Okanogan County (WA) Fire District 6’s new $4 million Winthrop station is on schedule for completion by next fall, reports methowvalleynews.com.

Officials say the facility should have a roof within the next few weeks, and everything should be dried in before the snow arrives.

Earlier: Okanogan County (WA) Fire District 6 Awards Contract for Construction of New Fire Hall

The project is being paid for via an increased levy approved by district voters in May 2020 as well as a $500,000 of a $1.8 million grant from the Bruno and Evelyne Betti Foundation, the report says.

The facility will replace the 4,400-square-foot Englar Street station, which officials say the department has outgrown. The new digs is a nearly 12,000-square-foot station sitting on a five-acre parcel on Horizon Flats Road, and will include six bays, a meeting room, a multipurpose room, a dining room, a kitchen, offices, training space, and sleeping quarters.

The district plans to move in by September 2022. More information about the new facility can be found here.

Newly-formed company will continue to provide same high-quality fire protection and life safety services and solutions to its valued customers

London/Toronto, Nov. 2, 2021 – Classic Fire Protection and FCFP, two Ontario-based leaders in fire and life safety services and solutions, confirm today their plans to merge and unite under a new name, Classic Fire + Life Safety Inc.  Staffed by the same experienced leaders and personnel, the new company has developed a corporate signature that features a stylized “C” in the shape of a shield and cornerstone.  Using the shield, symbol of protection as a starting point, the company added an element of depth and dimension to convey the notion of a cornerstone upon which it intends to build this new chapter of its history.

“Safety and people are the cornerstones of our company,” says Francois Godin, CEO of Classic Fire + Life Safety. “Both of these are incorporated in the shield, the cornerstone, and even in our choice of words. We’re excited about the future in part because of our strong past at FCFP and Classic but, most importantly, because of our team’s passion and strength today. The interplay between past and future seems to come through clearly in the new visual identity and signature.”

The new name was chosen to honour the achievements of both companies while describing the team’s expanded focus on critical life safety services, as well as its traditional excellence in fire alarm, sprinkler and suppression solutions and services.

“Our founding companies have earned well-deserved reputations as fire protection contractors who really care about their customers, employees and the industry – and that is something we will never lose,” says Godin.

“While a logo is important, it doesn’t define a company,” says Randy Bird, president of Classic Fire + Life Safety, previously president of FCFP. “What we do each and every day defines our company and our new logo will come to reflect this as we continue to lead the industry and serve our valued clients.”

The official switchover to the new name and brand is planned for December and is expected to roll-out over four to six weeks.

McCain Capital Partners invested in Classic Fire Protection, along with its operating companies Mirenda Inc. and Classic Electrical Services, in July 2020 and followed up with an investment in FCFP, along with its operating companies Northern Sprinkler Design, APEX and EDGE in July 2021.  Mirenda Inc., Classic Electrical Services, Northern Sprinkler Design, APEX, and EDGE Fire Protection will continue to offer the same standards of service and product selection and quality.

With the combined strength of its founding companies, Classic Fire + Life Safety serves more than 3,000 customers throughout Canada in virtually all sectors of the economy, with particular expertise in commercial and property management, manufacturing, hospitals and long-term care facilities, warehousing and logistics, education and automotive.

Facing an aging fleet, the Rowlett (TX) Fire Department is looking to purchase a $1.12 million, 75-foot ladder truck, reports starlocalmedia.com.

The apparatus, available for immediate delivery, would cost $1,127,726 total, and city officials expressed support for the purchase, according to the report.

In 2015, the city refurbished two apparatus and purchased two others, but the former has exceeded its viable use, the report says. An increase in calls and community growth over the years have only exacerbated the problem.

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The department currently has two reserve apparatus, which have seen recent regular use due to breakdowns. The report notes that over the past year the department has been left with one reserve 82% of the time and no reserves 39% of the time.

The department currently has two new apparatus on order, but they won’t be ready until fall 2022, officials say.

Council says it will revisit the issue in two weeks and attempt to figure out payment issues.

The Sartell (MN) Fire Department is set to take delivery of Tower 21, a $1.2 million E-One Platform truck, this month before placing it in service prior to year’s end.

The apparatus, which will replace the department’s current 1999 ladder truck, is a 100-foot aerial capable of holding several firefighters working from the platform at once, capacity its predecessor did not possess, officials say.

The truck is still being outfitted, and when it arrives it will join two engines, two grass trucks, an air van, two water tenders, and a rescue truck on the department’s fleet.

A facility to house fire apparatus and equipment at the Dickson County (TN) Municipal Airport was approved on first vote by the Dickson County Commission, reports tennesseean.com. If the commission approves in a second vote later this month, bids will likely go out in January.

Construction, which is expected cost upwards of $300,000, was made possible via ARP funds, the report says. State officials say that Dickson County received more than $10.47 million through the Tennessee Resiliency Plan.

Currently, a pumper can be left on airport property and used when first responders arrive.