’s central and south-end stations at White Park, as well as install minor renovations at its current north-end station, according to the report.

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The stations are all in need of upgrades and repairs, including the central station, which was built in 1960 and has many structural deficiencies, the report says.

Officials say the cost of a new station is expected to be between $7 million and $10 million. The $472,164 for Partners in Architecture will come from the land purchase fund.

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