The first piece of equipment that the Watertown (NY) Fire Department ever owned—a 1952 pumper, Engine 77—is now back from a refurbishment project that started six years ago and is sitting in the department’s station, reports nny360.com.
For the past two years, the apparatus was in the town of Louisville in St. Lawrence County, where it went through an extensive bodywork and paint job—funded by donations. Recently, the eight-cylinder, gas-driven, 14,900-mile-having Lincoln engine was towed back to the station.
The pumper was in service for about 20 years before it was taken off the road during the early 1970s. Then, for about a dozen or so years, it sat on Brian J. Kehoe’s family farm in Sandy Creek, where it was used to irrigate his strawberries for a few years until it was retired after the farm was turned into a Christmas tree-growing business.
Its next calls will be for showcases in parades and other such events.
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The Grand Junction (CO) City Council approved a contract with FCI Construction to build the city’s new Station 3, reports gjsentinel.com. The total budget for the project is $5.5 million.
The current station—located at 582 25½ Rd.—is more than 45 years old and a remodeling wouldn’t make financial sense, officials say.
The new design is a mirror version of the design for Station 6, officials say. FCI built Stations 4, 5, and 6 for the city.
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Following a COVID-19-delayed order placed two years ago, the Claremore (OK) Fire Department (CFD) recently added Engine 3 to its fleet, reports claremoreprogress.com.
Officials say the department budgeted $700,000 for the scheduled replacement of the new engine, and such apparatuses average 20 years of use.
There are 45 firefighters posted at three stations at CFD. The department has four engines—three serving on the front lines and one as a reserve.
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Ferrara—Rutland (VT) Fire Department 100-foot mid-mount aerial platform quint. Inferno cab and chassis; Cummins X15 600-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 300-gallon water tank; Onan 6-kW generator; platform equipped with rope rescue arm; temporary stokes mount and roof ladder bracket for parapet roof access. Dealer: Dan Olszanski, Adirondack Emergency Vehicle Group, Glens Falls, NY.
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VIDEO/PHOTOS: A massive fire destroyed a historic church in Philadelphia's Tacony neighborhood. Firefighters were able to bring the flames under control around 7 p.m. Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said the building was a total loss.
Built in 1884, St. Leo had been a community landmark in Tacony for more than 135 years.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCAU-TV NBC 10 Philadelphia
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