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Posted: Jul 24, 2017

Firefighter injured, airlifted after firetruck crash at California wildfire

A firefighter battling the Detwiler blaze in Mariposa County was airlifted to a Fresno hospital after a firetruck crashed Friday morning. The truck reportedly rolled down an embankment and crashed through a gate into a field next to Mt. Bullion Cutoff Road. The firefighter, an unidentified male, was taken to Community Regional Medical Center.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fresno Bee
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Posted: Jul 24, 2017

100 acre fire burning in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

A fire is burning in the Pasayten wilderness in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest about 18 miles north of Mazama. It has grown to 100 acres since this morning and is continuing to spread to the east/southeast, said the United States Forest Service. Eight smokejumpers were deployed this morning from the North Cascades Smokejumper Base to suppress the fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/23/2017 10:47:41 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2
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Posted: Jul 24, 2017

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-1st Attack Engineering Rescue-Pumper

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Posted: Jul 21, 2017

Campus Safety Enhanced with New Fire Ladder Truck - UConn Today

The UConn Fire Department's ability to handle difficult fires, emergencies in high places, and other complex rescue calls is now being greatly enhanced with the addition of a modern ladder truck to its firefighting apparatus.

The new Tower 122 truck was delivered to the University this spring, and went into service July 7 after the necessary practice runs were completed and firefighters were trained in its use. The new vehicle replaces the department’s 1994 truck, which had outlived its 20-year service life and was increasingly out of service in need of costly repairs.


“This purchase was planned out very thoughtfully to meet the needs of the University for another 20 years,” UConn Fire Chief Greg Priest says of the new Rosenbauer truck, which can carry 300 gallons of water in its on-board tank and, when attached to a hydrant, can pump 1,500 gallons per minute.


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Posted: Jul 21, 2017

Federal Grant for Nyack Joint Fire District

NYACK, NY - Congresswoman Nita Lowey announced a federal grant award of $27,572 for the Nyack Joint Fire District through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. "It is essential that our first responders have the resources they need to react quickly and decisively to protect our communities," said Lowey in her announcement Thursday.

The Nyack Joint Fire District will use this funding to acquire personal protective equipment for its firefighters. The joint fire district maintains six fire stations housing eight fire apparatus, one marine unit, and the high angle rescue team, and serves the villages of Upper Grand View, South Nyack, Nyack and Upper Nyack.


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