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Posted: Nov 16, 2017

Tangent (OR) Holds Push-In Ceremony

Two current water tenders, with high mileage, have been replaced by the two new tenders. They were built by Ochoco Manufacturing in Prineville, and are brand new construction, but on used 2013 International chassis with very low mileage. The tenders each carry 3,000 gallons of water and are the district's main source of firefighting water, as there is no municipal water system in Tangent or the surrounding rural areas. 

The Type 3 engine, a smaller engine typically used for wildland-urban interface, is also a used truck. Purchased from San Diego County, the 2008 International/Ferrara is in excellent condition with very low mileage.

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Posted: Nov 16, 2017

New Bristol (TN) Fire Station Near Pinnacle Retail Development Set To Open Soon

Battalion Chief Tommy Castle said the new station will provide faster response times for homes and businesses in the area.

“It’s going to be a huge plus for us, the response time is going to be cut, at least in half…our response to accidents in the section that falls in the city along I-81, will be just a couple of minutes,” Castle said.

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Posted: Nov 16, 2017

Poquoson (VA) Council Approves New Fire Truck With Beach Project Money

They will take $125,000 allocated towards a Messet Point beach project and get the city the new fire engine.

"That engine we're replacing was manufactured in 1990, so it's approaching 30 years old," he said.

Replacing that 30 year old engine will cost about $300,000, but Councilman Cannella is confident they'll find money to cover the rest.

"The 125 is a substantial chunk of that and we can finance the rest and include that money in upcoming budgets," he said.

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Posted: Nov 16, 2017

Firefighters prevent spread of Woodland shed fire

Firefighters prevented a shed fire from damaging nearby mobile homes Wednesday in Woodland. Crews responded at 12:11 p.m. to a fire in an outbuilding at 6215 N.W. 389th St., at the Woodland Mobile Home and RV Park. When they arrived, they found a fully engulfed shed between two manufactured homes. “The fire was impinging on both manufactured homes at once,” said Tim Dawdy, Clark County Fire and Rescue spokesman.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2017 7:38:26 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian
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Posted: Nov 16, 2017

Chehalis Scouting for New Locations for Fire Department

The city of Chehalis plans to make finding a new home for its fire department “a priority for 2018,” citing concerns about its 90-year-old building’s suitability to be a modern fire station, City Manager Jill Anderson told The Chronicle this week. “Because of the building’s historic nature, it wasn’t built to be a fire station.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2017 3:13:34 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle
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