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Posted: Dec 1, 2017

Man suspected of lighting string of dumpster fires in Seattle while high on drugs

Police have arrested a man for allegedly setting multiple dumpster fires overnight near the Seattle Fire Department's station in the University District. Shortly after 2:15 a.m. on Friday, reports came in for dumpster fires in the area of 9th Ave. NE and NE 45th St. After extinguishing those fires, fire crews returned to their station, only to discover that a man was running around the same area trying to set more dumpsters on fire, according to the fire department.
- PUB DATE: 12/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO News
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Posted: Dec 1, 2017

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Pierce Rescue Truck

West Peoria (IL) Fire Protection District walk-around rescue. Ford F-650 cab and chassis; 99X 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 Turbo Diesel 330-hp engine; 12-foot walk-around rescue body.

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Posted: Dec 1, 2017

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Pierce Rescue Truck

West Peoria (IL) Fire Protection District walk-around rescue. Ford F-650 cab and chassis; 99X 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 Turbo Diesel 330-hp engine; 12-foot walk-around rescue body.

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Posted: Nov 30, 2017

Editorial: Springfield (IL) Should Pay for Firefighting Equipment

Fire Chief Barry Helmerichs has requested a supplemental appropriation — taken from video gaming proceeds — to buy a system that would coordinate traffic signals with emergency vehicles and reduce congestion in the city’s southwest side when crews respond to calls. Helmerichs said he made his request now in hopes the system would be operational during the holiday shopping season.  

Here’s how it works: A GPS-enabled unit in a fire rig communicates with a device in the traffic signal, which will turn green when it senses the emergency vehicle approaching . The system is supposed to reduce response times by 25 to 40 percent. Outfitting four fire vehicles and a few intersections along the Veterans Parkway corridor with the pre-emption system would cost about $105,000, Helmerichs has said.

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Posted: Nov 30, 2017

New Hydrant will Help Stowe (VT) Firefighters

At 72 square miles, Stowe is one of Vermont’s largest towns, and it’s why Stowe Fire Department wants to make sure it has enough ponds, lakes and even swimming pools to draw water from when fire strikes.

A new dry hydrant system at Commodores Inn brings the department one step closer to that goal.

A dry hydrant is a simple system that threads pipe under the surface of a water body with a connection on dry land for firefighting equipment. It can provide much-needed water when firefighters’ supplies run dry.

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