A fire in the Coal Creek area destroyed a home and killed a dog Friday morning, but the owners and one other dog were able to escape thanks to fire alarms and the barking of their pets. “Working smoke detectors and highly alert dogs are to credit in the lives saved,” a Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue press release said.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2021 9:22:53 AM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News

Clark County Fire District 6 joined fire agencies across the country Oct. 1 in lighting up the sky with red strobe lights to honor fallen firefighters. Engines were on display at stations 61, 62 and 63 as part of the annual “Light the Night” campaign. More firefighters died while on duty in the U.S. in 2020 than any other year since the 1970s — except for 2001 when more than 300 firefighters died on Sept.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2021 7:50:04 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

Ground was broken for Loveland (CO) Fire Rescue Authority’s new Station 10 on Wednesday (Oct. 6), according to a report published by the Loveland Reporter-Herald.

The newspaper reported the station is projected to cost $7.5 million, $2 million higher than an estimate given in July due to the fact the station was expanded to hold two companies general higher costs of construction, the paper reported.

The station, which will be located on Ronald Reagan Boulevard on land donated by the Gerrard family, is scheduled to open in September 2022, according to the newspaper.

The Butler (PA) Fire Department is expecting to receive a $1.35 million aerial later this month after the city made the final payment on the new apparatus, according to a report published by ButlerRadio.com.

The radio station said the new aerial is a 2021 Pierce 100-foot mid-mount tower built on an Arrow XT cab and chassis. It will replace a 1998 aerial the city sold about three years ago in partially functioning condition, the station reported.

The new aerial is at a facility in Zelienople where it is being fitted with radios and other equipment as well as undergoing final inspection, the station reported.

Butler officials ordered the new aerial about a year ago and have been making payments while awaiting delivery, the final payment of $490,000 was approved this past week, the station reported.

A $900,000 federal grant will help the Ellicott Creek (NY) Volunteer Fire Company buy a new 100-foot rear-mount aerial, according to a report published by WIVB 4.

The television station reported the new truck will replace a 39-year-old unit that does not have all the safety features of current apparatus.

When in service, the firefighters with the department based in Amherst (NY) will have the most up-to-date equipment to keep first responders safe, the station reported, adding that the grant was the largest to any in New York state this year.