VIDEO: Bellingham firefighters and police officers responded to a tent fire at the homeless tent encampment Monday morning in the lower parking lot of the Frank Geri Softball Fields. Bellingham Fire Department crews were called at 9:06 a.m. to the intersection of Fraser and Puget streets for the report of an outside fire, according to the PulsePoint app.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2021 11:38:41 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald

FORT COLLINS, CO – Command Light, a leader in emergency vehicle lighting, is introducing a new “slim” light tower design that joins Command Light’s existing Shadow Series lineup, featuring 4.5-foot tower reach.

The SL Slim marks Command Light’s narrowest design yet, making this light tower perfect for tight dunnage areas or high-side aerial compartments.

The SL Slim nests at 8 inches high by 63 inches wide by 11 inches deep, weighs only 65 pounds and produces 57,000 lumens with two HiViz FireTech FT-MB-2.27 Minibrow LEDs, available in AC or DC.

When deployed, the SL Slim tower is 66- by 42- by 11-inches. This tower joins Command Light’s other slim light tower, the Knight Series (KL) Slim, which stows at 12- by 13- x 53-inches, provides 7.5-foot reach and delivers 70,000 lumens, also with FireTech fixtures.

The SL Slim can be specified with optional strobe, optional camera or custom color.
This new light tower touts Command Light’s patented (US Patent #5303621) movement, which allows the SL Slim to be raised and rotated into endless positions to illuminate dark ditches, mountain slopes and other terrain. The SL Slim is also able to overhang the side of a vehicle in Command Light’s exclusive streetlight position to light work areas and prevent shadows near the side of the apparatus.

All Command Light towers deploy in less than 15 seconds with the push of a button, and the light tower stows just as quickly and easily with the unit’s standard
one-touch auto-park feature. For a virtual demo of Command Light’s patented design, visit commandlight.com/demo.

In addition to this new slim design, Command Light offers a full lineup of light towers in varying tower heights, color options, power source, head quantity and light fixtures. To configure your own light tower, visit commandlight.com/build.

About Command Light

Command Light, located in Fort Collins, CO, has specialized in scene lighting for the emergency industry for more than 25 years and features only the best light towers, compact scene lighting, traffic flow boards and other safety lighting products. Command Light’s towers are available in a variety of configurations, including AC or DC, different tower bases, varying output choices and a long list of options, like backlighting to illuminate both sides of the scene.

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FERRARA—Del City (OK) Fire Department HD-77 MVP aerial ladder quint. Inferno cab and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; Waterous CSU 2,000-gpm pump; 500-gallon polypropylene water tank; 77-foot aerial ladder reach at 72 degrees. Dealer: Jim Stover, Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Holden, LA.

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FERRARA—Del City (OK) Fire Department HD-77 MVP aerial ladder quint. Inferno cab and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; Waterous CSU 2,000-gpm pump; 500-gallon polypropylene water tank; 77-foot aerial ladder reach at 72 degrees. Dealer: Jim Stover, Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Holden, LA.

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According to a report from News8000, a petition began by Preservation Alliance of La Crosse on change.org is calling for the La Crosse, Wisconsin, City Council to stop the demolition of the La Crosse Fire Department’s (LCFD’s) Fire Station No. 4, located on Gillette Street.

The petition states that, “The building is a cultural and economic asset that belongs to the taxpayers” and should be preserved. The station was originally built in 1940.

The petition also states that the structure may be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The Preservation Alliance lists housing, a restaurant, a firefighter museum, or an event venue as some potential uses for the building. However, the LCFD said it has already considered ideas like these, and it is not something the city can afford.

The LCFD said the Mayor’s Fire Station Task Force submitted a recommendation to the council in 2018 to demolish and replace Fire Stations No. 2 and No. 4 with new, more modern facilities.

The LCFD also lamented that, “A group of people have waited until 2021 to raise concerns” and that the city has already invested more than $1 million into the project. The department also stated that to change course now would be more costly.

The petition addressed the idea to renovate the building instead of tearing it down.

The new station’s groundbreaking is set for this spring and is expected to be completed in spring 2022.

The LCFD said the new station will be larger and house two fire companies instead of one. It will also feature space for water rescue and public education vehicles as well as administrative offices, the relocated Northside police station, and a new community room.

This project will be the city’s first new fire station since 1967.

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