NEW ENGINES Expected to be Delivered Within a Year

HOLDEN, Louisiana (May 1, 2025) – Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME), a subsidiary of REV Group and a leading manufacturer of fire apparatus, announces that San Bernardino County Fire Protection District has ordered 10 K-180 pumpers, which is a pre-engineered, modular design that can be built and delivered faster than fully customized units. KME’s California dealer, Fire Apparatus Solutions, is responsible for the order and will handle the service and aftermarket support for the units.

The order comes following the approval from the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors to allow the fire department to update its frontline fleet. These units will be put into service immediately and then used as reserves once more customized fire apparatus are delivered. REV Fire Group designed and launched the modular series to simplify the purchasing process, accelerate the upfront and engineering processes and reduce complexity in manufacturing, allowing for more rapid delivery of new apparatus.

“This money from the Board allowing the purchase of these additional fire engines will give us operational depth that allows us to flex and rise to the needs of additional emerging incidents,” said Chief Eric Sherwin, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District.

These 10 K-180 pumpers (Model #4119) are low hosebed, side-mount pump panel rigs with additional standard features:

• Chassis: Panther EMFD
• Axles: Front 20,000 Lb. / Rear 24,000 Lb.
• Engine: Cummins X12 500hp
• Body: Aluminum
• Pump: Waterous ESU 2000 gpm
• Tank: Poly 500 Gal. Water/ 20 Gal. Foam
• Foam: FoamPro 2001

“San Bernardino County Fire has been a customer of KME pumpers, aerials, and water tenders that have been highly customized to meet their needs. So, we are proud Fire Apparatus Solutions was able to collaborate with the department on the K-180 pumper that will help them continue to protect lives and property across the county,” said Mike Virnig, president, REV Specialty Vehicles Segment.

KME dealer Fire Apparatus Solutions is known for their service abilities and helps fleets with body repair including panel / structural / plumbing modifications and repairs. In addition, Fire Apparatus Solutions offers in-house pick-up and delivery of units and parts, as well as mobile on-site services.

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About Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.

KME, a subsidiary of REV Group, Inc. (NYSE: REVG), has been in operation since 1946 and custom manufactures a wide range of fire apparatus for municipal, federal, and wildland/urban interface markets across the U.S. KME specializes in steel aerials with a ‘best in class’ steel structural safety factor of 2.5 to 1 and Severe Service^™ chassis with over a million miles of real world testing at some of the largest fire departments in the U.S. KME is dedicated to engineering products that are tailored to meet the needs of each individual fire department.

About REV Group, Inc.

REV Group companies are leading designers and manufacturers of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket

The Statesboro (GA) Fire Department personnel, family members, and community members gathered recently to “push in” the department’s newest ladder truck, Truck 1, griceconnect.com reported.

The new Truck 1 is a Sutphen SPH 100-foot aerial platform equipped with modern features such as wireless remote-controlled nozzles, an integrated communication system, over 60,000 lumens of scene lighting, a 300-gallon water tank, and a 2,000-gallon-per-minute pump, the report said.

The truck was ordered in September 2024, along with a 75-foot quint, which is expected to arrive in the spring of 2026.

Both trucks were funded through the 2019 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST).

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Casey Harrison
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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A new fire station and training facility for western Henderson is expected to open early next month, city officials said Monday.

The city is inviting residents to the May 7 grand opening of Fire Station 92, located at 2000 Via Centro, near East Larson Lane, according to a press release. In addition to a 10 a.m. ceremony by city leadership to celebrate the opening of the new facility, attendees will be able to take tours and meet firefighters who will be stationed there.

Fire Station 92, which is the Henderson Fire Department’s 13th station, will serve the growing West Henderson area and Inspirada master-planned communities, the release said. Residents unable to attend the ceremony are also invited to check out a June 14 open house at the new station, according to the release.

The new facility is situated on about 3 acres and will include four apparatus bays to accommodate an engine, truck, rescue, air support and other specialty vehicles. The new station also will be able to accommodate up to 14 personnel for 24-hour response preparedness.

“Plans have been in the works for several years, and I could not be more excited to officially open Station 92 for the residents and businesses in West Henderson,” Henderson Fire Chief Scott Vivier said in a statement. “As our department continues to grow, it’s crucial that we continue providing premier fire services, and this station will help us do just that.”

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Harford Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Chip Chidester died Sunday from injuries sustained while battling a 30-acre brush fire.

The fire took place on March 11 in Lenox Township, with Harford on scene providing mutual aid. Chidester suffered a serious leg fracture while battling the fire, and died from complications of the injury, WNEP reports.

Flags across Susquehanna County were lowered to half-staff Tuesday in honor of Chidester, following a directive from Governor Josh Shapiro.

Just a day before his passing, the department held a benefit to support Chidester as he recovered from his injuries.

A public viewing will be held Saturday at the Hartford Volunteer Fire Company.

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Shelly Bradbury – The Denver Post

For the first time in 16 years, the Denver Fire Department won’t train new firefighters this year because the agency is fully staffed, a spokesman confirmed Monday.

Fire officials last week decided to postpone the start of a new training academy until 2026 because the department is at 99.4% of its fully authorized strength of 1,114 employees, spokesman Luis Cedillo said.

The last time the department went a full year without holding at least one training academy was in 2009, he said.

The city’s Civil Service Commission notified applicants on Friday that the emergency medical technician training expected to start in May and the firefighter training expected to start in July were both postponed until 2026, executive director Gracie Perez said.

The commission will continue to move people through the hiring process so that the city has a pool of qualified applicants when the training academies reopen next year, Perez said. The commission has about 55 people in the running for the EMT training academy and 196 potential recruits for the firefighter academy, she said.

Another 600 applicants for the jobs at the fire department have already been screened out, she said.

The city had expected to hire eight EMT recruits and 24 firefighter recruits in 2025, Perez said. The number of recruits in each academy class and the number of classes per year regularly vary depending on the fire department’s staffing needs.

The Denver Fire Department expects only 11 retirements in 2025, which would put the agency at about 98.4% of its full staffing at the end of the year, Cedillo said.

“It has nothing to do with budget, it’s all related to staffing needs,” he said.

The pause on new firefighters comes as both the Denver Police Department and the Denver Sheriff Department have struggled to maintain full staffing in recent years.

The Denver Police Department is just over 90% staffed, with 1,532 officers and cadets of an authorized strength of 1,639 sworn officers. The Denver Sheriff Department is at about 71% of its full staffing, with 611 sworn staff out of a maximum 859.

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Corrected 3:37 p.m. April 28, 2025: This story was updated to correct the name of the Denver Fire Department spokesman.

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