A fire burning on federal land up Palo Alto Road near Sequim Thursday has been put out, but arson is suspected. We spoke with Clallam 3 Assistant Fire Chief Dan Orr: “It looks suspicious to us. We’ve had a similar fire with a similar start. So we’re starting to wonder if we may not have somebody running around doing this.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2021 6:44:43 PM - SOURCE: MyClallamCounty.com

An antique Seagrave hook and ladder fire truck was first purchased in 1938 and will be returning home, reports Rome Sentinel.

A large fire at the former Rome Free Academy in 1938 prompted the city to order the new motorized truck, which bore the designation “Truck #1.” The cost of the new truck was $17,272 in 1938, with a 75-foot ladder. It had two drivers, one in front and one in the back to drive the rear wheels.

The truck was in service from 1938 to 1971, when it was replaced by a new ladder truck. It received a full refurbishment in 1961, including a red coat of paint.

Rome Paid Fireman’s Benevolent Association ultimately paid about $2,500 to ship the truck from Canada back home to Rome.

The city has added a fire truck that will replace an 18-year old truck, reports CBS 6 Albany.

This is the third new fire engine the city has received since 2019.

The truck will be put into service as Engine 6.

The Scott Fire Department unveiled a new ladder fire truck and held a “push-in” ceremony, reports The Acadiana Advocate.

The new ladder truck cost just under $1 million and boasts a 107-foot ladder. The ladder truck will aid in rescues, help minimize injuries to firefighters and will reduce response times since Scott firefighters previously had to wait for a ladder truck to arrive from another town when needed.

The truck has a 2000-gallon-per-minute pump, a data recorder, 360-degree surveillance and focible-entry tools mounted on the ladder.

Sapulpa is preparing to renovate one of the oldest fire stations in the city, reports News on 6.

The fire station is nearly 50 years old and in need of an upgrade. Sapulpa fire officials said that the fire department has merely outgrown the fire station.