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WFC News

Hallowell Council Unanimously Approves Fire Station Design

Posted: Sep 12, 2017

Hallowell Council Unanimously Approves Fire Station Design

HALLOWELL - The City Council unanimously approved the final design plans for the city's first new fire station in more than 185 years during a meeting Monday. City officials will host a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new station - where the Farwell Building sits on the Stevens Commons campus-Friday afternoon.

The 5,300-square-foot station will include a chief’s office, training room, lounge and sleeping space, several bathrooms, a kitchen and conference room. The garage will be 64-feet-long and 56-feet wide, with enough room for three modern fire trucks. Owens has a corner office with two windows, which he said is two more than his office in the current Second Street fire station.

Irma Crushes Telfair Co. Fire Station

Many of us rely on first responders in our time of need, but after Tropical Storm Irma came through, one Central Georgia fire station had a tough time responding. Evan Ricks is no stranger to responding to emergencies, but Monday, he responded to an unusual one -- one at the station he volunteers at.

Evan Ricks is no stranger to responding to emergencies, but Monday, he responded to an unusual one -- one at the station he volunteers at. A tree fell on the roof, crushing it but sparing their trucks.

“21 years, I grew up and knew every guy on here,” Ricks said. “I started being a junior firefighter when I was 15.”

For him, he sees this place as a fortress, a place that helps keep others safe. That’s the Horse Creek Fire Station in southern Telfair County.

Grant Approval Will Start Construction on New Fire Station

LAWTON, OK (KSWO) - Tuesday is shaping up to be a big day for the Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport. City council members will discuss and vote on a grant that would allow the airport to upgrade its runway and build a new fire station station number two.

If the grant is approved, the new station would be built next to the old fire station. Airport Director Barbara McNally said the new station is long over due, and will make things more functional. Fire station number two is nearly 50 years old and has a list of problems.

"It was constructed with concrete slabs, you're on clay soil in Oklahoma they shift and crack causing problems with the windows and roof so we have maintained that building with the City of Lawton for many years, we have done some rehab projects," said McNally.

Over the past few years the department has purchased new trucks that are much larger and wider. McNally said it's a hassle parking them in the bays.

Lindale (TX) Fire Department 2016 Pierce Ascendant

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Article and Photos by Lindsay Dye

Truck 1 is a Pierce Ascendant and was placed into service on January 2, 2017, with the Lindale (TX) Fire Department. The cab/chassis are the Pierce Enforcer PUC model with TAK-4 independent front suspension system. Seating for six is provided as is an EMS compartment centered in the rear of the crew area. The cab and body are constructed of aluminum, and AMDOR roll-up compartment doors are part of the body package. The truck is powered by a Detroit DD-13 505-hp engine and an Allison 5th Generation EVS 4500 transmission with six speeds and pushbutton shifter.

The fire apparatus has a Pierce PUC single-stage 1,500-gpm midship pump and a 500-gallon polypropylene tank. The right front bumper tray carries 100 feet of 1Â¾-inch hose connected to a 1Â½-inch discharge. Two 1Â¾-inch crosslays and one 2Â½-inch dead lay are located in an enclosed compartment behind the cab. The bed will accommodate 1,000 feet of 5-inch LDH in two chutes on each side of the body.

The aerial is a rear-mount, heavy-duty 107-foot stick constructed of steel along with a stainless steel, high-flow waterway that can flow up to 1,500 gpm. An Akron Model 3480 StreamMaster II electric monitor (with wireless remote) and an Akron Model 1577 nozzle are featured. A Stokes box is mounted on the right side of the aerial, and a 14-foot’ roof ladder (Duo-Safety 775-A) is mounted on the left side. Techniq LED rung lighting outlines the aerial for night time operations. Ground ladders (three-section 35-foot Duo-Safety 1225-A, two-section 24-foot Duo-Safety 900A, 16-foot Duo-Safety 875A roof, 14-foot Duo-Safety 775A roof, and a 10-foot Duo-Safety 585A folding,) and pike poles are stored in two rear compartments. The center tray of the front bumper carries a fixed 12,000-pound winch.

The warning lights include four Whelen Freedom IV-Q 21Â½-inch light bars (two on the cab corners and two over the crew doors). Whelen M6 and M9 model LED lights are located around the rig’s exterior. Whelen Model L31HRFN LED beacons are mounted on the upper rear corners of the truck. Scene lighting is provided by Whelen Pioneer Model PCPSM1 and PCPSM2 LED lights. Audio warning devices include a flush-mount Federal Q2B and a Whelen Model 295HFSA7 electronic siren module with two Whelen SA315P speakers mounted through the front bumper.

Lindale’s Truck 1 is the first department-specified Ascendant PUC delivered and placed into front line service in Texas.

Dealer: Siddons-Martin Emergency Group-Houston, TX