The Sedgwick County (KS) Fire Department recently held a ceremony for the opening of its Station 31 in Andale, reports kfdi.com.
The new digs will serve the Andale area and northwest Sedgwick County. Firefighters will move into the facility today.
Station 31 was completed in nine months at a cost of $2.2 million.
“Congratulations to the firefighters of Fire District #1!” the department wrote on Facebook.
“Today, Sedgwick County commissioners helped open Fire Station #31.
“***Firefighters will not occupy the facility until Thursday, May 27.***
“‘The men and women of Fire District #1 are looking forward to serving the community through this new building. I was a young lieutenant when we moved into the old building down the road, so I appreciate the work and support of being able to move into this new building,'” Sedgwick County Fire Chief Doug Williams told those in attendance.
“The project was completed in nine months, costing more than $2.2 million dollars.
“‘This fire station was a long time coming,” said Commissioner David Dennis, District 3. “This new space will help serve the Andale community well into the future as we welcome new families into our community.'”
All photos via Facebook
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Tulsa (OK) company Explorer Pipeline recently donated a truck to the Freedom Hill Volunteer Fire Department, reports News9.com.
With resources at a minimum as a volunteer-based department, department officials say the apparatus will be of great help. In March, one of the department’s trucks was stuck while fighting a fire in Mannford, and, before they could get the it moved, it caught fire and was destroyed.
An Explorer Pipeline official says the company remembered how the volunteer firefighters helped battle the 2012 Creek County Wildfires, so it wanted to give back.
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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).
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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
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