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Posted: Aug 7, 2018

Scituate (MA) Fire Chief Says Fire Station is Obsolete

The town has been working toward a solution for years, and this fall, ground will finally be broken on a new bay for Humarock’s fire apparatus. Renovations for the rest of the building, however, are still up in the air, and Murphy hopes a new grant from the state could help push the need into the forefront.

“Hopefully by next fall, we’ll be doing something with this building,” he said. “It looks like it makes more and more sense to replace this building instead of renovating.”

The state recently set aside $100,000 to support renovating the building. On top of $50,000 approved by town meeting this spring, Murphy says they’re about halfway to what it would cost to put up a new building. In contrast to the millions needed for the safety complex, Murphy wants to put up a two-bedroom prefabricated house in Humarock that he expects to cost about $300,000.

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Posted: Aug 7, 2018

Beatrice (NE) Council Discusses New Fire Station

Beatrice Fire and Rescue moved into its current station in the lower level of the city’s Municipal Building in 1965. Since that time the ambulance service has been added and Daake noted that fire and rescue vehicles are considerably larger and heavier than they were more than six decades ago.

In fact, he said most fire stations now require at least an 8-inch thick concrete floor to support the weight of modern vehicles while the Beatrice station is still just a 6-inch floor.

In the current station, emergency vehicles are parked several cars deep with little space in between which Daake admitted could create a small delay in response time in certain situations. 

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Posted: Aug 7, 2018

Greensburg (PA) VFD Getting Fire Equipment Upgrade

City council is scheduled to vote next week on whether to begin a five-year lease for 12 new radios, which will be issued to Chief Bell and the department’s assistant chiefs. The total cost will be about $70,000, Bell said.  

The department uses 800 Mhz radios to communicate with county officials, and separate lower-band radios to talk to each other.

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Posted: Aug 7, 2018

Pine-Strawberry (AZ) Outfit Fire Apparatus for Wildland Fires

Work on the truck started last fall at the end of the wildfire season. The district’s 15-year-old truck had major mechanical issues and was no longer reliable. They bought a 2017 Dodge 5500 crew cab in Avondale and firefighters installed a 500-gallon water tank along with a 250-gallon-per-minute pump.  

The district participates in the Arizona wildfire dispatch system which coordinates the dispatch of firefighting crews to major wildfires anywhere in Arizona or the country. Crews must respond with enough supplies and equipment for two weeks.

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Posted: Aug 7, 2018

HURST Jaws of Life® Launches S 799E2/S 799 Cutter


SHELBY, NC—HURST Jaws of Life®, a global manufacturer of rescue tools, has launched S 799E2/S 799 cutter. The new cutter offers an 8.03-inch blade opening to get around tougher metals and newer designs in the posts.

“The new HURST Jaws of Life 799 cutter overdelivers on our promise to provide first responders with rescue tools that can cut through the advanced high-strength steels on new model vehicles,” said HURST Jaws of Life Director of Marketing and Product Management Bruce Johnston, noting the S 799E2 and S 799 have achieved A9/B9/C9/D9/E9 in NFPA 1936, Standard on Powered Rescue Tools, the highest rating possible.

Available in the HURST Jaws of Life battery-powered eDRAULIC and 10,000 -lines lines, the S 799E2 and S 799 reduce tool swing challenges by cutting A and B posts from its easy-to-handle perpendicular angle. It can also complete most B-post cuts with one bite.

With first responder safety and comfort in mind, the S 799E2 and S 799 are ergonomically designed with a star-grip that permits tool actuation from almost any gripping position. Dead man control valves will revert the tool to a neutral position if a worker’s hands slip from the control. Additionally, the S 799E2 eDRAULIC cutter comes with two batteries and one charger.

For more information, visit www.jawsoflife.com.

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