The message from people in Nespelem to Governor Jay Inslee, we need help. On Wednesday, he visited the town scorched by the Chuweah Creek Fire. Homes need rebuilding, fences need to be replaced and roads need to be fixed; Nespelem and the Colville tribes are in critical need and in recovery and repair mode.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2021 11:36:36 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

The La Crosse Fire Department dedicated a new fire engine to a local firefighter who died decades ago, reports WIZM News.

The new Quint 1 truck bears the name of Engineer Jim McCormick. He died shortly after experiencing chest pains at a fire scene on Thanksgiving Day of 1957.

The ceremony was disrupted in the middle of a speech by La Crosse Mayor when responders ran to the scene of a vehicle rollover.

The average vehicle in the fire department has a life span of 20 years.

The city council has approved a measure to acquire additional vehicles to support the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, reports Atlanta Journal Constitution.

The fire department will receive three new tractor-drawn aerial fire truck apparatuses and three new 1500 gallons-per-minute pumpers in 2022. They will receive an additional two new tractor-drawn aerial fire truck apparatuses and three new 1500 GPM pumpers in 2023.

The new fire apparatuses will allow help address fleet issues.

A historic but aging fire station will not be sold to private ownership, reports Voice of OC.

Residents voiced outrage over a number of sale negotiations around the building between Santa Ana City Hall and a home-builder construction firm.

The Cypress Fire Station is one of the last publicly-owned buildings in its neighborhood.

Community leaders are hopeful that the building can become a center for public services. 

Eddy County’s Board of County Commissioners approved a request to inspect all volunteer fire stations after a summer of heavy rain, reports Carlsbad Current Argus.

The fire department asked for $100,000 out of the fire excise tax fund for the inspections.

ECFR Chief Joshua Mack said building inspections allow immediate needs to be addressed and repairs made.