A Saturday morning fire at a Wenatchee fourplex left two units destroyed and families displaced. Residents at the apartment building on Central Avenue were evacuated and the roadway was closed as crews worked to knock down the fire. A report of an apartment fire came in just before 9 a.m. and the fire was knocked down just before noon.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560 Wenatchee

An Edinburg fire truck rolled and injured one firefighter in northern Hidalgo County Friday afternoon, reports myrgv.com.

The driver in the single-vehicle accident, which occurred at some point after 5:30 p.m. on Farm-to-Market Road 490, was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the report.

Officials believe poor visibility is the culprit.

Port Alberni (B.C., Canada) city council recently approved a budget increase, tapping into the city’s equipment replacement reserve fund to account for C$675,000 overrun on a C$1.8 million aerial, reports albernivalleynews.com.

The apparatus’ 30-meter ladder is eight meters longer than its predecessor’s, the report says.

Council rejected a separate recommendation that would have raised the vehicle’s cost another C$55,000 to slightly lower greenhouse gas emissions.

The Port Alberni Fire Department is scheduled to take delivery in 2023, according to the report.

The meeting can be seen in its entirety here:

The Buckhannon Fire Department Friday placed in service its custom-built Engine 11.

Officials say the apparatus should serve the department for at least 20 years.

Related: Buckhannon (WV) Fire Department Looking to Purchase Fire Apparatus

The apparatus’ specs can be seen here. See it up close above.

A Simla Fire Department tender and and an SUV were involved in an accident Sunday afternoon. The crash happened sometime around 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Ramah Highway and Harrisville Road near the town of Calhan.

Two people in the in SUV were injured. A woman was transported by helicopter to a hospital; a man was transported by ambulance. No firefighters were injured in the crash. Police are investigating the cause of the accident, KOAA reports.