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Posted: Mar 21, 2021

Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue Chief Dave LaFave retires after almost four decades with fire department

If you ask a doctor, Dave LaFave’s heart is on the mend. But to the Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue crew — as well as local, state and national industry leaders — there never has been a problem with Chief LaFave’s ability to care. “His purpose in life was always, ‘How does it impact the citizens, how is whatever we’re doing making it better for the citizens?’” said retired Longview Fire Chief Phil Jurmu.
- PUB DATE: 3/21/2021 10:21:47 AM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News
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Posted: Mar 19, 2021

Homeowner burned in destructive house fire in Chelan

A Chelan homeowner has burns after a fire consumed their home Friday morning. At about 10:30 a.m., Chelan County Fire District 7 says they were summoned to a structure fire at 114 E. Center St. in the Lakeside area of Lake Chelan. The first unit at the scene arrived to see flames coming out of windows in the rear of the single-story house.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 5:21:37 PM - SOURCE: iFiber One News Radio
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Posted: Mar 19, 2021

Benton County Fire District 4 shares how we can prepare for this wildfire season

The Benton County Fire District 4 shares how you can prepare for this year's wildfire season. Last year was the worst year on record for wildland fires in the United States many of which were in the Northwest. The Congressional Research Service reports that more than 58,250 wildfires burned 10.3 million acres, the most acreage impacted in a year.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 5:10:15 PM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima
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Posted: Mar 19, 2021

Charleston (SC) Buys Land for New Fire Station

According to a report from WCSC, the city of Charleston, South Carolina, has purchased more than three acres of land for the new Charleston Fire Department (CFD) Station 23 on Johns Island.

The land sits near the intersection of Wildts Battery Boulevard and Maybank Highway.

Charleston’s Capital Projects Division is managing the design and construction of the station.

Station 23 will be the home of one engine company, one ladder company, and eight firefighters.

The post Charleston (SC) Buys Land for New Fire Station appeared first on Fire Apparatus.

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Posted: Mar 19, 2021

Apparatus Showcase: March 2021

Delivery of the month
Seagrave

Seagrave—Upper Darby Township (PA) Fire Department rear-mount aerial ladder. Capitol stainless steel tilt cab and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; 100-foot aerial ladder; Harrison 6-kW generator. Dealer: James Shuster, 10-8 Emergency Vehicle Services, New Holland, PA.

Pierce

Pierce—Rantoul (IL) Fire Department midmount Ascendant platform quint. Arrow XT cab and chassis; Detroit DD13 525-hp engine; 100-foot platform tower; Waterous S100 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 300-gallon water tank; Harrison 6-kW generator. Dealer: Larry Graves, MacQueen Emergency, Aurora, IL.


Rosenbauer

Rosenbauer—Nashville (IL) Fire Protection District heavy rescue. Commander 6018 cab and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; Waterous CXK 750-gpm pump; Pro Poly 450-gallon polypropylene water tank; 21-foot walk-around rescue body; Will-Burt Night Scan NS 15 9000w 15-foot horizontal light tower; Smart Power 15-kW generator; Rosenbauer EXT heavy-duty body; staircase to coffin compartments. Dealer: Brian Franz, Sentinel Emergency Solutions, St. Louis, MO.


KME

KME—Linglestown (PA) Fire Company #1 102-foot aerial platform quint. Severe Service X-MFD cab and chassis; Cummins X15 600-hp engine; Waterous S100 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 300-gallon water tank; FRC thermal imaging camera mounted; FRC inView 360 dual-camera monitor; IQAN motion control system; Unrestricted 2,000-gpm waterway rating. Dealer: Lo Barrick, Fire & Rescue Products, Harrisburg, PA.


SVI Trucks

SVI Trucks—Greensboro (NC) Fire Department, air/light apparatus; Sutphen’s first 36-inch 2-door cab and chassis; Cummins X12 450-hp engine; Command Light Knight Slim KL409D-H4, 70,000-lumen light tower; two Bauer CFS5.5-3S fill stations; Bauer filtration system on slide-out tool board; 14 air storage units, two Norcold refrigerators. Dealer: Sutphen Corporation, Dublin, OH.


E-ONE

E-ONE—Peoria (IL) Fire Department pumpers (3). Typhoon cabs with 10-inch extensions and chassis; Cummins L9 400-hp engines; Waterous CSU 1,250-gpm pumps; UPF Poly 530-gallon water tanks; E-ONE stainless steel bodies; Whelen warning light packages; HiViz FireTech scene lighting. Dealer: Craig Hamerick, Banner Fire Equipment, Roxana, IL. (Photo by author

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