The Wyse Fork (NC) Fire Department (WFFD) recently broke ground at 1155 Neuse Rd. in Kinston for its second station, reports neusenews.com.

This second station aims to enable WFFD to have a faster response time to the neighboring area, and the hope is to have it finished by hurricane season.

As of now, firefighters that live in that area must travel approximately 2.5 miles to the station before bringing the necessary equipment back to the affected area.

The Idaho Falls (ID) Fire Department celebrated its new Ladder 1 yesterday with a wet down and push-in ceremony, reports localnews8.com. On hand for the event were city and fire officials; watch the video below.

The apparatus was built from the bottom up by Pierce Manufacturing and Hughes Fire Equipment. It’s an Arrow XT 100-foot Ascendant Aerial.

Its predecessor which will be used as a reserve engine for the department. Immediately following the ceremony, the ladder was called to its first call: a car crash.

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Boston (MA) man Carlens Rigaud is facing multiple charges, including operating under the influence, after he crashed his vehicle into Ladder 1 in Natick around 1:50 p.m. yesterday, reports wcvb.com.

The crash happened on South Main Street, and witnesses say a vehicle driven by the 37-year-old Rigaud was traveling south at a high speed when it collided with the Natick Fire Department’s apparatus, which was traveling north.

The suspect’s vehicle continued after the collision and narrowly avoided Engine 1. Rigaud’s vehicle did hit another vehicle that was heading south before coming to a stop.

A Natick firefighter and the driver of the vehicle struck by Rigaud’s vehicle suffered minor injuries and were taken to the hospital.

Rigaud was arrested and charged with OUI, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, speeding, a marked lanes violation, and possession of a taser without an FID card.

On Wednesday, the Manchester (NH) Board of School Committee (BOSC) Finance and Facilities Committee recommended the acceptance of a 1991 E-One pumper offered by Covenant Fire Protection LLC, reports manchesterinklink.com.

The apparatus will be used as a prop for Manchester School of Technology’s Fire Science and EMT training program, teaching students how to deploy tools, hose, and ladders while eschewing the hour drive to the New Hampshire Fire Academy.

The pumper is valued at approximately $20,000, but it would not cost the Manchester School District anything beyond the approximately $1,000 a year for routine maintenance, which officials say can be obtained via grants.

Although officials advised not to obtain an insurance policy for the apparatus, it was insured. If approved by the full BOSC, it will be placed in a covered, outside area at the school and will be driven off the school occasionally to the Sununu Youth Corrections Center on River Road for second-floor-rescue classes.

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Pierce—Seymour Fire Department, La Grange Highlands, IL, Ascendant 100-foot aerial tower ladder quint. Arrow XT cab and chassis; Cummins X15 565-hp engine; TAK-4 independent front suspension; Waterous S100 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 300-gallon water tank. Dealer: Tim Learned, MacQueen Emergency, Whitestown, IN.

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