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Posted: Sep 1, 2021

Campbell (WI) Fire Department Receives $130k Grant

The Campbell (WI) Fire Department received more than $130,000 in AFG money to upgrade its Self-Contained Breathing Apparatuses (SCBA), reports wxow.com.

The volunteer firefighters of the Campbell Fire Department submitted the AFG application with the hopes of saving the town money.

The grant only designates funds for this critical, survival equipment. For example, a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus allows firefighters access to oxygen while in buildings filled with smoke.

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Posted: Sep 1, 2021

Immokalee (FL) Fire Control District’s New 107′ Ladder Truck

The Immokalee (FL) Fire Control District recently took delivery of its new Pierce 107-foot ladder truck, part of the department’s new fleet.

Crews will train on the apparatus over the next few weeks, and it will go into service when the Station 32 opens.

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Posted: Sep 1, 2021

New $2M Saybrook (OH) Fire Station Inches Closer to Fruition

A new $2 million Saybrook (OH) fire station on the west side of Route 45 is closer to fruition, reports starbeacon.com.

Township officials are reviewing designs and waiting to hear from the Buffalo District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, about the new, 8,000-square-foot station on a three-acre site they hope to build on the north end of the property, the report says. The design includes four drive-through bays and living quarters.

Fire officials say a new Station 2 was a priority for the 3.5-mill levy funds, which voters approved in November. The levy generates about $550,000 a year, according to the report.

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Posted: Sep 1, 2021

Man Charged for Allegedly Starting Centralia Dumpster Fire That Spread to the Rent-A-Center Building

A Centralia man has been charged for allegedly starting a dumpster fire that spread to the Rent-a-Center in the 2000 block of Borst Avenue and caused an estimated $6,000 in damages. Fire crews and law enforcement responded to the Rent-a-Center just after 8 a.m. on Aug. 25 and found the fire had spread from the dumpster to the exterior siding on the building.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2021 5:46:09 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle
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Posted: Sep 1, 2021

Downtown Fresno (CA) Crash Leaves Ambulance on Its Side

A two-vehicle crash Tuesday in downtown Fresno (CA) ended with an ambulance on its side.

The crash—between a pickup truck and the apparatus—happened in the morning near Mono and H streets.

There was no patient in the ambulance, and two EMS workers were shaken up. The driver of the vehicle was taken to the hospital.

The incident remains under investigation.

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