According to a report from KIMA, Yakima (WA) Fire Department (YFD) leaders are once again calling on the city council to purchase replacements vehicles for their aging truck fleet.

The calls go back to December 2020, when YFD chiefs discussed that upgrades were sorely needed to the truck fleet. Today, those issues remain, there have been no plans made for ordering new trucks, and the YFD is still using reserve rigs.

YFD Deputy Chief Jeremy Rodriguez said the department must continue to use the old apparatus to the best of their abilities. However, mechanical problems are plaguing the reserve trucks, which is also costing the city money.

According to their most recent annual fire report, the town spent nearly $200,000 repairing and maintaining the current fleet.

Yakima Finance Director Steve Groom mentioned historically low-interest rates for financing, creating a safety equipment savings account that could create enough funds for once-a-decade purchases as well as raising taxes.

However, repair bills are stacking up, and the lack of available resources continue to ail the YFD.

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According to a report from The Wetumpka Herald, the Eclectic Town Council has purchased a lightly-used 1997 engine for the Eclectic (AL) Volunteer Fire Department (EVFD) for $35,000. EVFD Chief Josh Dorminey said the vehicle is “like new” and has fewer road miles than the department’s newest vehicle.

Dorminey said the EVFD hopes to have the engine in service within a week. Once in operation, the department plans to welcome it with a ceremonial “push-in” ceremony. It will replace a 1978 pumper truck that the department has been using as reserve.

The 1978 pumper truck was recently experiencing mechanical issues, and so it was more cost effective to get a new truck rather than fixing the current vehicle. The EVFD plans to sell the 1978 pumper.

The department also has a 2009 pumper truck, a 2009 rescue truck, a 2014 ambulance, and a 1998 ladder truck.

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According to a report from Cayman Compass, a new Oshkosh Striker fire truck was delivered to Cayman Brac on Saturday aboard a barge and was received by Divisional Officer Witney Tatum and other firemen. The truck was the third Striker added to the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) fleet in 2020.

Sister Islands MPs Moses Kirkconnell and Juliana O’Connor-Connolly were on hand for the delivery.

The trucks are part of the ongoing modernization of fire-and-rescue vehicles and equipment for the CIFS and improve the safety of passengers and crew at Owen Roberts International Airport and Charles Kirkconnell International Airport.

In December, the CIFS replaced and expanded its domestic firefighting fleet with seven new vehicles—three tankers and four rapid intervention vehicles.

The three tankers cost $632,734 each, while the four rapid intervention vehicles each cost $271,711. The old tankers were replaced after being in service from 13 to 15 years.

Another tanker will also be ordered for the Brac this year, according to a government statement issued in December.

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One person was killed and five firefighters were injured when a blaze broke out at a Bronx apartment building Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Firefighters were called responded to a fire on the fourth floor of an apartment building in the vicinity of West 165 Street and Anderson Avenue in the Highbridge neighborhood around 12:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York

It seems the adage is true: It takes a village. In this case, an outspoken one. Following a recent decision from village officials to close the fire station at 831 E Lake Ave. and reallocate its resources to the other stations, a group of Glenview residents spoke out. In response, the village decided to reverse its plan, keep all five stations open and revisit the data to explore other options.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Tribune - Metered Site