According to a report from KFDA, the Amarillo (TX) Fire Department’s (AFD’s) new Fire Station No. 5 has been completed, the last of the three new fire stations in Amarillo being built. It will closely resemble Fire Stations No. 3 and 9, but No. 5 will offer some unique features absent from the others.

The station’s layout should allow AFD firefighters to get to their trucks more quickly as well as have more room and greater technology compared to other stations in the area.

The new station has two traditional poles, so firefighters can get to the ground level faster. This is the second AFD fire station in its history to feature these poles. The other station is in downtown Amarillo.

AFD PIO Captain Cody Snyder said that the station also features plymo vents, which will pull diesel exhaust out of the truck rooms; a separate room for turnout gear locker room to store potentially contaminated personal protective equipment; and new, improved bay doors.

It will also include a lounge area, kitchen, four bedrooms, two co-ed locker rooms, a gym, a tornado shelter, and more.

Twenty-four AFD firefighters will be stationed here, with eight on each shift. The AFD expects to begin responding out of the new station beginning this Saturday, April 3.

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According to a report from FOX2, a Detroit (MI) Fire Department (DFD) apparatus was struck by a Lincoln Navigator, knocking it into a gas station at Dequindre and State Fair on Wednesday night, injuring seven people, including three firefighters. All are expected to recover.

The collision between the fire truck and SUV sent the fire truck careening into a Citgo gas station, hitting the pumps and then striking another vehicle before coming to a rest in front of the station store.

The DFD truck was heading to a call on I-75. 

Detroit police say it is unclear who is at fault at this point in the investigation.

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Dean Klinger started his career as a firefighter with the city of Sedro-Woolley in November 1980. He rose through the ranks — from volunteer to being named chief in 1992. Now the 58-year-old is set to retire at the end of May after 40 years with the city. “It has been an enjoyable career,” said Klinger, whose father and brother were also firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 6:24:12 AM - SOURCE: Skagit Valley Herald (GoSkagit.com)

A fire truck crashed into a gas station Wednesday after colliding with an SUV on Detroit’s east side. According to Detroit police, at about 6:50 p.m. Wednesday a fire truck was traveling westbound on E. Outer Drive near Dequindre Street with lights and sirens activated when a Lincoln Navigator crashed into the truck.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit

PHOTOS: Renovations are nearly complete to Fireboat Station No. 15, the Long Beach Fire Department’s 20,000-square-foot facility equipped to handle maritime emergencies at the Port of Long Beach, officials announced this week. The upgrades include advanced communications technology, a workshop where crews can maintain and repair gear, modern living quarters for a six-member team and a garage large enough to house a fire engine and a second emergency vehicle.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Long Beach Post News