PHOTO: A Lynden water treatment business on Bender Road was destroyed in a fire Thursday morning. Lynden Fire Chief Mark Billmire says a detached two car garage that housed Northwest Water Treatment was fully involved in fire as crews arrived just before 9 a.m. He says there was some concern about chlorine or other chemicals inside the building but they found only inert chemicals that posed no danger to firefighters or the public.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2021 12:47:38 PM - SOURCE: KISM-FM 92.9

SMEAL—McAfee Fire Department, Vernon Township, NJ. 100-foot aerial platform quint. Spartan Gladiator MFD cab and chassis; Cummins X15 600-hp engine; Waterous CC 100 PL 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 300-gallon water tank; Harrison 10-kW generator; TFT Monsoon RC platform monitor. Dealer: Shawn Hanzalik, Campbell Supply Company, South Brunswick, NJ. (Photo by John M. Malecky.)

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SMEAL—McAfee Fire Department, Vernon Township, NJ. 100-foot aerial platform quint. Spartan Gladiator MFD cab and chassis; Cummins X15 600-hp engine; Waterous CC 100 PL 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 300-gallon water tank; Harrison 10-kW generator; TFT Monsoon RC platform monitor. Dealer: Shawn Hanzalik, Campbell Supply Company, South Brunswick, NJ. (Photo by John M. Malecky.)

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The sale and use of fireworks could get banned in some parts of King County, according to KOMO. King County Council members are considering the proposed measure this week, and if it passes, would ban the sale and discharging of fireworks in unincorporated parts of the county. Council members Joe McDermott and Claudia Balducci are sponsoring the proposal.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2021 10:45:54 AM - SOURCE: KJR-FM 95.7

According to a report from The Sequoyah County Times, the City of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, has purchased a 2003 Emergency One aerial ladder with a 95-foot aerial platform from the Fayetteville (AR) Fire Department. The city was able to purchase the truck for $30,000 plus buyer’s premium fees.

Sallisaw Fire Department (SFD) Chief Anthony Armstrong said that, if purchased new, this type of apparatus would cost more than $1 million. The department purchased its current 75-foot aerial truck in 2009 for $25,000. He continued to say that the new truck passed their inspection and seems to have few issues.

The new aerial will replace the SFD’s 1989 Pierce aerial truck that is currently in service. The longer aerial lift as well as an increased pumping capacity will provide more points to the city’s ISO rating.

The new aerial will be placed in service once it is outfitted with the necessary hoses and equipment.

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