Two people were seriously injured in a Tacoma house fire Saturday morning. Firefighters were dispatched at 10:09 a.m. to the fire in the 1000 block of East 49th Street. There, they pulled two adults from the burning two-story home. The two victims had smoke inhalation and burn injuries and were transported to a local hospital, said Tacoma Fire battalion chief Chris Brink.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2019 1:53:52 AM - SOURCE: Tacoma News Tribune

PHOTO: An elderly Port Angeles man had been upgraded to serious condition after surgery Saturday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after the minivan he was driving was struck by a semi on U.S. Highway 101 east of Port Angeles on Friday. Timothy K. Nobuhara, 83, was airlifted from Olympic Medical Center to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after the 10:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2019 8:41:43 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

PHOTO: An elderly Port Angeles man had been upgraded to serious condition after surgery Saturday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after the minivan he was driving was struck by a semi on U.S. Highway 101 east of Port Angeles on Friday. Timothy K. Nobuhara, 83, was airlifted from Olympic Medical Center to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after the 10:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2019 8:41:43 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

J.H. Ketcham Hose Company Inc., located in Dover Plains, New York, recently took delivery of this 2018 flatbed brush truck built by Alexis Fire Equipment Company. It is built on a Ford F-550 XL Super Cab 4x4 DRW chassis and features a Darley 2BE pump with 21-hp Kubota diesel engine, 300-gallon water tank, and 20-gallon foam tank.

More information is available at: https://www.alexisfire.com/listings/flatbed-brush-truck-sk863/

The Arrow XT cab and a short wheelbase keeps Lake Country (WI) Fire & Rescue’s truck compact to be able to easily maneuver the narrow driveways in Delafield, WI. This pumper features a 1,500-gpm PUC pump, 1,000-gallon water tank, and 30-gallon foam cell. A CTECH toolbox was placed inside one of the driver’s side compartments to allow the department to house various hose appliances and other pump tools. This unit has ladders, pike poles, and 750 feet of 5-inch hose stored in the rear and 3-inch LED flashing lights placed on all nonrol-lup doors for additional protection. The crew cab of this pumper features Setcom headsets for the officer, driver, crew, and dispatch to be able to communicate effectively. The cab also includes three forward facing EMS compartments for equipment. The pumper is powred by a 450-hp Cummins L9 engine.

More information is available at: https://www.piercemfg.com/customers/new-deliveries/lake-country-fire-and-rescue-pumper-32338.