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Posted: Jul 2, 2017

New Ocean Shores Fire Chief tasked with surf rescue review

Newly hired Ocean Shores Fire Chief David Bathke on Monday night was introduced to the City Council and the public, and he promptly was asked to wade into one of the city’s most emotional debates — whether it can fund and maintain a more comprehensive surf rescue response or staff a surf rescue team.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2017 10:48:04 AM - SOURCE: The Daily World
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Posted: Jul 2, 2017

Training mission turns to river rescue after woman is trapped under log on Nisqually River

The Lacey Fire District 3 and Thurston County Sheriff’s Office’s combined swiftwater rescue team was conducting training Saturday afternoon in the Nisqually River at Riverbend Campground. Then they heard people about 300 yards away from them, Lacey Fire Battalion Chief Patrick Harn said, calling for help.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2017 1:47:11 AM - SOURCE: Tacoma News Tribune
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Posted: Jun 30, 2017

Spokane firefighter punched in the nose while on the job

A Spokane firefighter was punched in the nose while responding to a welfare check Thursday. Lieutenant Dan Strobeck with the Spokane Fire Department said in an affidavit that he responded with his crew to the area of East Broadway Avenue and North Havana Street to reference a welfare check on Jeffory Taylor, 45.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2017 3:34:28 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2
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Posted: Jun 30, 2017

Fire Company Purchases New Pumper

The Old Lycoming Township Volunteer Fire Co. recently purchased and put into service this 2017 Pierce Enforcer pumper that has a 750-gallon tank with a 1,500 gallon-per-minute pump, according to Larry Dincher, fire company treasurer. This apparatus cost $510,000 and replaced a 2004 Pierce Arrow XT that was sold to a volunteer fire department in the Altoona area, Dincher said.
This apparatus cost $510,000 and replaced a 2004 Pierce Arrow XT that was sold to a volunteer fire department in the Altoona area, Dincher said. The new truck is owned by the fire company, but manned around the clock by the Williamsport Bureau of Fire. The arrangement supports the 1999 alliance between the two companies that calls for the township fire company to provide a pumper and crew accommodations while the city department provides manpower for the truck that responds to all emergency calls in the two communities, Dincher explained.
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Posted: Jun 30, 2017

Shiny New Upgrade: Midway Adds Two New Trucks to Fleet

Midway Fire Rescue recently took delivery of a new pumper truck and a new ladder truck. The two trucks had a combined cost of approximately $1.4 million, according to Midway Assistant Chief Jim Crawford -- $850,000 for the ladder and $550,000 for the pumper.

The money for the trucks comes from Georgetown County’s Capital Equipment Replacement Fund, which Midway contributes to and then uses to buy new apparatuses. Midway’s pumper trucks have a 15-year lifespan; its ladder trucks have a 20-year life span. Once a truck’s life span has passed, it then spends five years in reserve.


 
 

The county agreed to spend extra on advanced safety features like an extra speedometer on the right side of the dashboard that the officer can see, and a computer system that monitors everything happening with the truck, from seatbelts and to doors, to whether it needs an oil change or has a mechanical problem.


 
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