When a car crashed into the slough in Bow last week, a group of nearby residents sprung into action, potentially saving a life. About 5:15 p.m. on May 8, a car driven by Maranda Biggart left the road near the corner of Bayview Edison Road and Farm to Market Road. The car, occupied by Biggart and her two children, landed upside down in the water, feet from the home of Jake Schifferl and Elly Breckenridge-Schifferl.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2019 8:04:10 AM - SOURCE: Skagit Valley Herald (GoSkagit.com) - Metered Site

Effective at 8 a.m. Wed., May 15, Clark County will lift the temporary burn ban that was imposed last week. With rain currently falling and the forecast calling for more, Fire Marshal Jon Dunaway said it is safe to lift the current burn ban. “We are set to get a healthy dose of rain this week. That forecast, along with what rain is falling currently, gives us enough confidence to lift the burn ban.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2019 6:53:01 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

Terre Haute (IN) added a custom equipment mounting tray inside of the cab in addition to a body shelf with a power strip to make sure that all batteries are always ready to go.  

CHASSIS 

• Chassis: 80” Dash CF cab with notched 11” raised roof
• Seating capacity: 6 
• Overall height: 11’ 8” 
• Overall length: 48’ 6.25” 
• GVW rating: 82,000 lb 
• Front axle: TAK-4 Independent Front Suspension, 24,000 lb 
• Rear axle: Meritor RT58-185, 58,000 lb 
• Engine: Detroit DD13, 505 hp, 1,750 torque 
• Electrical system: Command Zone™ advanced electronics system 

BODY

• Material: Aluminum 
• Shelving: Adjustable, up to 500 lb 
• Doors: AMDOR lap 
• Pump: PUC, 1,500 gpm 
• Tank: 300 gallons 
• Pump panel: Control Zone, 34” pump panel 

AERIAL DEVICE 

• Device: 100’ heavy-duty platform, 3-section steel aerial 
• Reach: 100’ vertical, 93’ horizontal 
• Tip load: 1,000 lb dry, 500 lb wet 
• Equipment: 150 lb allowance 
• Flow rate: 2,000 gpm 
• Stabilizers: 2 sets, 18’ spread

Dealership: Global Emergency Products

For more information, visit www.piercemfg.com.

Sometimes fighting a fire takes more than water. Firefighters across New Jersey — particularly those working on military bases and at airports — use a special type of foam which smothers fires that water would be otherwise ineffective against. The foam is called aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF). Not all AFFF products are the same, but for decades many of them were made with toxic chemicals known as PFOS and PFOA (perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid) that today are being found in drinking water systems across the Garden State.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NJ.com

When Marion Fire Station No. 2 went into service in 1991, firefighter Deb Krebill spent the first night there. Back then, Marion was a town of roughly 20,000, served by two fire stations. Today, the city has doubled in population — and Krebill is now the fire chief — but it still is served by those same two locations.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Gazette