The Ocean View Volunteer Fire Company recently put a new 2021 Pierce Rescue Pumper into service, reports The Press of Atlantic City.

The fire department posted to Facebook, “Ocean View Fire Company has taken delivery and placed in service a 2021 Pierce Enforcer Heavy Duty Rescue Pumper. Designated as Squad 17, the new apparatus features a 730 gallon water tank, 20 gallon foam tank, Compressed Air Foam System and a set of Hurst eDRAULIC rescue tools. This replaces a 2005 Pierce Enforcer Pumper and 2000 EVI Walk in Rescue. Squad 17 will respond from the South Seaville firehouse located on Main Street. We would like to thank the Commissioners and residents of Dennis Township Fire District No. 1 for your continued support!”

The new fire truck will replace two pieces of equipment, a 2005 pumper and a 2001 rescue truck. The new truck carries 730 gallons of water and 20 gallons of a fire-suppressing foam. The truck also will carry hydraulic extraction equipment, which is often used to free people trapped in vehicles after serious wrecks.

Fame Fire Company will celebrate the final phase of renovations and enhancements to the fire station, reports Daily Local News.

The apparatus housing highlights a brand new Spartan/Custom Fire Pumper as well as their walk-in Heavy Rescue truck and 137-foot heavy-duty Aerial Ladder.

A Sunday evening duplex fire displaced residents from both units, according to the Vancouver Fire Department. Fire crews responded at 7:08 p.m. to 1613 Brandt Road and found smoke coming from the front and rear of the duplex, the fire department said. The unit was “overfurnished,” and the amount of stuff inside made it difficult for crews to gain access.
- PUB DATE: 9/20/2021 3:39:22 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

The closing of the KME plant in Pennsylvania has Carbon County commissioners worried about the nearly 400 people who work there, according to a report published by The Morning Call.

The newspaper said KME, with a plant in Nesquehoning, is one of the county’s largest employers and layoffs in the spring will affect the community and the people who live there, the newspaper reported.

KME’s parent company, REV Group, Inc, based in Milwaukee, announced plans to close facilities in Pennsylvania and Virginia, the paper reported.

Local labor, industry and economic development organizations and some employers have already started talking to local employees, the paper reported.

County officials have told the newspaper, they’ve heard younger KME employees are not waiting for the furloughs to occur, opting to leave the company sooner as to not lose out on other better paying jobs.

With people leaving before the furlough, the commissioners are wondering if KME will be able to fulfill the current orders they have, many for local fire departments, including Lehighton and Hazelton, the newspaper reported, adding both communities have apparatus on order from KME with a ladder truck due to be delivered in March, just before closure.

The newspaper reported that KME is offering a separation package for employees which will give workers more money based on the number of years with the company. The company is also working with career service organizations in the area to help employees find new work opportunities, the paper said.

County officials say they area appreciative of the fact that KME has given seven months’ notice before closing the plants, the paper reported, noting that some other plant closures have happened in just three days, giving hardly any time to prepare for a transition.

The fire station at 7111 Stargrass Road, in Irvington (NE) opened on Sunday with a pancake breakfast and open house, according to a story published by the Omaha World-Herald.

The station actually opened in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the ceremony, the newspaper reported.

At a cost of $1.8 million, the new station houses to fire trucks and an emergency medical truck that response with personnel from the main fire station about six miles away at 9111 Fremont St., the newspaper reported.

The event, hosted by the Irvington Volunteer Fire Department, was attended by hundreds of people, according to the newspaper.

The new fire facility is a satellite fire station that is expected to cut down response times for the 25,000 people in the fire district, the newspaper reported.