The Rocklin (CA) Fire Department recently took delivery of a $1.2 million, 62-foot long tractor-drawn tiller aerial, according to a press release issued by the city.

The press release said the new aerial, built by Pierce Mfg., has a 107-foot ladder and is designed to provide 10 years of front line service and another five years in reserve.

As Rocklin has grown, the height and density of residences and businesses has also increased, sometimes challenging the fire department’s standard fire engines, the press release said.

While longer than the traditional fire engine, the tiller truck is more maneuverable. Its articulation allows the operators, consisting of a fire engineer in front and a firefighter in the rear to navigate the smaller streets and tighter turn radii found in some of Rocklin’s newer developments.

It is also equipped with the tools and training to assist Rocklin residents in a wide variety of emergencies.

The Oak Ridge, TN, Fire Department recently took delivery of a new wildland firefighting vehicle, according to a news release from the city.

The new apparatus, called Brush 1, was purchased by the city and funds from a Tennessee Emergency Management Agency $16,000 grant helped purchase equipment.

Equipped with a 300-gallon water tank and a 300-gallon-per-minute pump, it also has a bumper-mounted monitor with a remote-control joystick in the cab, the press release said.

It is built on a 2020 Dodge 5500, 4×4 cab and chassis by Anchor-Richey an emergency vehicle builder in Taylorsville, NC. It has 200 feet of booster line and $16,000 of equipment purchased with a grant from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.

Chelmsford (MA) has a modular fire station being built and it is hoped the building will be completed by the end of October, according to a story published by Wicked Local.com.

The two-story main building is being constructed at Triumph Modular in Littleton (MA) and progress is being monitored each week, the web site reported.

The new fire station will replace one constructed built in 1956, according to the published report.

Orange County (FL) Fire Rescue recently rescued a worker stuck 70 to 80 feet in the air in the bucket of a boom truck.

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No injuries were reported in Orlando on the scene at 12693 East Colonial, and firefighters were waiting on a second boom truck to get access to the victim.

Firefighters are on the roof trying to make access to the boom truck. https://t.co/m88TJgQpsV pic.twitter.com/unbiGr2NyH

— OCFire Rescue (@OCFireRescue) July 12, 2021

A new firefighting apparatus is in service at the Salt Lake City (UT) as of today as the city’s fire department puts a new Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting vehicle online.

According to a report broadcast by Fox 13, the new Rosenbauer Panther 2000 was two years in the making as Salt Lake City Fire Department personnel specified custom features for the apparatus.

The ARFF holds 3,000 gallons of water and 1,500 gallons of fire extinguishing chemicals, can pump 1,200 gallons per minute and has a high-reach extendable turret, according to Fox 31.

Salt Lake City firefighters have been training for weeks on the operations of the apparatus in preparation for today’s deployment, the TV station reported.