Stuarts Draft (VA) Fire Department pumper. Sutphen Monarch cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; Waterous CSUC20 1,500-gpm pump; 750-gallon polypropylene tank.

Stuarts Draft (VA) Fire Department pumper. Sutphen Monarch cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; Waterous CSUC20 1,500-gpm pump; 750-gallon polypropylene tank.

The state is investigating the Spokane Fire Department after contaminants reportedly were found in firefighters’ air tanks. The discovery, which occurred in mid-November after firefighters noticed a foul smell coming from air canisters during a breathing test, prompted fire department leaders to shut down all three of the department’s air compressors.
- PUB DATE: 1/3/2018 6:03:46 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

Officials in Yakima County, Washington, are strongly urging residents living below a shifting mountainside near Union Gap to evacuate. ?? A huge crack that appeared on Rattlesnake Ridge last year is beginning to widen. Firefighters are going door-to-door asking about 50 residents who live on the south side of the mountain to leave their homes.
- PUB DATE: 1/3/2018 5:56:00 PM - SOURCE: KUOW 94.9FM - Puget Sound Public Radio