Spokane voters will decide on a $5.8 million-a-year levy to pay for firefighters and police, a tax that six of the seven members of the City Council support but Spokane’s mayor opposes. The levy would collect 30 cents for every $1,000 of assessed value, or $60 for a $200,000 home, and would pay for 30 firefighters, 20 police officers and other crime prevention services.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 7:18:54 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

Spokane voters will decide on a $5.8 million-a-year levy to pay for firefighters and police, a tax that six of the seven members of the City Council support but Spokane’s mayor opposes. The levy would collect 30 cents for every $1,000 of assessed value, or $60 for a $200,000 home, and would pay for 30 firefighters, 20 police officers and other crime prevention services.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 7:18:54 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

With 35 volunteers and two career members, the Enfield Volunteer Fire Department in Nova Scotia covers about 350 calls a year and serves a population of about 6,500. Located just outside the capital city of Halifax, the department responds to extreme weather situations both hot and very cold. Learn more in this video.

Some truck specs:

• • 78,000 lbs. GVWR
• 250″ wheelbase w/formed integral torque box frame
• 11′-10″ +/-1″ travel height
• 46′-10″ +/-1″ overall length
• E-ONE Cyclone® 58” extruded aluminum cab, Bostrom® seating for (6) with Ready Reach extenders and IMMI® SmartDock Gen2 SCBA brackets
• Cummins® ISX12 500 HP engine with Jacobs® compression brake and Allison® EVS4000P transmission
• Extruded aluminum body w/ SideStacker™ hose bed and slide-out rear access platform
• Rescue style extended height compartments with R∙O•M™ Series IV roll-up doors, enclosed wheel well storage for (8) SCBA bottles and (4) wheel well storage compartments
• Hale® Qmax 8000 LPM pump with FRC® PBA400 pressure governor
• 100’ Platform with 2.5 to 1 structural safety factor
• Welded extruded aluminum construction
• Crisscross under-slung outriggers (15’-6” jack spread)

For more information on E-ONE aerials, visit www.e-one.com.

Jefferson City (MO) Fire Department Chief Matthew Schofield and Firefighter Shane Englehardt share their Rosenbauer 101-foot Cobra Platform. Sealed aircraft style valve controls to keep the operation smooth and clear of debris. No hard to push or pull rods. EXT Heavy Duty Aluminum apparatus body features enclosed electrical raceways and full-width use of compartments.

More information is available at Rosenbauer America. 

Food trucks are asking Renton Regional Fire Authority to support a bill that would turn fire permits to just one per year, instead of per city. Not all cities currently charge a fee or do independent truck inspections. Seattle, SeaTac and Renton are among those who do, and food truck owners believe other cities will soon get on board.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 7:03:23 AM - SOURCE: Renton Reporter