According to a report from Community Impact, construction on the Leander (TX) Fire Department’s (LFD’s) fifth fire station is expected to be completed in April in time for a May opening.

LFD Fire Station No. 5, located at 2800 Travisso Parkway, will feature at least three new-hire firefighters and serve the western side of the city that includes Travisso, Crystal Falls, and the Nameless Road area. A police substation is also part of the project.

The station was originally budgeted at a cost of around $4 million, but several change orders increased the total to $4.3 million. Ellen Maas, the city’s capital improvement program manager, said the station is 85 percent complete as of Thursday, March 4.

The Leander City Council voted in January 2018 to plan and design the new facility in anticipation of nearby development and growth. At the time, the station was expected to open in May 2019.

The council has recently approved an expansion and remodel of LFD Fire Station No. 2, located on Crystal Falls Parkway, which hopes to improve response times by 10-20 minutes and will feature a bay and living quarters for a new Williamson County Emergency Medical Services unit.

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According to a report from Tribune-Star, the Terre Haute, Indiana, Board of Public Works and Safety OK’d the purchase of two new pumper trucks, one with foam capabilities, from Pierce Manufacturing, at a cost of more than $1.11 million.

Terre Haute Fire Department (THFD) Chief Jeff Fisher said that Pierce will honor 2020 pricing for the equipment. THFD is now in its year 22nd year of a 30-year replacement plan for equipment replacement.

Fisher also said it will take about 10 to 11 months to get the new trucks, so they will arrive just after the start of 2022.

The trucks being replaced will move into a “reserve” status, to be used when other trucks are down for maintenance. The reserve trucks will help to lower the city’s Insurance Services Office rating, which decreases insurance costs for homes in the city.

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In their most recent report, Clark County Fire District 3 said call volumes dipped slightly from 4,381 calls in 2019 to 4,155 in 2020. However, the number of calls for emergency medical service increased from 3,010 to 3,196. The district said both statistics are likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic as more people stayed home leading to fewer fires and car accidents.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2021 1:02:16 AM - SOURCE: The Reflector

VIDEO: The Delaware Air National Guard has a new piece of emergency equipment ready to roll in the event of an aircraft emergency at the Wilmington Airport. The Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 Airport Rescue Fire Fighting unit (ARFF) is 39-feet long, 12 ft. high, and 10 ft. wide, weighs 77,000 lbs., and carries 3,000 gallons of water, 400 gallons of foam, and 500 pounds of dry chemical.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDEL 1150AM & WDEL.com

As more women join the fire service, it’s imperative to understand the occupational risks involved for these women. And thanks to $1.5 million dollar grant from FEMA that will be possible. The funding will help support research to examine how being a firefighter affects women’s health. “There’s the fires, the smoke that we breathe in, but it’s also the exhaust from the fire trucks, the ambulances that we get exposed to on a daily basis,” said Captain Liliana Pesqueira, the Tucson Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOLD-TV CBS 13 Tucson