North Judson officials are looking to include a purchase of a fire truck in the upcoming budget, reports WKVI.com.

An official said that the town has budgeting options for the $240,000 tanker truck. Officials decided to use the Motor Vehicle Highway Restricted and Local Road and Street funds, to ease the burden.

The Montebello Volunteer Fire Department has welcomed a new tanker engine, reports The News & Advance.

FireVac made the vacuum tanker which can be used without fire hydrants. The truck can pull up to a body of water and use it to fill up the tanks.

The funding for the truck comes from both the department’s fundraising efforts as well as a donation from Nelson County officials.

The new addition to the fleet is expected to make a big impact for the community.

The Wolf Creek Fire Protection District received a 2007 rescue-pumper fire truck, reports Daily Journal Online.

The fire department posted to Facebook, “Wolf Creek Fire Protection District took delivery of a new used rescue pumper today. The pumper is a 2007 E-One Cyclone rescue pumper and will be replacing our current rescue for vehicle accidents, technical rescues and various other fire related calls. The pumper was purchased from Monroeville Fire Department in Pennsylvania.”

The Fox Township Volunteer Fire Department has added a new mini-pumper to its fleet, reports The Daily Press.

Posted to the fire department’s Facebook, “The new mini-pumper has made it to Pennsylvania. Members of the truck committee were in Mill Hall, PA today at Glick Fire Equipment Company to inspect and deliver equipment that will be mounted by the dealer. It should be making its way home in a couple weeks. We will then train on the unit so our personnel are able to operate it efficiently. Hopefully it will be in full service in September. This will be the 17th unit to service Fox Township in the department’s 84 years.

The biggest difference with this new truck is that it carries about 1/3 less water than the larger trucks about transports about 1/3 less water from the hydrant hose as well. A fire official said this comes as a trade-off in the while losing some capacities, the size of the truck allows them to gain access to more places.

At approximately 8:25am, on the southwest side of 98th and 17th Ave SW, thick black plumes of smoke were seen billowing from the back portion of an abandoned structure, formerly Atlas Heating. Employees from Gerber Collision & Glass had become aware and the call to emergency services was made. At this time, there were no visible flames.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2021 1:02:19 PM - SOURCE: Westside Seattle