Four members of the Eaton (CO) Fire Protection District recently drove their Freightliner 1992 Engine about 220 miles to donate it to the Howard Volunteer Fire Department (HVFD), reports canoncitydailyrecord.com.

HVFD needed improved equipment since the department is 100% dependent upon donations and most of the apparatus they utilize is aging out of service.

The donated engine will now be the primary response vehicle for HVFD.

Two engines collided at South University Avenue and West 28th Street, near the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus, at 4:29 p.m. last Thursday, injuring six firefighters, reports arkansasonline.com.

Officials say the half-dozen firefighters were taken to the hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

The engines were responding to the same call on Broadmoor Drive. They met at the intersection, according to officials, but the details of the collision are still under investigation.

The information as to where the engines came from has not yet been made available for the public. However, both apparatus will be out of commission and replaced with reserve engines.

A driver fled the scene after crashing through the wall of the Keynsham (U.K.) Ambulance Station on Park Road in Somerset yesterday, reports bbcnews.com. No injuries were reported.

The crash created a gaping hole in the station’s wall, which a Hicks Gate Fire Station crew was called to repair. A wooden structure was put in place for support.

Police are still searching for the driver.

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The 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks will be commemorated during the ninth annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Lambeau Field on September 11, 2021. Co-sponsored by the Green Bay Metro Fire Department and Pierce Manufacturing, registration is now open with 100 percent of the funds to directly benefit the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF).

APPLETON, Wis. – Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) company, announced today that registration is now open for the ninth annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb taking place on the steps of historic Lambeau Field on Saturday, September 11, 2021. Pre-registration and event details are available at piercemfg.com/climb. Co-sponsored by the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, the event is not just for first responders – but all who want to take part in honoring the 343 fallen firefighters of September 11, 2001.

Last year’s 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb was held virtually due to the pandemic, following the prior year’s record attendance which included 2,700 residents, firefighters, and local businesses, who together raised more than $135,000 to directly benefit the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF).

“The 9/11 terrorist attacks are still a vivid memory as many remember watching the events of that tragic day on September 11, 2001, and how we came together as a nation in the months following,” said Chief David W. Litton of the Green Bay Metro Fire Department. “This year’s 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Lambeau Field is really special because not only does it take place on Saturday, September 11, but it is also the 20th anniversary of that fateful day. We are grateful to have the opportunity this year to come together in-person to honor the fallen heroes and raise critical funds for the NFFF.”

The 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb is not a timed race, and anyone is welcome to participate regardless of age or fitness level. Participants are invited to ascend the equivalent of 110 stories – the height of the fallen World Trade Center Towers – on the steps of Lambeau Field. Each climber is given a badge with the name and photograph one of the fallen firefighters to symbolically complete the climb. At the equivalent of the 78th floor of the World Trade Center towers (the highest level reached), each climber will ring a fire bell in honor of the firefighter represented on their badge.

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