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Engine 701 began service with the Ovilla (TX) Fire Department on October 1, 2016. It is built on a Pierce Dash CF cab and chassis and is a  PUC model (medium block) with seating for four. The apparatus is constructed of standard aluminum with full-depth compartments and AMDOR roll-up doors. Auxiliary cooling and heating is provided by a Coleman Mach 3 unit mounted on the cab roof.

Power is provided by a Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine and an Allison 3000 EVS five-speed transmission with pushbutton controls. The TAK-4 independent front suspension system is featured as is the Pierce Command Zone advanced electronics and control system.

A Pierce PUC single-stage, midship 1,500-gpm pump with pump-and-roll capability is on board as is a 750-gallon rectangular, form-fitting polypropylene tank. Foam capabilities are provided by a Pierce Husky 3 Foam System, a 20-gallon foam cell and a Hercules compressed-air foam system (CAFS). Foam is plumbed to the crosslays, the front bumper discharge, the booster reel, and the right rear discharge.

The hosebed carries 800 feet of 5-inch LDH, 800 feet of 3-inch hose, 200 feet of 2½-inch hose, and 200 feet of 1¾-inch hose. The front bumper tray carries 100 feet of 1¾-inch hose and is connected to a 1½-inch discharge on the left front bumper. Crosslays (one with 200 feet of 2½-inch hose and two with 200 feet of 1¾-inch hose) are located in an enclosed compartment behind the cab adjacent to the pump panel. A Hannay booster reel with 150 feet of 1-inch hose is located in a rear compartment. The monitor mounted at the front of the hosebed is an Akron Model 3431 Hi-Riser with an Akron Model 5160 Akromatic 1,250-gpm nozzle. Duo-Safety ladders (24-foot two-section, 14-foot roof, and 10-foot folding) are stored in a compartment in the left upper rear area of the body. A Little Giant Model 17 ladder is carried in the right front side body compartment. SCBA bottle storage is located adjacent to the right rear wheel well (two in front, three behind).

Warning lights include a Whelen Freedom Model FN LED Lightbar (82-inch) on the cab and Whelen M6 and M7 LED lights on the apparatus body perimeter. Scene lighting is provided by FRC (one center brow light and two each on both sides of the cab and hose body). Audio warning devices include a Federal Q2B siren mounted on the left front bumper and a Whelen Model 295SL101 electronic siren module connected to two Whelen Model SA314A speakers mounted through the front bumper.

Dealer: Siddons-Martin Emergency Group-Houston, TX

Representative: Travis Ownby

A study of the Spokane area showed shocking numbers when it comes to fire danger in the region. The study showed 50 percent of Spokane’s structures are at risk of burning in a major wildfire. City officials said this study took many city council members by surprise. However, Spokane fire officials said they are prepared for the worst.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2018 6:52:50 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2

During a nearly three-day fire caused by re-flash, 58 fire departments from areas surrounding Northrop (MN) aided in combatting the fire by volunteering their apparatus and manpower. More than 20 of the responding departments used equipment from Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company (Midwest Fire).

“Every day our team works diligently to build firefighting apparatus that will be used to protect communities all over the United States and Canada,” said Midwest Fire CEO and Owner Sarah Atchison. “Unfortunately, this fire was very near to us. We never want something as horrible as this fire to occur, but it gives us great comfort knowing that 26 of our apparatus were there on-site providing aid to extinguish this blaze. We thank God no one was hurt and that when called upon, the Midwest Fire apparatus helped our local heroes get home safely.  In the history of our company, this is the most of our apparatus ever assembled to combat a large fire. We are thankful, when called upon, our equipment did exactly what we created them to do.”

Just before noon on Thursday, December 28^th, 2017, an explosion caused by grain dust igniting took place at the LB Pork grain bin in Northrop, Minn. Three local fire departments initially succeeded in suppressing the fire after several hours. At 5:45 the following morning, the building re-flashed and was fully engulfed upon arrival. Response from the numerous fire departments lasted 62 hours from start to finish in temperatures as low as -16 without wind chill. Nearly four million gallons of water were pumped into the fire to suppress and control the situation. There were no significant injuries during the initial explosion or the following re-flash.

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More: http://midwestfire.com/

Six former commanders and two firefighters at a San Francisco fire station who were reassigned amid a sexual harassment investigation in 2016 sued the city Wednesday, saying they were discriminated against because the alleged harassment victim was having an affair with a battalion chief. Firefighters at Station 2 on Powell Street in Chinatown were accused of waging a three-month campaign of sexual harassment against a female co-worker starting in late 2015, in which they allegedly taunted her, urinated in her bed and smeared feces in her bathroom.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SFGate.com