Thomasville Fire Rescue was recently awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant in the amount of $248,000 that will be used to purchase SCBA equipment, reports Albany Herald.

The funding will be used for the purchase of 42 new Dragger Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus equipment. Funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the grant aims to provide direct financial assistance to eligible fire departments.

The purchase of new SCBA equipment is necessary in order to meet industry safety standards.

A package caused a hazmat incident at a fire station that send four people to the hospital, reports WCVB 5.

A resident who lived near by and opened a package. The resident saw chemicals in the package and brought it to the fire station. When firefighters saw the box, the fire station was evacuated.

Three adults and a child who lived in the home where the package was received were decontaminated as a precaution — along with two firefighters.

The Kennewick Fire Department rescued Robin Berry, 57, Tuesday morning after crashing a pickup truck into a canal. The Kennewick Police Department says Berry was traveling east on Creekstone Dr. near S. Williams St. and failed to follow the curve of the road, thus driving into the canal. Firefighters were able to get a ladder into the bed of the pickup truck, and rescue Berry.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2021 4:49:46 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

A Kelso man facing 11 charges in Cowlitz County faces new allegations in Lewis County, where he is accused of breaking into a Cowlitz Indian Tribe housing complex Wednesday in Toledo. Authorities say John A. Threlfall previously threatened to burn down the Cowlitz Indian Tribe housing complex and kill everyone inside.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2021 4:11:59 PM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News

The Arlington County Board approved a $2.88 million budget increase for a fire station project, reports ARLNow.com.

The total project cost of $27.92 million covers the new fire station and a temporary structure for firefighters to use during the construction.

The fire station will be the first county building to have a vegetated roof and solar power. The budget increase was to allow for installing the solar power panels.

Groundbreaking on the new facility is slated for this fall after the temporary facility is complete.

The city has posted, “The Fire Station No. 8 History and Legacy (FS8HL) working group was established in January 2018 and charged to develop and recommend strategies to recognize, emphasize and honor the history and legacy of the Hall’s Hill/High View Park Volunteer Fire Department and Fire Station No. 8.”