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WFC News

Posted: Nov 1, 2018

New mobile team proposed to help patients and reduce firefighter response times in Seattle

A Seattle City Council member has a new idea for dealing with the thousands of non-emergency calls that Seattle firefighters currently go to every year: a new mobile health response team. Council member Sally Bagshaw has proposed spending $500,000 on a pilot program in downtown Seattle. “The overall system response will really save a ton of money and be a much more humane response,” she said.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO 7 Seattle

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Posted: Nov 1, 2018

Update: Cause of fire that destroyed historic Auburn building ruled accidental

The cause of a 3-alarm fire that destroyed the historic Heritage Building in Auburn last December has been confirmed as accidental. Fire investigators were able to determine the fire began in or around a clothes dryer in the common laundry room. There were no serious injuries to people, and everyone who lived there got out.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

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Fire Truck Photo of the Day-E-ONE Midmount Platform

Limerick (PA) Fire Company tower ladder. Cyclone II cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; Elkhart Scorpion 1,250-gpm manual monitoR.

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Recent Fire Apparatus Deliveries-November 2018

Posted: Nov 1, 2018

Recent Fire Apparatus Deliveries-November 2018

delivery of the month

Ferrara—Champaign (IL) Fire Department walk-around heavy rescue. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; 19-foot rescue body; Will-Burt Night Scan Powerlite light tower; Harrison 20-kW generator; extruded aluminum body; rooftop storage compartments; FRC Spectra MAX scene lights. Dealer: Mark Nixon, A.E.C. Fire & Safety, Springfield, IL.

Pierce—City of Beacon (NY) Fire Department pumper. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; front 5-inch intake; front trash line. Dealer: Mike Hanratty, Jr., Firematic Supply Company, Patterson, NY.

Rosenbauer—Amador Fire Protection District, Jackson, CA, MP3 pumper. Commander 4x4 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Rosenbauer Bronze 1,500-gpm PTO pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; 20-gallon foam cell for future foam system; coffin storage boxes each side top of body. Dealer: John Burton, Burton’s Fire, Modesto, CA.

E-ONE—Newark (NJ) Fire Department 110-foot aerial ladder. Cyclone II cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; single-axle ladder; Federal Signal warning lights; FRC scene lights. Dealer: Tony Amoroso, Absolute Fire, South Plainfield, N