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Posted: Jan 10, 2017

Adamawa Government Acquires More Firefighting Equipment

Adamawa Government says it has acquired four new firefighting trucks to boost fire service operations in the state.

Alhaji Adamu Abdullahi, the Director of Fire Service in Adamawa, made this known on Thursday in Yola while inspecting the trucks.

Abdullahi said that the gesture would boost the agency's operations in controlling fire outbreak within Jimeta-Yola Metropolis.

He commended Gov. Jibrilla Bindow of Adamawa for investing in firefighting operations, saying that the gesture would go a long way in preventing loss of valuable properties.

"The procurement of four trucks by the state government will go a long way in boosting firefighting operations within the metropolis.

 

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Posted: Jan 10, 2017

Midland (MI) Fire Chief Says Fourth Fire Station Needed

Rapid growth in both population and structures in the northeast part of Midland means an increased need for a fourth fire station, Midland Fire Chief Chris Coughlin said. Coughlin also told City Council members at their annual planning retreat Saturday that the department's call volume has mushroomed from 482 in 1976 to nearly 5,300 last year - and the department has one fewer employee than it had 40 years ago.

In addition, increased traffic has contributed to reduced response times. The National Fire Protection Association sets a standard of four minutes or less, and 90 percent of Midland Fire Department calls met that standard when the last major study was done in 2007.

Today, the department response time is in the six- to 12-minute range, the chief said.

The 2007 study offered three options, and Coughlin said his recommendation is the option to build a new, fourth fire station in the northeast quadrant of the city and to relocate Fire Station No. 1, which would bring 89 percent of the coverage area within the four-minute response time range.

He envisions the new station would be in the "Waldo corridor." The cost of this option is estimated at $8 million to $10 million for the new station and relocation of Station No. 1, plus the cost of the land and the ongoing cost of operations.

While he believes the fundamentals of the 2007 study remain valid, Coughlin noted that its options "were formulated prior to the growth explosion north of U.S. 10." He pointed out that a study done in the late 1990s also found a need for a new, fourth station in Midland's northeast quadrant.

A new station would have five bays and would include administrative office space and a training center. He noted that the Midland Fire Department has already become something of a magnet for training as budget-strapped departments in Saginaw and Bay City have eliminated such offerings for firefighters from other departments.

The fire chief recommended that, "at a minimum," the city should be scouting out possible sites for a new station.

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Posted: Jan 10, 2017

New Fire Apparatus for Barron-Maple Grove Fire Department (WI)

The Barron-Maple Grove Fire Department recently took delivery on this 3,400-gallon tanker truck. Priced at $30,000, the vehicle was purchased with equal $10,000 shares by the three communities served by the department, the city of Barron and the towns of Barron and Maple Grove.
It was manufactured in 2000 and was purchased from the Salem Fire Department, in Kenosha County. According to Fire Chief Mike Romsos, the tanker will be safer to use than the one it will replace. The old truck is equipped with what used to be a bulk tank on a milk truck. The new vehicle tank is equipped with baffles that won’t let water "slosh around" when the brakes are applied, he said. The truck has a lower center of gravity, making it safer to drive, Romsos said
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Posted: Jan 10, 2017

Cars Slam Into Worcester (MA) Fire Apparatus

Police warned drivers to take it slow this morning after slippery roads caused crashes and delays on numerous area highways.In Worcester, a firetruck that was at the scene of an accident was rear-ended by an apparent chain-reaction crash involving two other vehicles. There were no reports of serious injuries in the accident, which occurred about 9:30 a.m.

One of those crashes involved the Worcester fire truck. Deputy Chief John F. Sullivan said Engine 2 was struck while performing a vital duty: acting as a buffer 400 feet behind another fire truck that was responding to a crash. 

"It performed exactly the way it was supposed to perform," Deputy Chief Sullivan said of the safety system, which is recommended by national first responder safety guidelines.

First responders are killed every year while tending to highway crashes, Deputy Chief Sullivan said. In this case, the driver of the buffer fire truck - the sole occupant of the vehicle - is expected to be OK after being taken to the hospital for back and neck pain.

Deputy Chief Sullivan said state police are investigating what led to the crash.

 

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Posted: Jan 10, 2017

Update: Three arrested after two people found dead in Tacoma house fire

Authorities say two adults and a juvenile have been arrested after two people were found dead in a Tacoma house fire. The fire was reported at 2:45 a.m. Friday in the 3700 block of South Yakima Avenue, near Lincoln High School. Fire spokesman Joe Meinecke says firefighters arrived to find the home in flames.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2017 10:35:54 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13
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