According to a report from Olean Times Herald, the purchase of a new fire truck for the Olean (NY) Fire Department received tentative approval from Alderman David Anastasia on Tuesday during town budget talks.

During the budget meeting, Anastasia gave the go-ahead to Mayor Bill Aiello to purchase the $625,000 pumper truck directly from the manufacturer. A lead time of 16 to 18 months is expected, and Anastasia indicated town will iron out the bonding for the apparatus.

One project not included in the town’s total budget figure is a $30,000 to $100,000 allocation to help renovate Central Fire Station.

The committee will meet again March 30 for further budget talks. 

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According to a report from Spectrum News 1, Chicopee (MA) Fire Department (CFD) members are now training on their new $1.2 million ladder truck, Ladder 5, after their previous truck was deemed unsafe to use by the the city.

Mayor John Vieau and the city council approved the funds to replace the previous ladder truck, which had been in use the CFD for more than 15 years. The new apparatus shares many similarities to its replacements. The KME ladder extends 101 feet tall; although there are no high-rise buildings in the town, the CFD says the ladder is needed to reach a building or its occupants from the roadway in the event of a fire or rescue. 

CFD Lieutenant Katie Kalbaugh said the CFD’s previous ladder truck was from 2005 and was rusting and becoming unsafe to use.

The new truck will respond from Station 5 in Willimansett, located on Chicopee Street. 

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VIDEO: Crews from the Phoenix Fire Department faced massive flames as they battled a mobile home fire Wednesday night. Video showed flames shooting into the night sky as the home burned near Fourth Street and Broadway Road in south Phoenix. Firefighters got the call just after 7 p.m. Crews arrived at the scene to find the home fully engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KASW-CW6 & KTVK-3TV (azfamily.com)

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- PUB DATE: 3/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEYE-TV CBS 42 Austin

VIDEO: Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue's Station 2 and Station 12 each house some of the departments' most unique and largest trucks, which also provide special rescue and firefighting capabilities. Station 2, located on Paul W. Bryant Drive, has been home to the fire department's first and only Tractor Drawn Aerial apparatus, also known as a tiller truck, since 2017.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tuscaloosa News