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Posted: Jan 22, 2018

Wilmington (DE) Fire Apparatus Ready for Replacement

The city's apparatus are working without complaint but a majority have passed the 10-year standard for replacement, according to the fire chief. Getting started now means avoiding one big bill.  

First on the list of replacement will be two fire engines, which take firefighters and equipment to a scene, and a ladder truck, according to city officials.

The city will go to the bond market in February to borrow $1.25 million for the ladder truck and for another $1.1 million to renovate fire station. The city also will ask the general assembly for $1.6 million to buy the two engines, according to city officials.

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Posted: Jan 22, 2018

Region: Court date set for Vancouver teen accused of igniting Columbia Gorge fire

A Vancouver, Wash., teenager who is accused of setting the Eagle Creek Fire in the Columbia River Gorge last summer is set to appear in court for the first time next month. The fire was first reported Sept. 2, 2017 near the Eagle Creek Trail, where police say a 15-year-old boy threw a firework down a ravine during dry, hot weather.
- PUB DATE: 1/22/2018 2:37:00 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima
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Posted: Jan 22, 2018

Compressor stolen Sunday night from Stevens County fire station work site

Thieves broke into the work site of the new Stevens County fire station in Suncrest and stole an 80-gallon air compressor Sunday night. Investigators say the thief or thieves used a grinder or torch to cut into a storage unit to reach the compressor. Officials say the Eagle 7.5 horsepower, 24.6 CFM, 80-gallon compressor was still shrink wrapped and on a pallet.
- PUB DATE: 1/22/2018 12:36:51 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4
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Posted: Jan 22, 2018

Aurora Fire Truck Rolls Off Roadway To Avoid Collision

Truck 2441 was responding to a non-emergency outdoor fire when a vehicle allegedly pulled out in front of the fire engine, according to the Facebook post from the district.

The truck drove off the roadway in order to avoid the collision. When the driver attempted to bring the truck back on to the roadway the truck was overcorrected and rolled onto its top.

The truck did not collide with the vehicle.

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Posted: Jan 22, 2018

Fire truck maker HME ramps up ahead of growing demand

At HME, the increase in production means more hires — 12 to 20 people over the next year and a half — and the announcement of a new facility in the next month, said Monterusso, who started working at the company eight months ago. These plans come as the 170-employee company hired roughly a dozen people over the last eight months.

The success at HME is part of a recent industry trend. According to a forecast from Research and Markets, the fire truck industry should achieve compound annual growth of 7.1 percent over the next decade, reaching $8.5 billion by 2025. 

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