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Posted: Sep 9, 2021

Columbus (MS) Fire Station Damaged After Pickup Hits it at 60 MPH

No injures were reported after a pickup truck hit a Columbus, MS, fire station but the building sustained significant damage, according to a report published by WCBI.

The television station reported the driver of a pickup truck reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and ran off the road before she slammed into the fire station at about 60 mph.

There were three firefighters in Station 5, on Lehmberg Road at the time of the crash which happened at about 2 am on Wednesday, Sept. 8.

A structural engineer has been called into to do an assessment of the damage and make a report to the insurance company, the station reported. Preliminary estimates suggest that 90 percent of the building remains intact, but the firefighters and equipment has been moved out and relocated, according to the report.

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Posted: Sep 9, 2021

Jackson (TN) Fire Dept. Gets Three New Fire Trucks

The last three of seven new fire trucks has been delivered to Jackson (TN) Fire Department, according to a report published by WBBJ 7 News.

The new trucks will replace ones that are nearly 30-years-old and will feature new technology, the television station reported.

Computer screens in the trucks will show addresses and types of calls and events to which the firefighters are responding, the station reported.

The trucks are expected to be in service within the next three weeks, the TV station reported.

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Posted: Sep 9, 2021

More Than $3M Coming to ME Fire Departments

Officials recently announced that more than $3 million in federal aid is coming to fire departments in Falmouth, Kennebunk, and Jefferson, as well as the Maine State Fire Academy in South Portland, reports centralmaine.com.

Kennebunk will get $2.6 million to hire eight new firefighters via FEMA’s Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program. Falmouth, Jefferson, and the fire academy will receive portions of the remaining $688,000, the report says.

Falmouth will use the funds to purchase SCBA apparatus and an air compressor system; Jefferson will acquire mobile radios, portable radios, and pagers; and the fire academy will use the aid for instructor training and an air compressor system.

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Posted: Sep 9, 2021

Rockingham (NC) Uses ARP Funds to Buy New Fire Truck

Using funds from the American Rescue Plan, Rockingham (NC) Fire Department is purchasing a new custom fire truck, according to a report published by the Richmond County Daily Journal.

The newspaper reported the 2022 custom pumper, being built by E-ONE, will cost $475,000 and replace a 1989 Mack which will be used as a training and reserve engine.

Funds for the new truck were in two previous budgets, but was removed for lack of funds, the paper reported. The city’s fire chief discussed the need for the new truck at a budget session in June and city officials said the ARP money is well suited to fill the need.

The finished truck will likely be delivered to Rockingham in mid October, according to the newspaper.

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Posted: Sep 9, 2021

LaFayette (AL) Fire & EMS Gets $347K Grant for New Fire Truck

LaFayette (AL) Fire & EMS has received a $347,619 federal grant to buy a new front-line fire truck, according to a report published by The Times-News.

According to the newspaper, the fire department has been without a front-line engine for about a year and the 2020 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program money will help correct that issue.

The department has not yet decided on what kind of truck they will purchase, but based on research, the department has learned that commercial cabs and chassis will not be available to middle to late next year, the newspaper reported.  

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