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- PUB DATE: 3/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

KME Fire Apparatus, a subsidiary of REV Group® and a leading manufacturer of fire apparatus, recently announced the addition of Jones Fire Apparatus Sales LLC as the KME® brand dealer in Ohio. 

Jones Fire Apparatus is a partner company of Fire Apparatus Service and Repair, a service and repair company specializing in emergency apparatus since 1998. Fire Apparatus Service and Repair has been a KME warranty provider since 2006. Combined they will serve as the dealership of KME for sales and service in Ohio.

Located in Xenia, OH, Fire Apparatus Service and Repair Inc. provides:

• EVT- and ASE-certified service technicians to perform mobile services, repairs and pump tests
• Four (4) tractor-trailer mobile service units for on-site repairs
• A 9,600-square foot facility on 10 acres

“We are extremely pleased to represent KME. We feel by expanding into apparatus sales we can better serve our customers throughout the state of Ohio,” stated Robert Jones, Owner, Fire Apparatus Service and Repair, Inc. and Jones Fire Apparatus Sales LLC.

“KME looks forward to working with Jones Fire Apparatus Sales LLC and Fire Apparatus Service and Repair, Inc., furthering our commitment to the KME customers in the state of Ohio. This dedicated sales and service team will provide the fire departments of Ohio the support they need,” said Chris McClung, Director of Sales, KME Fire Apparatus.

Jones Fire Apparatus Sales and Fire Apparatus Service and Repair are located at 2117 Washington Mill Rd. Xenia, OH 45385. For apparatus and parts sales contact at la_jones@mail.com or (937) 545-1938; for repair service contact fireapparatus@mail.com or (937) 372-3298.

To learn more about KME Fire Appartus, visit www.kmefire.com.

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A proposed 8,850-square-foot addition to the Alton Fire Station would include a new entrance, large meeting room, and space for larger fire trucks, reports nwestiowa.com.

A bond referendum vote is scheduled for this week, which would pay for the fire station upgrades. If the bond is approved, construction will begin in the fall and is expected to be completed by the fall of 2022.

The fire station was built in 1976. The current apparatus bay does not provide much room for training, meetings or fire equipment storage.

The bond would pay for the purchase of new equipment to clean and store gear. Alton relies on the Orange City Fire Department for use of its commercial washer to clean firefighters’ equipment.

Planning an addition to the fire station has been in the works for 15 years.  

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The Hillsboro Fire Protection District has welcomed a new fire truck, reports myMOinfo.com.

The new fire truck cost around $522,000. The money to purchase the fire truck was made possible by the passage of a sales tax increase back in 2015.

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Pleasant Prairie is expecting a new rescue engine this week, reports Kenosha News.

The new engine from Reliant Fire Apparatus was planned last year and the $1,129,059 price tag will come from the 2021 budget.

The new arrival will replace two older engines that will be taken out of service. In 2019, a fire study proposed an aerial engine and the soon-to-be-delivered rescue engine were listed.

The fire chief said that acquiring fire trucks with purpose-driven strategy will help lessen the number of fire trucks needed.

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