A Tuesday fire displaced several families from a Kelso home and sent two children to the hospital due to smoke inhalation. Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue Public Information Officer Bryan Ditterick said the fire was likely started when a space heater or hot plate ignited items around them, but an investigation still is pending.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2021 4:21:18 PM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News

Fire departments across Alabama are participating in Breast Cancer Awareness Month, reports CBS 42.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue is brining out their pink fire engine, “Corrine,” to further raise awareness. And in honor of the month and the affected members of the Alabaster Fire Department family

The Laurel Volunteer Fire Department in Maryland is set to donate one of its fire trucks to the Hawkins County Volunteer Fireman’s Association, reports Times News.

The 1999 American LaFrance pumper is valued between $45,000 to $50,000. Over the past year, Hawkins County’s volunteer fire departments also acquired a fire truck, fire equipment and breathing apparatus masks and harnesses from different volunteer departments.

The recipient department will be decided by the Hawkins County Volunteer Fireman’s Association’s executive board.

The lawsuit against an auto dealership over a burned Aurora VFD fire truck is being transferred to a federal court, reports WVNews.com.

According to the lawsuit, Aurora took its 2004 Ford F-Super Duty 550 to the dealership. The dealership claimed it replaced the turbo, the charge air cooler, performed a diesel lube, oil and filter change, and changed the fuel and oil filters.

Firefighters came to pick up the truck and noticed an odor. They then found oil on the turbo and dripping onto the floor. When they went to return to the dealership, the truck caught fire.

Arch Insurance is suing Shaffer Ford for breach of contract, negligence, negligent misrepresentation/fraud and breach of warranties.

The Laurel (MD) Volunteer Fire Department plans to donate its 1999 American LaFrance pumper to a Hawkins County (TN) volunteer fire department, reports timesnews.net. Officials estimate the apparatus is valued between $45,000 and $50,000.

Two departments have submitted requests for the truck—both of which operate apparatus manufactured in the 1980s—but response volume, need, and other such considerations need to be factored in, the report says.

The Hawkins County Volunteer Fireman’s Association’s executive board at its meeting next Wednesday will decide the recipient.

It’s the fourth major donation the association has received in the past four months—it also took delivery of a fire truck, equipment, and breathing apparatus masks and harnesses from various national volunteer departments, the report says.

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