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A year ago, Catoosa County commissioners approved the purchase of five new pumper trucks, as well as some lighter trucks, by the fire de-partment. The first pumper truck arrived on Tuesday, Aug. 14. Chief Randy Camp wasted no time taking it out for a test run — around sharp curves, up hills, down hills. He was impressed.

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The Warsaw Fire Protection District (FPD) recently purchased a new Peterbilt fire truck that far outshines and replaces the Department's 1967 model that has served the District for about 50 years. The new glossy red model is 10 feet tall and 29 feet long, compared to the old truck that is about seven and a half feet tall and 22 feet long.

Hawaii Tribune Herald

For more than two decades, the Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation has stood behind the island’s heroes as a crucial partner, making sure emergency responders have the tools, training and equipment they need to do the job.

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For the first time in 21 years, the Barnesville Fire Department has a new fire truck. The truck is equipped with essential safety features including a bigger water tank, extra room in the cab, a refrigerator and the most updated technology inside. The truck costs approximately $461,000, according to Chief Tim Hall. The fire truck was purchased with funds from the fire equipment levy that was originally passed in the 1990s and is renewed every five years.