Firefighters are at the scene of a house fire in Shoreline Tuesday. Firefighters were called to reports of heavy smoke at the home at Meridian and North 153rd Place at 3:39 a.m. The smoke was coming from the basement of the two-story home. A fire crew is looking for the source. The two people who live in the home are OK.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2018 11:08:08 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7

REV Group (NYSE: REVG), a $2+ billion manufacturer of industry-leading specialty vehicle brands and provider of parts and services, announces the opening of two REV Fire Group California Sales and Service Centers located in South San Francisco, and Riverside, California.

REV Fire Group’s Sales and Service Center locations offer factory direct sales of three trusted fire truck brands; E-ONE, Ferrara and KME. Dedicated to quality, reliability and customer satisfaction, the REV Fire Group’s Sales and Service Centers provide a range of services and capabilities, such as:

• Annual service and inspections for chassis, pumps and aerials
• Body and aerial remounts and apparatus refurbishments
• Basic maintenance, bodywork, repairs and fabrications
• 4-hour mobile service trucks
• EVT and ASE Certified Technicians at both California locations
• REV Parts which offers the most innovative aftermarket parts program providing faster vehicle service
• REV Financial Services^TM providing flexible financing with competitive rates including vehicle leasing, financial loans, as well as a no-down payment structure.

As REV Fire Group in California continues to grow, construction will begin on a new Sales and Service Center in Riverside, CA. This new facility will replace the former Ontario Sales and Service Center building and is scheduled to open in spring of 2019.

 “The REV Fire Group sells and supports three industry-leading brands--E-One, Ferrara, and KME, factory direct,” says Ken Creese, Vice President of Sales and Service for California. “The REV Fire Group’s commitment is to provide timely and accurate sales, service and parts and to exceed all expectations by providing best-in-class sales, and support to the California Fire Service.”

About REV Group

REV (NYSE: REVG) is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services. We serve a diversified customer base primarily in the United States through three segments: Fire & Emergency, Commercial and Recreation. We provide customized vehicle solutions for applications including: essential needs (ambulances, fire apparatus, school buses, mobility vans and municipal transit buses), industrial and commercial (terminal trucks, cut-away buses and street sweepers) and consumer leisure (recreational vehicles (“RVs”) and luxury buses). Our brand portfolio consists of 30 well-established principal vehicle brands including many of the most recognizable names within our served markets. Several of our brands pioneered their specialty vehicle product categories and date back more than 50 years. Investors-REVG

By Alan M. Petrillo

The United States Forest Service says that about one third of the homes in the United States, approximately 44 million residences, are potentially hazarded by wildland fires because they are part of an expanded wildland urban interface (WUI) that impacts nearly every state in the nation. In 2017, reports the National Interagency Fire Center, 66,131 wildland fires burned approximately 9.8 million acres, and in a three-week period in October, wildland fires destroyed more than 8,700 structures and caused 23 fatalities in eight northern California counties alone.

Fire department chiefs, officers, agency officials, wildland fire managers, and firefighters are always on the lookout for the latest developments in wildland firefighting apparatus.

BFX Fire Equipment offers two Type 6 wildland engines, built to specs for fire agencies in California and Arizona. The wildland rig for the Viejas (CA) Fire Department, says Perry Shatley, BFX's wildland sales manager, is built on a Ford F-550 Super Duty 4x4 cab and chassis, carrying a diesel-powered Waterax BBX four-stage pump that will deliver 100 gallons per minute (gpm) at 150 pounds per square inch (psi). The vehicle has a 300-gallon water tank, a 12-gallon foam cell, a Waterous Aquis 1.5 foam system, and a Hale Products electric primer.

"The Viejas Type 6 has an under-chassis tubular skid protection system," Shatley notes, and has a fiber composite body that flexes up to 30 percent, is 40 percent lighter than steel, and 30 percent lighter than aluminum. There's a 16½-ton Warn® TI winch on the front that uses a synthetic cable instead of steel, a compartment at the rear with a pull-out tray for a chain saw, a small air compressor with two air ports, and a Whelen traffic advisor at the back."

BFX also built a Type 6 wildland pumper for the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, Shatley says, on a Ford F-550 Super Duty 4x4 cab and chassis with a diesel-powered Waterax BBX four-stage pump that puts out 100 gpm at 150 psi and has a 300-gallon water tank, a 12-gallon foam tank, and a Foam Pro foam system. Both the Viejas and the Arizona Forestry rigs carry a Class 1 multiplexed electrical system, Shatley adds, as well as two 1½-inch discharges (one for water and one for foam), a 2½-inch intake, and a one-inch booster line reel.

Boise Mobile Equipment (BME) manufactured an Extreme Type 6 wildland rig built on a Dodge 5500 4x4 chassis and body that has been purchased by the city of Escalon (CA) Fire Department, according to Glenn Baley, BME's wildland salesman. The Extreme Type 6 has a seven-inch BME full body lift, 47-inch-diameter Super Single wheels and tires, a Darley 120-gpm AGE 1.5 pump, a 300-gallon water tank, and a Whelen traffic advisor at the rear. "The pumper has a 1½-inch rear discharge, a 2½-inch intake, a one-inch booster line on a Hannay reel, and full underbody protection using skid plates and tubular protection," he points out.

A smaller profile wildland rig is available from MTECH Inc.—the QTAC Model 85HP, a skid-mounted pumping and suppression system that was mounted on a Bobcat 4x4 UTV (utility terrain vehicle). Jason Black, president of MTECH, says the skid will fit any standard UTV like Polaris o

The South County Fire Board of Fire Commissioners will meet March 20 to discuss a proposition asking voters to approve a replacement levy for emergency medical service (EMS) during the August primary election. “EMS is the service our citizens rely on the most,” said Fire Chief Bruce Stedman. “More than 85 percent of our calls are EMS-related.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2018 6:53:47 AM - SOURCE: MLTnews.com

Firefighters were called to a house fire in the 600 block of Fall Creek Road, north of Stella, just before 5 p.m. Monday. According to a Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue press release, a resident reported seeing smoke coming from the garage door and from the basement of his house as he arrived home. Fire crews arrived to see no flames or smoke coming from the two story house, but did locate a fire in the basement.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2018 5:07:07 AM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News