The Point Roberts, Washington fire chief is warning of a humanitarian crisis if the community's lone grocery store closes. The town is a geographical oddity, nestled below the 49th parallel, an exclave of just five square miles accessible by two border crossings. On Monday, International Marketplace owner Ali Hayton told KING 5 she will close the only grocery store in Point Roberts after the extension of the US-Canada border closure.
- PUB DATE: 6/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

PHOTO: Just after 4 p.m., Washington State Troopers say a crash off I-90 near the Hiawatha exit sparked a small brush fire on Monday. Trooper John Bryant says a minivan rolled and caught fire at around 4:08 p.m. off the eastbound lanes of I-90. First responders shutdown eastbound I-90 for about 15 minutes as crews went to work on the blaze.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2021 8:16:12 PM - SOURCE: iFiber One News Radio

Like other rural areas, many of Lewis County’s fire districts have historically relied on volunteer firefighters to staff its stations. But as Lewis County Fire District 6 has discovered in recent years, departments need a balance of paid firefighters and volunteers to maintain reliable, consistent service.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2021 5:28:44 PM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

Peterborough’s newly-formed Municipal Facility Task Force will spend time developing a general fire station design, reports Monadnock Ledger-Transcript.

In 2020, the town voted to fund a fire station and selected an architect.

There’s been discussion about relocating the police station to the compound as well. With so much in the works, the Task Force will work to optimize the layout of the new construction to anticipate future needs and uses.

A good layout could even allow the different buildings to share certain resources, like HVAC systems, generators, or cold storage facilities.

E-ONE®, a subsidiary of REV Group® and a leading manufacturer of fire apparatus, is pleased to announce the delivery of four E-ONE Custom Cyclone® Pumpers to the Sarasota County Fire Department in Sarasota, Florida.

These four Custom Pumpers are among the first apparatus with E-ONE’s new 100″ wide Cyclone cab, which features more interior space for firefighters and includes a 12” vista roof for crew and 4” of additional headroom for driver and officer. This cab provides excellent visibility for driver and crew with its low-profile dash, one-piece door glass, and reduced profile interior A/C system.

Other features of the E-ONE Custom Cyclone Pumpers include:

• Industry leading 27” seating width area for driver and officer
• Barrier style cab doors with extended lower steps
• Severe duty interior including cab dash, overhead console, door panels and seats with easy to clean upholstery
• Wheel well medical cabinets both sides of cab
• Cummins 450 HP L9 engine with Allison EVS™ 3000 transmission
• Extruded aluminum body with roll-up doors
• Zico hydraulic drop-down ladder rack
• Powered two-piece aluminum hose bed cover
• Hale QMAX 1250 gpm pump with 1500-gallon water tank
• Akron deck gun discharge with electric valve controller and Akron Apollo™ hi rise monitor
• Low pre-connected hardlines for easy access
• Front bumper booster reel
• Decontamination discharge outlet on driver side pump panel
• Hypro/FoamPro^® foam system with 30-gallon foam tank
• V-MUX multiplex electrical system with driver and officer color displays
• AXIS^® Smart Truck Technology
• Whelen^® LED warning lights
• Firetech^® LED Scene lighting
• 360° camera system

Sarasota County Fire Department worked with E-ONE dealer REV Technical Center (RTC) in adding these four pumpers to its fleet as replacement trucks.

“We are always excited to work with Sarasota County and count it a privilege to help this department better serve its community with customized fire apparatus,” said Larry Daniels, E-ONE’s Director of Sales.  “Our E-ONE 100-inch wide Cyclone cab is the new fleet standard and is the perfect fit for this busy fire department. We look forward to working with them for years to come.”

For more on the E-ONE Custom Cyclone Pumper, go to e-one.com