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Posted: Apr 1, 2019

Citing tax concerns, group opposes Missouri fire protection district

Adair County’s rural firefighters are hoping a ballot measure to create a fire protection district will give them more reliable and fairly distributed funding, but a group of citizens advocating against the proposal believe the additional taxation is too much to ask. Sarah Crawford is the founder of “Axe the Tax Adair County” and organized the group to advocate against the proposal, which would create a fire protection district funded by property taxes rather than the current membership dues.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kirksville Daily Express
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Posted: Apr 1, 2019

Nebraska captain's attorney wants court to force city to post notice about verdict at fire stations

The attorney for a Lincoln Fire & Rescue captain who won a $1.2 million verdict against the city last month for retaliation after he reported discrimination wants a judge to order mandatory training on harassment, discrimination and retaliation for all department supervisors. In a motion filed this week, Troy Hurd's attorney, Kelly Brandon, also is asking Senior U.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lincoln Journal Star
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Posted: Apr 1, 2019

Goat poop and hay made fighting blaze outside Coupeville a challenge

A pile of goat manure was likely the primary factor in a fire Tuesday afternoon on a farm outside of Coupeville that took almost six hours to completely extinguish. Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue personnel responded to a reported fire at around 4 p.m. on Engle Road. A 40-foot-long metal storage container filled with approximately 400 bales of hay had caught fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: South Whidbey Record
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Posted: Apr 1, 2019

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Seagrave Marauder Aerialscope Refurb/Rechassis

Duncannon Fire Company of Pennsylvania Aerialscope refurb/rechassis. Marauder stainless steel cab.

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Posted: Apr 1, 2019

Recent Fire Apparatus Deliveries-April 2019


delivery of the month



Pierce—Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Robinson, IL, industrial pumper. Enforcer cab and chassis; Detroit DD13 505-hp engine; Darley ZSM 3,000-gpm industrial pump; UPF Poly 250-gallon tank; UPF Poly 750-gallon foam tank; Pierce Husky 300 single-agent industrial foam system; Will-Burt Powerlite NS3.0 light tower; Harrison 6-kW generator. Dealer: Tim Learned, Global Emergency Products, Whitestown, IN.

 


 

E-ONE—Westerly (RI) Fire Department 105-foot steel aerial ladder. Cyclone II cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; Onan 8-kW generator; pinned waterway; deluxe advanced aerial controls; electronic stability control; TFT 1,250-gpm waterway monitor. Dealer: Audra Jaconetti, Greenwood Emergency Vehicles, North Attleboro, MA.

 


 

KME—Ashville (NC) Fire Department pumper. KME Severe Service cab and chassis; seating for six; Cummins ISX 12 500-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon tank; Harrison 36-kW generator; Whelen 900 series LED scene lights. Dealer: Cameron Marler, Safe Industries, Piedmont, SC.

 


 

Darley—Johnson Siding (SD) Fire Department Max-WASP wildland attack structural pumper. Ford F-550 four-wheel-drive four-door cab and chassis; Power Stroke 6.7L 330-hp engine; Super Single tires; Darley PSMC 1.500-gpm pump; PolyBilt™ one-piece design body incorporates compartments, 300-gallon water tank, and 25-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2001 single-agent foam system and a 120-CFM rotary screw air compressor make up the Darley AutoCAFS fire fighting system. Dealer: Troy M. Carothers, W.S. Darley, Chippewa Falls, WI.

 


 

Ferrara—Dow Chemical-Union Carbide Corporation, Hahnville, LA, Super Pumper. Inferno cab and chassis; Cummins ISX15 600-hp engine; US Fire Pump HVP5000 5250 gpm pump; 470-gallon polypropylene tank; 530-gallon polypropylene foam tank; FoamPro AccuMax 3300 300-gpm foam system; Hose Mule hose recovery unit; two TFT Monsoon 2,000-gpm RC wireless monitors. Dealer: Brad Williamson, Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Holden, LA.

 


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