Officials with the Potter County Commissioners’ Court approved the purchase of four fire trucks, reports Amarillo Globe News.

Three Rosenbauer Brush Fighter Fire Trucks from Daco Fire Equipment were approved for $940,549. After one of the county’s trucks was involved in an accident earlier this month, the county brought another item up for approval.

The plan is for the county to replace the truck with a Ford F-550 for $110,000, a vehicle comparable to the one which was damaged.

The Hialeah Fire Department dedicated a fire station in honor of Chief Engineer James “Mikey” Miller, reports CBS Miami.

Miller died from cancer in February after 39 years of service.

May is Wildfire Awareness Month and the State Fire Marshal’s Office is reinforcing the importance of being prepared after 2020 saw more than 1,500 wildfires that burned over 823,000 acres in Washington. Deputy State Fire Marshal Robert Wittenberg said residents should prepare in part by putting together both an evacuation plan and a family communication plan, which designates an out-of-area friend or relative as a point of contact in case your family is separated.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2021 11:59:30 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560 NewsRadio

Two deputy sheriffs and two firefighters with the Benton County Fire District 1 received the Life Safety Award in a ceremony Thursday afternoon, acknowledging their “hard work and bravery” from a rescue performed at a house fire in Finley last October. Firefighters Jorge Guerrero and Danielle Gore and Deputies B.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2021 9:12:43 AM - SOURCE: KVEW ABC 42 Tri-Cities