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WFC News

Posted: Aug 23, 2017

D.C. Fire Boat Sinks While Docked

The newest boat in the D.C. fire department’s three-vessel fleet sank Wednesday morning while docked at a marina at the Southwest Waterfront Park. Officials said they are investigating a possible mechanical failure.

The loss, at least temporarily, of Fireboat 3, a 29-foot-long boat built in 2014 at a cost of about $300,000, leaves the department’s coverage of the District waterways depleted.

The similarly sized Fireboat 2 was sold, and its replacement is about a month away from arriving, said Dabney Hudson, the president of the firefighter’s labor union; it was confirmed by a department spokesman.

Additional $225k Needed for Burlington (MA) Fire Station

The Board of Selectmen recently approved a bond authorization warrant article for the construction of Fire Station 2 that will ask Town Meeting to appropriate $225,000 for additional site work that needs to be done.

Plans for the rebuild of Fire Station 2 on Terrace Hall Avenue are well underway and have been well documented as the town seeks approval for a formal site plan application through the Planning Board.

An approval from the planners is all that is left for this permitting process, with the proposal already earning approvals from the Board of Selectmen, Board of Health, and Zoning Board of Appeals.

British Man Took Selfie in Fire Apparatus, Then Assaulted Firefighters

A man jumped into a fire engine to take a selfie - then assaulted firefighters when they asked him to get out. Crews were dealing with a fire at a house on Railway Terrace North, New Herrington, Houghton-le-Spring, and it was feared people were trapped inside.

But that didn’t stop Clinton Allan Barnes - who lives on the street - jumping into the engine to take a photo of himself.

The man assaulted firefighters when they disrupted his photo opportunity, putting first responders and vehicles out of action and potentially putting lives at risk, a court heard.

Aurora Gets Federal Funds for Fire Equipment

The city's fire department has been awarded $171,534 in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to replace 28 sets of self-contained breathing apparatus, including air packs, bottles and face pieces. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown announced recently that the money is coming the city's way through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grants program.

The AFG program supports fire departments nationwide to ensure the safety of first-responders and the public. Funds can be used for supplemental training, upgrades to protective equipment and facility modifications.

Grants are awarded to fire department-based and non-affiliated EMS organizations that best address the priorities of the AFG program, according to a press release from Brown’s office.

State-of-the-Art Station for Buffalo (NY) Airport Firefighters

The NFTA cut the ribbon on a brand new $11 million fire station for the Buffalo Niagara International Airport Fire Department Wednesday morning. Dignitaries from the federal and state level as well as brother and sister firefighters from neighboring fire departments were in attendance for the formal ceremony.

The NFTA planned for the construction of the new fire station as part of a recent NFTA master plan.

Firefighters have been utilizing the old fire station since the NFTA formed a fire department in 1981 and relieved the City of Buffalo of protection duties.

WFC News

D.C. Fire Boat Sinks While Docked

Additional $225k Needed for Burlington (MA) Fire Station

British Man Took Selfie in Fire Apparatus, Then Assaulted Firefighters

Aurora Gets Federal Funds for Fire Equipment

State-of-the-Art Station for Buffalo (NY) Airport Firefighters

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