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Holmen, WIS. (WKBT) - Update: In a four to two vote, the Holmen Area Fire Board approved the purchase of the new truck. Representatives from Holmen and the town of Onalaska voted in favor of the purchase, while the town of Holland voted against it. The total cost of the truck will be $861,000.

The total cost of the truck will be $861,000. Each of the municipalities are expected to pay a third of the total cost by July 10th. The board's president said it is important to buy the truck now because the price will increase to more than $1 million in the future. Steve Johnson, president of the Holmen Fire Board, said the truck could be delivered by the end of July. After three days of training, it could be in service at the beginning of August.

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Phipps started with the department when it was first named Geronimo Village Fire Department and then the transition into the Bexar County ESD No. 2.

Phipps spent more than 20 years with the department’s Station 121, moving up in the ranks before joining the San Antonio Fire Department.

Rodriguez said when the department finally got the approval to purchase three brand new fire engines, it was determined that Station 121’s truck would receive a special addition to honor Phipps.

“He means a lot to our organization. He’s coached and mentored a lot of firefighters and with engine 121, we put a picture of a firefighter on the back of the truck with ‘Phipps Strong,’” Rodriguez said.

Bexar County ESD firefighter Grace Proston, is not only honored to have the brand new trucks but also to be a part of the tribute for her friend, Phipps.

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Nine people were hurt in a crash involving a fire truck and SUV in Harrisburg. Police think the SUV was traveling north on Cameron Street when it hit the fire truck at the intersection with Market Street around 6:45 p.m. Thursday. The vehicles then hit two other cars.

The vehicles then hit two other cars.

Three firefighters and a 3-year-old girl were among the people who were injured, officials said.

The fire truck was on an emergency call, according to authorities.

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Fire Chief Dru Tischer said crews continue to work on Shawnee's Fire Station No. 2, at 1401 N. Bryan St., expecting substantial work to be wrapping up by late spring/early summer. Repeated mold issues - caused by ongoing water leaks and drainage problems - had the city facing a decision whether to repair the site or remodel altogether.

Repeated mold issues — caused by ongoing water leaks and drainage problems — had the city facing a decision whether to repair the site or remodel altogether.

Choosing to tear the building down to the pre‐engineered “red‐iron” structure and concrete slab, expansion was designed to improve the apparatus bay and update the fire station from that point.

Though not all news has been positive, corrections are being made.

The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Fire Police Officer Grant L. Froman, 55, of the Dover Township Volunteer Fire Department on June 6, 2018.

Fire Police Officer Grant L. Froman was performing maintenance on Service 9, the traffic control unit, when he passed away from an apparent heart attack. 

Tribute is being paid to Fire Police Officer Froman at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/

To date, 41 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2018.  Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ff_fatality_reports.html

Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.