The East County Fire and Rescue Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to place a one-year fire levy lid lift on the August primary election ballot, which, if approved, would allow the district to restore the levy rate for emergency services to $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed property value. The levy rate for 2019 is at $1.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2019 6:45:04 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian - Metered Site

The South Berkeley Volunteer Fire Department of Inwood, West Virginia, chose to replace its aging Squad 25 with a new SVI-built, walk-in-style heavy-rescue body mounted on a Spartan Gladiator LTD with a 10″ raised-roof. The Gladiator houses a 505-hp Cummins X15 engine, and the rig features a 20,000-watt PTO generator, a 250 GPM Hale water pump, 300-gal. UPF poly water tank, HiViz scene lighting, a Weldon V-Mux electrical system and much more. To see specs, drawings, photos and more, visit bit.ly/south-berkeley-1049.

North Charleston’s HDR has storage space for everything from Stokes baskets to cord reels, extrication tools, air systems, cribbing, gas tools, fans, lights, a cascade system, and medical gear. Take a walk around the unit to learn how the department laid out its new walk-in Rescue.

CHASSIS

• Chassis: 94.75” Arrow XT™ 2-door cab
• Seating capacity: 2 
• Overall height: 11’ 1” 
• Overall length: 35’ 2” 
• GVW rating: 61,500 lb 
• Front axle: Meritor FL-943, 21,500 lb 
• Rear axle: Meritor MT-40-14X, 40,000 lb 
• Engine: Cummins X15, 505 hp, 1,850 torque 
• Towing: (3) Receiver tubes, (4) 9,000 lb rated rope anchors 

BODY 

• Material: Stainless steel walk-in 
• Shelving: Adjustable shelves, trays, and toolboards 
• Doors: Stainless steel hinged Generator: Onan 30 kW, PTO-driven 
• Heating/cooling: (3) Body air conditioning units with heat 
• Breathing air: 6,000 psi with fill enclosure and booster pump; (1) High pressure breathing air reel 
• Reels: (4) Hydraulic hose reels; (2) Electric cable reels 
• Storage: Interior bench seat with storage 
• Safety: Escape hatch with skylight

Getting hands-on with the next generation of tool mounting—SURE-GRIP tool mounts. Dependable and quick with tighter, stronger retention and a smaller compartment footprint. Check out this video to hear why you should make the switch.

As two Peruvian firefighters stood nearby, Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer settled his gaze on a cluster of boxes in the middle of a large hangar at the fire department’s training facility near Spokane Community College. “I’m gonna donate all of that to them,” he said Thursday afternoon, pointing to the half dozen boxes of coats, pants and boots.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2019 5:19:19 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review