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WFC News

Posted: Feb 7, 2017

Derby Fire Station Awarded $1,500 Grant

Last year the Derby and Mulvane area got hit with a ton a rain leading to floods and residents being rescued from the waters. These episodes took quite the toll on the Derby Fire Department's rescue boat but now, officials are a step closer to getting a new craft.

The department realized the need for a rescue boat after their response area suffered floods last year requiring residents to be rescued from their homes. Besides the grant, the department received a donation of $1,000 that it will use toward the purchase of a rescue boat.

Man Wants City of Cincinnati (OH) to Pay after Car Totaled by Firetruck

A man whose car was totaled after a firetruck slid out of control on ice said he is fed up with the city's handling of the incident. The crash involved several cars that were parked along Euclid Avenue. At least one car was totaled and the owner said he can't come close to replacing his car with what the city has offered.

The department has offered the owner what it found the car to be worth before being hit, but the vehicle owner feels the department should pay more. The video of the rig sliding down an ice-covered street was picked up by several news outlets.

Second Hand Fire Engine Rolls into Temuka

The fire engine may be a hand-me-down but that doesn't bother the Temuka Fire Brigade's volunteers. Temuka chief fire officer Richard Webb said the fire engine had become surplus to requirements in Richmond, after the Marlborough brigade received a completely new vehicle.

Temuka chief fire officer Richard Webb said the fire engine had become surplus to requirements in Richmond, after the Marlborough brigade received a completely new vehicle.

"The vehicles filter down from the busiest brigades right down to the brigades that are still doing a number of calls but don't potentially have the risks of other bigger brigades," he said.

The Temuka brigade then passed down one of its fire engines to the Murchison fire brigade.

First of Its Kind Wildland Fire Station Opening in San Antonio (TX)

And though the threat of wildfires is not severe here in South Texas, we still get them often. A new fire station is set to open tomorrow on the city's Southside.This fire station is very unique and will bring extra protection not only to the Southside but

The station is being built to respond to recently annexed areas. It is unique for San Antonio in that it will house a wildland team at the station. The station will house several brush trucks, an engine, and EMTs. It will provide wildland fire protection not only to the city's south side, but also to South Texas.

Stove was source of apartment fire in Ellensburg

Three apartments sustained fire damage and at least three more had smoke or water damage after a fire Saturday afternoon north of the Central Washington University campus in Ellensburg. The Ellensburg Police Department was first on scene to the fire at Campus Village Apartments, 925 E. 18th Ave., just after 2 p.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2017 6:32:24 AM - SOURCE: Ellensburg Daily Record

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Derby Fire Station Awarded $1,500 Grant

Man Wants City of Cincinnati (OH) to Pay after Car Totaled by Firetruck

Second Hand Fire Engine Rolls into Temuka

First of Its Kind Wildland Fire Station Opening in San Antonio (TX)

Stove was source of apartment fire in Ellensburg

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