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Posted: Sep 27, 2017

Norwalk (OH) Council Approves $43K Toward Used Fire Apparatus

Council unanimously passed a resolution that authorized Norwalk Finance Director Michelle Reeder to earmark the $50,000 in the general capital improvement for the two projects; $43,000 will go toward a used fire truck and $7,000 to repave the parking lot.
Sitting in the lot now is one of two vehicles that Chief John Soisson placed out of service Friday morning, a 1994 Freightliner pumper/tanker. Also out of commission is the department’s 1985 Gruman pumper. The two vehicles failed to pass a liability-related safety inspection by a trooper with the state Highway Patrol that was done at Soisson’s request.
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Posted: Sep 27, 2017

San Diego Fire Agencies Get $100K Grant for Fire Equipment

To help protect the San Diego area from wildfires, San Diego Gas & Electric announced a $100,000 grant that will allow local emergency-services providers to purchase an array of essential equipment.
The six-figure award will allow the San Diego County Fire Authority and firefighting agencies in Alpine, Julian and Borrego Springs to obtain new state-of-the-art equipment, including upgraded maps and radios, self-contained breathing units, medical equipment, and mobile computers on fire engines, and will also pay for additional education and outreach on defensible space and other vital fire protections, according to SDG&E.
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Posted: Sep 27, 2017

Elkhart (TX) City Council Votes to Evict VFD from City-Owned Fire Station

After more than 80 years of service, the Elkhart Volunteer Fire Department will shut down on Oct. 26. Members of the Elkhart City Council on Tuesday voted 5-0 to evict the fire department from its city-owned fire station downtown. One council-member, Rhonda Brewer, abstained.
The move will save the city of 1,321 people about $10,000 a year. The Elkhart Volunteer Fire Department started in 1936.

"We've been wrestling with this for quite a while," Elkhart Mayor Mike Gordon said. "It's time for it to end, so the city and the fire department can move on."

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Posted: Sep 27, 2017

DeKalb County (GA) Firefighters Say Improvements Needed at Several Fire Stations

It will be up to DeKalb county voters to say yes to a one percent sales tax in November that will fund new fire stations.
The DeKalb County fire union posted a letter to Facebook that was an appeal to the board of county commissioners to allow a SPLOST vote in November. It would be a one cent sales tax that would go only to building and equipment improvements.

Captain Tom Burrell told Artz several fire stations only have one restroom in stations with mal

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Posted: Sep 27, 2017

Six Milwaukee Fire Stations Slated to Close in 2018

Six fire stations are slated to close under Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's 2018 budget proposal. The Milwaukee Fire Department announced the plans after Barrett's budget address on Tuesday. "It's always difficult to lose capacity," Fire Chief Mark Rohlfing said. "We're a very busy Fire Department."
The department has 36 stations and is proposing closing these six:

Station 3, 100 W. Virginia St.
Station 5, 1313 W. Reservoir Ave.
Station 6, 1693 N. Franklin Place, on the corner of Brady St.
Station 25, 300 S. 84th St.
Station 28, 424 N. 30th St.
Station 31, 2400 S. 8th St.

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