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Posted: Jan 25, 2018

San Juan Island firefighters honored

The San Juan Island Fire Department celebrated another year of service at their annual banquet at Downriggers, Saturday, January 20, 2018. As part of the festivities, Chief Brad Creesy presented many members with awards and recognition for their dedication to the department. In addition, five members were recognized for their dedication to Public Education, including school visits, the safety fair, and fire extinguisher training.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2018 6:16:22 AM - SOURCE: San Juan Islander
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Posted: Jan 25, 2018

Spokane Valley Boy becomes pen pals with firefighter heroes

11-year-old Mason Allen a fifth grader who falls on the autism spectrum scale from Spokane Valley caught the attention of firefighters across America from Kennebunk Port, Maine all the way to Anchorage, Alaska. But Mason never had the chance to meet his pen-pal hero. 38-year-old Garrett Paiz, a firefighter from Noel, Missouri, reached out to Mason in March 2017, after seeing our story about Mason, since then the two had been in contact talking almost every week, "We would talk to each other on Facebook messenger back and forth," said Mason.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2018 3:53:33 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6
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Posted: Jan 25, 2018

Fire truck on fire briefly closes portion of I-74 in Knox County

The road was shut down briefly as crews came to put out the fire, the police said.  There were no injuries.

 

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Posted: Jan 25, 2018

Fire destroys Normal firetruck on I-74 in Knox County

The three Normal firefighters present attempted to extinguish the blaze while they called 911 to respond, but were unsuccessful. It appeared most of the cab was intact, but much of the rest of the truck was claimed by the fire.

“Looked like it may have started near one of the rear wheels, so maybe a brake or tire issue,” Barnett said.

“It’s 14 years old. Not a huge dollar loss, but we’re going to miss it,” Barnett said.

No one was injured in the fire and Normal had insurance on the vehicle. The truck was hauled back to Alexis Fire Equipment.

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Posted: Jan 25, 2018

'Badly-Needed' Flint Fire Truck To Better Battle City'S Blazes, Chief Says

After the city council voted to award the department $200,000 in unspent block grant money - the last piece of funding needed to purchase a new truck - at Monday night's meeting, the fire department can now work toward securing the new, "badly-needed" demo truck, Barton said.

On average, Flint's fire trucks are 15 years old, he said.

The truck will replace the city's current oldest model - a renovated 1991 Little Debbie Bread truck.

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