The Elkhart Fire Department is on the cutting edge for hazmat teams after receiving a new rig, reports WSBT 22.

 

It replaces a piece of equipment more than 30 years old. The new rig will respond to incidents beyond city limits.

The cost for the rig is just under $600,000. Funding was provided by both the city and Elkhart County commissioners.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry is providing $95,000 of wildfire equipment to rural fire departments, reports wfmj.com

Twenty-four rural departments were provided with equipment. The departments were selected through the Volunteer Fire Assistance Summer 2019 Wildland Fire Personal Protective Equipment and Wildland Fire Tools competitive grant program.

 

Orange County Board of Supervisors accepted a $4.5-million state grant that will fund a 150-day pilot program for a fixed-wing aircraft that will monitor area wildfires, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Firefighters will have access to video and images shot by the aircraft’s infrared cameras within five minutes of its arrival over a site.

Images obtained by the aircraft will inform the data-based computer models developed by the WIFIRE Lab at UC San Diego.

At a cost of $278,000, the Zearing Fire Department has a new 2020 Freightliner Pumper truck to replace an older 2009 pumper, reports Nebraska City News-Press.

The new truck arrived in Zearing on Aug. 8, straight from the Toyne Fire Apparatus company in Breda.

The 20 volunteer firefighters in the Zearing Department are very excited about the new pumper.

 

Flushing Fire Department has been given approval to sell a fire truck to the City of Grand Blanc, reports Grand Blanc View.

The fire chief reports that Engine 12 hadn’t seen much use in recent years and will be sold for $48,000.

Grand Blanc City Manager Wendy Jean-Buhrer said Engine 12 will be a valuable addition to the new Grand Blanc City Fire Department.