According to a report from Pikes Peak Courier, the Cripple Creek (CO) Fire Department (CCFD) threw a block party at it station 147 E. Bennett Avenue on March 8 to celebrate its new $171,451 rescue truck.

The rescue, built by BFX Fire Apparatus in Weatherford, Texas, was funded partly by a $75,000 grant from the Department of Local Affairs as well as a $25,000 donation from Newmont Mining Corp. It replaces a 1998 Ford light rescue truck.

The vehicle’s body was built from fiber composite technology and includes LED scene lighting with an 80,000-lumen light tower with 7.5 feet of lift. The vehicle can also transport extrication tools and vehicle stabilization struts and air bags for auto accidents.

The rescue also features equipment needed for high- and low-angle rescue operations as well as medical equipment for responding to trauma and emergency medical services calls, hazmat monitoring, and other responses.

Former CCFD Chief Dean O’Nale opened the ceremony, crediting former city manager Mark Campbell, who wrote the DOLA grant and was also in attendance.

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According to a report from FOX35, the Seminole County (FL) Fire Department (SCFD) showed off its new quint fire truck on Monday with a “push-in” ceremony.

The truck is the first of its kind for Seminole County: A combination fire and ladder truck.

SCFD authorities say the $1.1 million truck will allow the SCFD to help more people.

Features include 500-gallon water and 20-gallon foam tanks as well as a 1,500-gallon-per-minute pump.

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According to a report from The Davis Vanguard, Davis (CA) Fire Department (DFD) Chief Joe Tenney spoke on the importance of adding a ladder truck to the department’s fleet to DFD to commission members at the city’s Finance and Budget Commission Meeting on Monday, March 8. 

Tenney presented five critical resource needs of his department: a 100-foot aerial ladder truck, more administrative staff, a replacement for DFD Fire Station 31, and a new training facility. He also detailed the equipment on the ladder trucks, requiring an aerial ladder, ground ladder complements, portable lightings, special rescue tools (for both technical rescues and confined space rescues) and power generators. 

Tenney proceeded to list the recommendations provided by the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA). According to the NFPA, 17 personnel members are recommended for issues occurring at a residence, 28 personnel for a three-story apartment and open-air/strip malls, and 42 personnel for high-rises. 

Tenney also listed possible funding sources for the department’s needs such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s SAFER and Assistance for Firefighters grants. 

If the motion for the ladder is passed, the commission must present the proposal to the Davis City Council in a document with Tenney’s and their proposals included. 

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A young boy in an SUV struck by a small plane that crashed just outside North Perry Airport on Monday afternoon has died in the hospital. According to a Pembroke Pines Fire Department spokesperson, the crash took place in the area of SW 72 Avenue and 12 Street. The FAA said the single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza crashed shortly after takeoff around 3:00 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFOR-TV CBS 4 Miami

When Kent Vosburg visited a counselor after finding himself in “a bad way” a decade ago, it was the counselor who left the room crying. “The person that’s supposed to come help me can’t do it,” Vosburg said. In his career as a paramedic, Vosburg has witnessed several horrifying scenes. There was the woman who passed out on top of her infant daughter, smothering her for hours.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Wichita Eagle