Humble Fire Rescue recently welcomed a 2021 Pierce Velocity Aerial fire truck to the fleet, reports The Tribune.

The new, 107-foot ladder truck is equipped with a 2000-GPM pump and replaces a 20-year-old truck. Since being placed in service, the truck has responded to 15 motor vehicle collisions, five fires, 11 other miscellaneous non-EMS calls for service and 20 EMS responses as either the first responder or to assist an ambulance crew with manpower.

Individuals volunteered their own time to fly to Wisconsin to ensure that members of Ladder 1 worked with the sales representatives and engineers to make certain the truck fit with city specifications.

The city of Friendswood is awaiting a final cost estimate for a new fire station while half the design work is completed, reports the Houston Chronicle.

The $5 million project for the fire station will include a new training facility and will be funded through a $9.1 million proposition.

The fire chief said a new fire station and training facility would better protect against potential storm damage and would boost the department’s training capabilities.

The fire station was rehabilitated in 2004 when it sustained storm damage.

The Somersworth City Council is facing decisions around the soaring cost to build the new fire station, reports Foster’s Daily Democrat.

The planned station is to replace the 8,100-square-foot fire station, built in 1976. The city originally authorized a $7.7 million bond to finance the fire station, but now city officials say the cost has since gone up to $9 million.

The Fire Station Building Committee looked to make almost $500,000 in cuts to reduce the cost of the design by removing the training tower and using more cost-effective materials, lowering the cost of the project to $6,490,977.

The city hopes to address the $1.3 million difference with a combination of federal grants and city funds rather than adding the full amount to the amount of money it had planned to bond.

According to a report from TimesNews, the town of Montverde, Florida, has donated a 2000 Pierce Contender 1,250-gallons-per-minute engine to the Hawkins County (TN) Volunteer Fireman’s Association (HCVFA), which then placed it with the Goshen Valley Volunteer Fire Department (GVVFD) in Church Hill, Tennessee.

The HCVFA, an all-volunteer organization, serves Hawkins County’s eight volunteer fire departments.

HCVFA Secretary/Treasurer Don Hiett, a former fire chief in Atlanta (GA) now retired in Hawkins County, initiated contact with Montverde and facilitated the donation.

The GVVFD paid for the cost of delivery and used the donation to replace a 45-year-old fire truck in its fleet.

The donated truck arrived with some tools, appliances, supply hose, and air packs (minus the air bottles). The truck is now being serviced and tested.

A “push-in” ceremony is scheduled for September at GVVFD’s Station No. 1, located on 1087 Goshen Valley Road, near Church Hill.

The GVVFD has been serving the community since 1992. It runs two engines and two tankers from two fire stations.

Citizens interested in promoting fire safety and public service are invited to join the HCVFA, which meets the second Wednesday every other month.

Firefighters have made more progress on the 35,591-acre Chuweah Creek fire burning just east of Nespelem. According to GIS Satellite mapping, the fire has far fewer hot spots than it did last week. An official status report on InciWeb states that the fire is most active on its north end; it’s expected that the fire will grow to the north by about an 1/8 mile over the next 24 hours.
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