The McRae-Helena (GA) Fire Department has added a new, 78-foot aerial to its fleet thanks to a pair of grants, reports wgxa.tv.

The apparatus comes with a 36-foot ladder, and firefighters are still training on it.

The grants totaled close to $1 million, while the truck itself cost more than $700,000. The additional funds allowed the department to purchase other equipment, too—e.g., a compressor system and 12 new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).

Finding alternatives to crisis calls is an experiment now underway at the Seattle Fire Department. A program called Health One has a social worker ride with firefighters, and instead of racing from call to call, the team can spend extra time with each patient. In no way is Health One set-up to replace police functions.
- PUB DATE: 5/27/2021 4:26:46 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Listen as the new FDNY Engine 257 responds to a call

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Train horns on FDNY brand new Engine 257 responding.

Sutphen—Blanchard Township Fire Department, Gilboa, OH, pumper. Monarch cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; Pro Poly 1,000-gallon polypropylene water tank; 20-gallon foam cell; Hale Smart Foam 2.1 single-agent foam system; Firetech LED scene lights; enclosed pump panel. Dealer: Andy Herb, Herb Fire Equipment, Powell, OH.

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East Jefferson Fire Rescue may take over the management of Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue if commissioners for the two departments can find agreement on a proposed contract. Port Ludlow fire commissioners reviewed a draft proposal for an interlocal agreement at their last meeting. The contract would see East Jefferson Fire Rescue handle administrative and management services for Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue, a department that had 19 employees and expenditures of $2.
- PUB DATE: 5/27/2021 1:19:46 AM - SOURCE: Port Townsend Leader