South Fulton (GA) city officials approved the fire department’s request to apply for a $1 million FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant to replace equipment and apparatus, reports mdjonline.com.

Officials say much of South Fulton Fire Rescue’s equipment was inherited in 2017, and some of it is decades old.

Items needing replacement are: extrication, hazardous material, and monitoring equipment; fire hoses; emergency medical equipment; thermal image cameras, ballistic vests; helmets; and fire investigation equipment, according to the report.

The department also seeks to buy seven support vehicles: three 2021 Ford Explorers and four Ford F-150s. And the final improvement is a request to finance a new Rosenbauer engine through the Georgia Municipal Association, the report says.

The department’s current fleet includes two 2002 engines and one 2006 engine, each of which suffers regular maintenance issues, the report says.

Fire crews from two districts in Benton County responded to a residential community on the edge of rural land to extinguish an electrical fire threatening a barn on Wednesday night. According to an alert from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the 23,000-block of Tara Road in Benton City for reports of a barn fire.
- PUB DATE: 12/16/2021 1:53:09 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

Grant County Fire District 7 has received a grant from the Paul Lauzier Foundation to replace outdated equipment. The grant will allow the fire district to purchase new Motorola pagers. First responders on the volunteer fire department utilize the pagers to receive notifications of emergency 911 calls and information about each incident in the Soap Lake community and surrounding areas, according to the fire district.
- PUB DATE: 12/16/2021 1:24:16 PM - SOURCE: iFiber One News Radio

A pickup truck caught fire Thursday morning following a collision with an SUV near George. State trooper John Bryant says the wreck occurred in the area of the state Route 281 ramp, near Interstate 90. The GMC pickup truck became fully-engulfed in flames following the collision. Grant County Fire District 3 responded and extinguished the fire.
- PUB DATE: 12/16/2021 1:24:16 PM - SOURCE: iFiber One News Radio

The Bethalto (IL) Fire Department is getting a new $180,000 Ford F-550 rescue truck, reports advantagenews.com.

The apparatus will include a water pump so the truck can work smaller calls that don’t require a large pumper, the report says.

Officials are hopeful the department can take delivery of the apparatus next year.