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Posted: Apr 2, 2018

Costa Mesa's New 'Flagship' Fire Station Is Expected To Be Ready This Summer

City officials broke ground on the $10-million project in March last year. One of the first actions was demolishing the original 9,500-square-foot station on the site — commonly referred to as Fire Station No. 1.

The new station will have a large fire apparatus bay and include 10 firefighter dorm rooms, five restrooms, a kitchen and dining room, a laundry room, training rooms and office space.

The new facility also will include efficiency features such as solar panels that will provide energy to heat water. Windows and tubular skylights will illuminate the facility with natural light.

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Posted: Apr 2, 2018

Pottsville (PA) Phoenix Fire Company Buys New Ladder Truck

The newer 59-foot long vehicle has a 70-gallon foam system, which can be used for vehicle fires, something the older one didn’t have.

The truck also has a heavier weighted ladder at 500 pounds, meaning the 100-foot-long ladder can hold more weight distributed evenly. The old fire truck is 58 feet long with a 110-foot ladder weighing 250 pounds.

The equipment on the older fire truck will be placed on the new truck. Both can seat nine firefighters. Additional modifications could be done to the newer ladder truck.

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Posted: Apr 2, 2018

Fire Trucks Stoned While Trying To Put Out Fire During "Burning Of Judas"

Héctor Chaves, director of the Bomberos, said that they attend these incidents in the company of police because it is not the first time that the vandals have stoned the units.

But, on Saturday night, they had 16 calls, five of them in Parrita, three in Alajuela, seven in Heredia and one in San Jose. During one of the calls, the crowd started stoning the fire trucks when the firemen tried to put out the flames.

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Posted: Apr 2, 2018

New Home For Pilger's (NE) Fire Trucks And Equipment

The 8,800-square-foot building wasn’t built on the location of the previous hall, but rather at a site with easy access to Highway 15. The dirt work for the building project and placement of water lines was completed already last year.

The building itself was finished this February with room for the department’s five fire trucks and two ambulances. In addition to space for vehicles, the facility also boasts a kitchen, meeting room, EMS storage rooms, office and work rooms, with a second-story mezzanine for storage.

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Posted: Apr 2, 2018

As Pennsylvania firefighters injured in fatal collapse recover, one asks: 'Why them, not me?'

Not long after Greg Altland was promoted to assistant fire chief, commanding a shift of firefighters in York City's fire department, he found himself standing on Texas Avenue at the top of a hill at the city's north end. From that vantage point, he could see much of the city. At night, it's a beautiful view, the lights like stars, the universe being the 5.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCEN TV
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