The groundbreaking ceremony was recently held for Ono Island (AL) Fire Station No. 4, reports gulfcoastnewstoday.com.
The 6,085-square-foot facility, designed by McCollough Architecture and to be constructed by M.W. Rogers Construction, will be built across the street from the current station. It’s scheduled for completion in April 2022.
The news digs are designed to withstand 175-mph wind and will include six bunk rooms, a private office, an emergency medical service room, two apparatus bays, and storage space.
The City of Orange Beach and Ono Island have a fire and EMS agreement due to the latter being outside the city limits, the report says. As part of the agreement, the city purchased a new engine and equipment with Ono Island repaying the cost over 10 years. The agreement also includes the Ono Authority constructing the new station.
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Wareham (MA) Firefighters have begun training on a new, not-yet-in-service “brush-breaker” truck, reports wickedlocal.com.
The five-ton apparatus—which can carry 750 gallons of water and 25 gallons of foam—is a surplus Army vehicle and fire officials say it was provided at a “great savings” to the department.
The new truck will become Breaker 404 when it’s lettered.
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Firefighters throughout the Omaha (NE) Fire Department will undergo training at Omaha Public Safety Training Center for the features and specs on three new E-ONE Engines purchased by the department, reports wowt.com.
All three were built from the ground up via specifications from by the department. Following training, the engines next week will be placed at:
• Station 3 (3126 S. 16th St.)
• Station 23 (9090 N. 30th St.)
• Station 52 (10727 Pacific St.)
Posted: Apr 26, 2021
The St. Albans (WV) Fire Department is welcoming a new quint to its fleet, reports wsaz.com.
The new apparatus aims to allow firefighters to reach up to 70 feet vertically and features a bucket in which three firefighters can fit.
Fire officials say it’s the first fire apparatus the city has bought since 2010 and the first aerial apparatus since 2001.
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