MIDWEST FIRE—Wescott Fire Protection District, Colorado Springs, CO, tanker-pumper. Freightliner 114SD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Side Kick 500-gpm pump; APR polypropylene 3,500-gallon water tank; three Newton 10-inch dump valves with telescoping chutes; Zico electric/hydraulic “tip down” portable tank carrier; All-Poly™ construction. Dealer: Brett Jensen, Midwest Fire, Luverne, MN.

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A fifth-wheel trailer was destroyed in a fire last night in Kennewick. Kennewick Police officers blocked area roadways so firefighters could operate safely in battling the blaze. The fire happened in the 800 block of West Klamath Avenue at about 9:30 pm. No one was injured in the fire and the cause remains under investigation.
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Thanks to a large donation from a resident upon his passing, the Mills, WY, Fire Department is transitioning to a combination fire department and making equipment and station upgrades to accommodate the new arrangement, according to a report published by Wyoming News Now.

The web site reported the community is constructing living quarters upstairs at the Mills Fire Department for the new career staff, according to the published report.

The donation and some grant money has also allowed the department to upgrade apparatus and equipment, the web site reported.

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Loudoun County, VA, is seeking to build a new fire station for the Round Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department and annexing three properties to achieve the goal is being considered, according to a report published by Loudoun Now.

The proposal would allow the Round Hill volunteers to move from a cramped station on Main Street to a more spacious location near the county border, the web site reported.

Round Hill city officials say the proposed sites, an old elementary school property, a former sheriff’s office location and a 15-acre property nearby, would make for easier site planning and development because they are larger than the main street lot, according to the web site.

Councilors in Round Hill have until November to make a decision on the station location, according to the news report.

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To help raise $700,000 to replace a fire engine damaged in a rollover crash last month, Mangohick, VA, firefighters are planning a community auction, according to a report published by the Daily Press.

The newspaper reported that an engine belonging to the Mangohick Volunteer Fire Department flipped on a narrow road during inclement weather, injuring two firefighters and damaging the truck.

The auction will be on April 17 with all proceeds going to the cost of the new engine, the paper reported.

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