The Batterman Road Fire near East Wenatchee is now listed at more than 14,000 acres as fire crews are expecting windy conditions on Wednesday. The blaze, which started July 4 along the north side of Batterman Road, has burned 14,375 acres. As of Wednesday morning, the fire is about 20 percent contained.
- PUB DATE: 7/7/2021 4:38:36 PM - SOURCE: iFiber One News Radio

Oklahomans raised funds to purchase a truck for the NYFD following the September 11 terrorist attack and now the truck is coming home, reports Oklahoma News 4.

The Spirit of Oklahoma made the cros

Sayre Borough is raffling off a fire truck to raise funds for the public library and historical society, reports MyTwinTiers.com.

Those who are interested may purchase a $100 ticket for the chance to win a 1993 KME Renegade fire truck with 14,250 miles.

Tickets may be purchased by calling the Sayre Borough Hall at 570-888-7739 or email admin@sayreborough.org. Tickets can also be purchased online. Only 200 tickets will be sold

Elk Grove could start construction this fall on the first of a planned three new fire stations, reports The Sacramento Bee.

The new $11.9 million fire station will be named for Elk Grove’s first fire chief. The project is funded by Cosumnes Community Services District fire impact fees.

Officials are hopeful for construction to be underway after bidding.

The full-service, 24-hour-a-day, neighborhood fire station will house two engines for structure and wildland fires and an ambulance. Fifteen firefighters in three shifts of five will staff the neighborhood station, including three captains, three engineers and the nine firefighters

A man has been arrested after he allegedly taped a road flare to a propane tank and threw it at people outside a Boulder fire station, reports Daily Camera.

Firefighters were able to put down the fire from the device. A firefighter told the Daily Camera that the device potentially could have caused a large explosion.

Mark Stephen Szyperek was arrested on suspicion of four counts of attempted first-degree assault with a deadly weapon, fourth-degree arson and possession of explosives. Firefighters were familiar with Szyperek as he lives near the fire station and had been throwing rocks at the fire station the day prior.