Thecourier

Four Hancock County fire departments have received money from the State Fire Marshal’s Office for equipment.  

A total of $1.2 million was awarded to 127 fire departments in 63 counties in Ohio.

www.winchestersun.com

Winchester Fire-EMS recently got a financial boost for its fire investigation division. The department was awarded a $2,077 grant from FM Global, an insurance company with an office in Lexington. The company offers grants every year, but departments that receive a grant can not receive another for three years, Winchester Fire-EMS firefighter Jonathan Beam said.

www.fox13news.com

Pasco County Fire Rescue is showing off it's new fire truck. It's called Squad One. It was recently featured front and center at an event involving more than 35,000 firefighters from around the world in Indianapolis. The county says the unit will go in service soon.

Indianagazette

Employees at Breeze Industrial Products in Tunnelton recently raised $3,000 with a company match for the Tunnelton-Conemaugh Township Volunteer Fire Company toward the cost of an F-450 rescue truck.

Houston Chronicle

Hedging their bets that trouble may be coming, Liberty County officials aren't going to be caught without life-saving equipment should they endure a flooding event during the 2018 hurricane season. After a record six federally-declared catastrophes in the last couple of years, commissioners were fed up with being ill-prepared for rescues.