VIDEO: A man suspected of setting fire to St. Charles Catholic School in North Spokane has been caught on surveillance footage. Now, the Spokane Police Department is asking for help identifying him. Police and firefighters responded to the school early in the morning on March 18 to find flames coming from inside the building.
- PUB DATE: 3/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

It’s a bit of a complicated year-long story, but the outcome is that a Mexican town is benefiting from some local fire equipment donations. This began in March 2020 when the commissioners of North Whatcom Fire & Rescue at a board meeting surplused four ambulances that were at the end of their useful life span by U.
- PUB DATE: 3/25/2021 7:04:16 PM - SOURCE: Lynden Tribune

City of Red Bluff welcomed a 100-foot ladder with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, reports KRCR.

The brand new 2020 ladder truck is an upgrade from their 1998 fire engine.

Next came the ribbon-cutting for the newly-finished Sacramento River Boat Ramp that’s now open to the public at the city’s River Park.

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The Decatur Fire Department has welcomed a $1 million fire truck, reports Herald & Review.

The fire department posted to Facebook, “New Truck 2 has been delivered. Should go in-service in a couple of weeks. 107’ ladder provides greater reach than the previous one. It will serve the east side of Decatur from station 2.”

Two fire trucks in the current fleet have either just been repaired or are about to be repaired due to accidents.

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Jefferson residents will consider purchasing a new fire truck to replace two that are more than 30 years old, reports Central Maine.

The new $540,000 vehicle would be both a pumper truck and a rescue vehicle, replacing a 1987 pumper the town bought used in 2010 and a 1989 pumper that the town used for more than 30 years after buying it new.

The cost of the new truck would be paid for with up to $200,000 from the town’s unreserved surplus account and $353,000 from the town’s fire truck reserve account.

A truck committee has been meeting for about a year to plan what to buy, making visits to other departments and determining what features it should have. Among the characteristics they looked for was a connection on the front to make it easier to draw water from lakes, ponds and dry hydrants.

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