The Kalamazoo (MI) Department of Public Safety has launched an original YouTube series called “Rolling Sixes,” which depicts daily life at Fire Station 6.

“As EO Technicians and members of the Kalamazoo Technical Rescue Team, these men and women face danger head-on while living, training, and working together under one roof,” the department said in a post promoting the official trailer for the series. “‘Rolling Sixes’ delivers a raw, cinematic look inside their world. From high-stakes calls to life at the station, every moment is captured with an intensity that puts you right in the middle of it. Produced, shot, and edited by the department’s Public Information Officer alongside his normal duties, this series brings an unmatched authenticity.”

PIO Zach Hamelton, who is the show’s creator, producer, cinematographer, and editor, came to Kalamazoo with decades of film and TV production under his belt, wwmt.com reported.

Three episodes of “Rolling Sixes” have already aired on YouTube. The most recent episode was posted in early December, with three more planned for early 2026, according to wwmt.com’s report.

The show follows all three station shifts and features the real men and women who work there, sleep there, and routinely make the place their home away from home, the report said.

To view the first three “Rolling Sixes” episodes, go to the department’s YouTube channel.

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Station 51 will be a single-story 10,900-square-foot building with three equipment bays. The estimated cost is $10.36 million.

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is now accepting applications for $851,255 in Volunteer Fire Capacity grants to help rural fire departments protect public safety and natural resources. The application deadline is December 22, 2025.

“Volunteer fire departments are essential partners with DEC Forest Rangers in battling wildfires across the state,” said DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton.  “The Volunteer Fire Capacity grant program helps support fire personnel in these departments with the resources they need to continue the vital work protecting our communities and State lands.” 

The Volunteer Fire Capacity grant program is funded by the U.S. Forest Service and administered by DEC’s Division of Forest Protection. Eligible fire departments will receive 50/50 matching funds up to $3,500, a $1,000 increase from last year. In 2024, the program provided grants to 345 fire departments. 

Eligible fire departments include those that are at least 80 percent volunteer and provide wildland fire protection to a rural area within their jurisdiction. Fire departments that receive a grant award must complete all grant process paperwork.

Only expenses directly related to wildland firefighting suppression efforts are eligible for funding.  These include the purchase of protective fire clothing and PPE, modern communications supplies for more effective action on incidents, firefighting supplies such as nozzles and hoses, tools and other smaller scale supplies, and water delivery systems such as cisterns and dry hydrants.

Expenditures not directly related to firefighting, such as search and rescue supplies, acquisition of land, construction of buildings and facilities, major apparatus purchases, and maintenance items (gas/gas cans, oil, bar chain oil) are not eligible for funding.

For applications and additional information about the grant program, contact DEC at (518) 402-8839, or write to NYSDEC, Division of Forest Protection, 625 Broadway 11th Floor, Albany, NY 12233-2560, or visit the DEC website. 

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Orrick (MO) Fire Protection District turned to Danko to build this wildland unit on a Ford F-550 Crew Cab and chassis.

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Demers Ambulances received the 2025 EMS World Expo Innovation Award for the FXP 174 Type I ambulance in Indianapolis, Indiana, recognizing its advancements in responder mobility and workflow efficiency.

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