The Macomb Township (MI) Board of Trustees approved purchasing a total of $60,000 worth of new apparatus, reports macombdaily.com.

Macomb Township fire officials had two requests before the board—to purchase six thermal imaging cameras and to purchase extrication equipment.

The Macomb Township Fire Department’s current thermal imaging cameras were purchased in 2010, with parts no longer available; two of the six current cameras are out of commission for good. The bid for the cameras went to Phoenix Safety Outfitters at a total cost of $30,097.68, which was included in the fiscal year 2021 – 2022 budget.

The extrication equipment, aka Jaws of Life, will run the department $30,000 and will be for a new mini-pumper that is now on order. The battery-powered equipment from Apollo Fire Equipment Company includes the cutter, spreader, ram, and AC power supply adapter, and was included in the current budget, officials say.

The Orono (ME) Fire Department will soon be requesting $675,000 for a new fire engine better suited for the needs, according to a report published by Fox22 WFVX.

The television station reported the department has two trucks now that just don’t fit the needs of the community. The second line engine has required a lot of repairs lately that have been costly, the station reported.

Funding for the new apparatus will be paid over five years, the TV station reported.

A new 2021 pumper was recently delivered to the Clinton Township (PA) Volunteer Fire Company just in time to mark the department’s 75th anniversary, according to an article published by the Williamsport Sun-Gazette.

Chief Todd Winder told the newspaper he hopes delivery of the new Sutphen custom pumper will spark interest in serving the department and increase the number of volunteers showing up for calls.

The new custom pumper will seat eight firefighters, instead of five the department’s current pumper will accommodate, the newspaper said, noting it also has a 900-gallon tank, rescue equipment, and enough room to carry all the equipment that was carried on two older trucks. It cost $574,000, the paper reported, compared to $205,000 the fire company paid for its last new fire truck which was purchased in 1994.

In addition to residential areas, the fire company provides coverage for an electrical plant, agricultural farms, heavy industries, natural gas and petroleum pipelines, a railroad line, a major state highway, a section of the state forest, a large section of the Susquehanna River, a women’s prison, a school, an airport, a golf course, an Amish community, landfill and recycling center, the newspaper reported.

The department responds to about 600 call, both fire and medical in nature, annually,  the paper reported.

Work has begun on the second Bagley Fire Station in Dora, AL. The new station is expected to lower insurance costs for homeowners, according to the Daily Mountain Eagle newspaper.

The Bagley Volunteer Fire Department started in 1985 in Walker County with its headquarters in Jefferson County, according to the newspaper, that added Bagley volunteers handle about 600 calls in the area each year and respond to up to 30 mutual aid calls into Dora and nearby Sumiton annually.

The second station will be a 40-foot Butler-style building with a price tag of up to $70,000, the newspaper reported. Some $32,000 is being funded with a grant from Jefferson County Service Committee and the Jefferson County Commission offered $20,000 and the department has about $10,000 of its own funds to put to the project, the newspaper reported.

The new station, which will operate like a substation and house an engine and a rescue, the newspaper reported. A third station near the Bagley school is being considered with a timeline of about three years, according to the newspaper, noting the department already has a piece of land for the station.  

The Bagley department currently has an ISO rating of Class 4 and the new station should give the department a Class 3 by 2023, according to the newspaper, saving insurance premiums for home owners.

Work has begun on the second Bagley Fire Station in Dora, AL. The new station is expected to lower insurance costs for homeowners, according to the Daily Mountain Eagle newspaper.

The Bagley Volunteer Fire Department started in 1985 in Walker County with its headquarters in Jefferson County, according to the newspaper, that added Bagley volunteers handle about 600 calls in the area each year and respond to up to 30 mutual aid calls into Dora and nearby Sumiton annually.

The second station will be a 40-foot Butler-style building with a price tag of up to $70,000, the newspaper reported. Some $32,000 is being funded with a grant from Jefferson County Service Committee and the Jefferson County Commission offered $20,000 and the department has about $10,000 of its own funds to put to the project, the newspaper reported.

The new station, which will operate like a substation and house an engine and a rescue, the newspaper reported. A third station near the Bagley school is being considered with a timeline of about three years, according to the newspaper, noting the department already has a piece of land for the station.  

The Bagley department currently has an ISO rating of Class 4 and the new station should give the department a Class 3 by 2023, according to the newspaper, saving insurance premiums for home owners.