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Posted: Feb 4, 2017

Yakima School District officials hopeful YV-Tech firefighter training program can reopen soon

Yakima School District officials are hoping to revive a firefighter training program at the district’s vocational school. The firefighting class, which district officials said has been offered for more than 10 years, shut down in January due to declining enrollment, district spokeswoman Kirsten Fitterer said.
- PUB DATE: 2/4/2017 12:37:19 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic
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Posted: Feb 3, 2017

Valley Center Fire Department (CA) Places Fire Apparatus into Service

The Valley Center Fire Department placed a 2000 Gallon CAL OES Tactical Water Tender into service for the Community, San Diego Region and the State of California. Under a cooperative agreement with CAL OES and San Marcos Fire Department, Water Tender 62 was re-assigned to Valley Center Fire when San Marcos Fire received a Brush Fire Engine from CAL OES.
Fire Chief Bret Van Wey and Fire Chief Joe Napier agreed that it would best serve the region by moving this tactical resource closer to the back country where water supply is limited and homes rely on tank water for their own fire protection until the Fire Department arrives.
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Posted: Feb 3, 2017

Owner Ready to Turn Beaumont (TX) Fire Station into Home

Robert W. Phillips said he hopes he is in the "home stretch" of acquiring the City of Beaumont's old Fire Station No. 11 on Sabine Pass Avenue. Phillips began his effort to buy the 1931-built fire station last March, and the city approved his bid of $93,000 last July.

There was one condition. Phillips had to wait until the firefighters cleared out and moved into the new station at Royal and Park streets.

That move was delayed until problems with the new fire house's air conditioning unit were fixed. That is supposed to happen next week, said Fire Chief Anne Huff.

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Posted: Feb 3, 2017

Water Supply Found for Wilton (CT) Fire Station

Fire officials have finally found a source of clean well water for Fire Station 2 in North Wilton, which is being examined for major renovations. Chief Ronald Kanterman said Jan. 23 that a clean well has been dug near the station at 688 Ridgefield Road, land that is owned by the Wilton Land Trust and for which permission has been given for use.
Now that potable water has been secured, the next step is for the architectural firm to update the mechanical requirements of the fire station, like plumbing and electrical work.

The architects will also figure out what the renovation project will cost. “Right now we have no idea,” Kanterman said.

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Posted: Feb 3, 2017

European Fire Apparatus Slides Off-Road from Snow-Covered Grade

In this short clip, a fire engine descending a uneven snow-covered grade when it begins to lose traction and embarks on a dangerous slide down the grade. At several points, the wheels of the engine leave the ground and the engine appears to be at high risk of rolling over. While all this is occurring, the contents of the engine are being thrown about as the roll-up cabinetry keeps sliding up and down.
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