According to a report from The St. Catherines Standard, the Niagara Falls (Ontario, Canada) Fire Department’s (NFFD’s) new Fire Station No. 7, located on on Lundy’s Lane near Kalar Road, is nearing completion. The expected completion date is sometime around May.

Bromac Construction of Fonthill was awarded the contract for the project after being selected among a group of 10 other bidders.

The need for a new NFFD station was identified in as far back as 2010, when a study showed it would be needed within the next two years to accommodate city growth. Since then, the city has indeed seen large-scale growth in the south and west ends, including future projects such as the massive sold-out subdivision built by Empire south of McLeod Road near Kalar Road and the new hospital for south Niagara.

In 2019, city staff contacted Whiteline Architects, which had been working on the initial design of the station from 2015 to 2017, before it was deferred in order to engage a consultant on staffing issues.

At a total cost of $7.24 million, the project is being funded through development charges with an estimated time frame from start to completion of 17 months. The station is 1,250 square metres (13,454 square feet) in size and built on a 3.8-acre plot of land purchased in 2014.

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Spartan ER—Royce City (TX) Fire Department pumper. Spartan Metro Star EMFD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; Pro Poly 1,000-gallon polypropylene water tank; 25-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 1600 single-agent foam system; TFT Hurricane deck gun. Dealer: David Petricca, Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Houston, TX.

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Spartan ER—Royce City (TX) Fire Department pumper. Spartan Metro Star EMFD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; Pro Poly 1,000-gallon polypropylene water tank; 25-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 1600 single-agent foam system; TFT Hurricane deck gun. Dealer: David Petricca, Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Houston, TX.

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According to a report from WCSC, after several years of construction, James Island (SC) Public Service District Fire Station 1 (JIPSD 1), its oldest and busiest station, is now in a new location and will serve approximately 15,000 residents.

Construction began on the new station in 2019, but the project has been planned for two decades.

The much-needed upgrade to Public Service District Fire Station 1 includes sleeping quarters and 2,000-pound bay doors that open in five seconds. Firefighters believe the station will better serve the residents as well as themselves.

The old fire station headquarters at 622 Camp Road was built more than 60 years old.

JIPSD Chief Shawn Engelman said this was not an ideal location; it increased response times for some spots on James Island, specifically those toward the backend of Riverland Drive. Engelman now says the new location is perfect for the area they serve.

Engelman says the project cost about $8 million, including the land, and that the town is in the process of selling old property.

Features of the new station include three bays for fire trucks, solar panels, and a screened porch for the firefighters to sit outside. The sleeping quarters also have 3/4 walls for firefighters’ privacy as they work their usual 24-hour shifts.

On a typical day, there are five JIPSD firefighters and five administrative chiefs on duty at JIPSD 1.

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The Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA) announced that a grant has been received from the Emergency Responder Safety Institute (ERSI) to support the Certified Traffic Incident Management Technician professional credential, which is the first accredited national certification for personnel meeting NFPA 1091: Standard for Traffic Incident Management Personnel Professional Qualifications. All roadway incident response personnel who are tasked with traffic control at an emergency scene on the roadway can earn this certification to demonstrate that they have obtained the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to properly discharge duties like positioning blocking vehicles, setting up a traffic incident management area, deploying and removing temporary traffic control devices, and conducting manual traffic control. The grant will reduce the certification cost from $95 to $15 for the first 100 applicants.

FDSOA administers the certification and the qualifying test. ERSI supports the certification with the training and preparatory tools necessary to pass the certification test. Training, including the required National TIM Training Certificate, is available at RSLN.org/TIMCertificate. A Test Prep Exam Workbook & Study Guide is available at ResponderSafety.com/CertifiedTIMTechnician. Completing the training and test preparation before taking the exam is the best way to ensure you are ready to sit for the test and have the best chance of success.

“The Certified Traffic Incident Management Technician professional credential is a natural outgrowth of our partnership with the Emergency Responder Safety Institute because we are both committed to eliminating struck-by incidents on the roadway,” said Chief Rich Marinucci, executive director of FDSOA. “Local fire departments in the United States respond to over 4 million incidents every year on roadway properties. Traffic control provides us a key measure of safety when we are working these calls by alerting and diverting the public. Our personnel must be trained in how to set up, maintain, and break down that traffic control if we are going to get to our goal of zero struck-by incidents. Earning this professional certification is an important way to demonstrate you know how to do that.”

To earn the Certified TIM Technician credential, applicants must first earn the National TIM Training Certificate and then must complete nine skill sheets and pass a certification exam that tests to the NFPA 1091 standard. The National TIM Training Certificate can be earned online from the Responder Safety Learning Network, online from the Federal Highway Administration, or at an in-person federal- or state-recognized National TIM Training class. Once an applicant has earned the National TIM Training Certificate, they must apply for the TIM Technician certification using the form on the FDSOA web site and provide proof of holding the National TIM Certificate and completing the skill sheets. The applicant will then be scheduled to take the exam. If the applicant passes the test, they will be notified that they have earned the certification and provided with proof of certification.

This certification is third-party accredited by The National Board of Fire Service Professional Qualifications (“The Pro Board”). That accreditation is your assurance that the certification exam tests to the NFPA 1091&nbs