Two Thorpe fire stations are in need of repair, reports Times News Online.

At one fire station, the wood around the bay window has started to deteriorate. The other has on-going issues with the floors.

The borough is waiting for the Commonwealth Financing Authority to meet regarding the grant application for $32,850.

Jim Thorpe is projected to receive $460,428 in federal stimulus money from the most recent package, but borough officials don’t know when that will arrive and it’s unlikely that could be used for this project.

Ferrara Fire Apparatus®, a subsidiary of REV Group^®, and a leading manufacturer of fire apparatus, is pleased to announce that Jones County (Mississippi) Fire Service has selected Ferrara to provide the city with three (3) FC-94 Custom Pumpers and three (3) Freightliner® commercial pumpers.

Key features of the FC-94 Top Mount Custom Pumpers include:

• 94” wide, extended medium aluminum cab with a 10” raised roof
• Cummins 380 hp engine
• Allison 3000 EVS™ transmission
• Meritor® axles
• 3/16” modular aluminum double high side rescue body
• Roller shutter compartment doors
• 1,000 gallon polypropylene water tank
• Hale QFlo 1250 gpm pump
• FoamPro® 1600 foam system with 20-gallon foam cell

Key features of the Freightliner pumpers include:

• Freightliner M2-106 four-door chassis
• 3/16” modular aluminum double high side rescue body
• Cummins 350 hp engine
• Roller shutter compartment doors
• 1,000 gallon polypropylene water tank
• Hale QFlo 1250 gpm pump

According to Jones County Fire Coordinator Kyle Brooks, this order is for replacement trucks. He said the department chose the Ferrara FC-94 due to its great price point and the county’s previous work with Ferrara.

“Being able to get a custom pumper in that price range was a main determining factor,’’ Brooks said. “We’ve also been very satisfied with the Ferrara fire trucks we’ve purchased in the past. It was a unanimous decision to go with Ferrara. These trucks are really going to benefit Jones County.”

Brooks said Jones County Fire Service is comprised of 18 volunteer departments, one combination department and one full-time department. “We appreciate Jones County Fire Service continuing to trust in Ferrara for their fire apparatus needs,” said Bert McCutcheon, Vice President and General Manger for Ferrara. “We know these six trucks will meet the specific needs of this department as they serve and protect the citizens of Jones County.”

The city of Temecula (CA) has unveiled a $1.2 million custom-built 57-foot ladder truck, reports Patch.com, which replaces its 2003 predecessor.

The new truck, which will be housed at Station 73, features nine ladders ranging in lengths up to 101 feet and a camera at the ladder’s tip that aims to give firefighters on the ground a clearer view of critical situations, the report said.

The 2003 truck will still be used on a reserve basis and will be parked at Fire Station 95 off Butterfield Stage Road.

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Following an accident on March 18, there’s an urgent need to replace the 1994 Spartan Aerial ladder truck in Sheldon (IA) Fire Co.’s fleet, reports NWestIowa.com.

Originally set for the 2024-25 fiscal year, the upgrade needs expediting after a maple tree’s branch on March 18 heavily damaged the truck’s ladder extension, which was rehabbed in 1994. Aside from the truck’s aerial, which has since been taken out of service, there were no injuries.

The damaged truck is still valued at $164,000. New ladder trucks cost between $1 million and $1.5 million, while used trucks run half of that depending on wear and tear.

Lake Brownwood Bridge (TX) Fire Chief Randy Feight is in stable condition and improving after his fire truck was involved in an accident last Thursday, reports BrownwoodTX.com.

Feight was injured when his truck slid off Highway 279 at Country Road 102 in a rainstorm and struck a tree, the report said. Firefighters were responding to an oilfield tank battery fire on County Road 103.

Feight was “alert and awake” when first responders arrived at the accident site, officials said. He was initially taken to Hendrick Medical Center — Brownwood before being transferred to Abilene.