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Posted: Dec 8, 2016

New Greensburg (IN) Fire Station Near Completion

City of Greensburg Mayor Dan Manus announced on Monday that the new fire station is nearing completion. In May 2016, Manus and Greensburg Fire Department (GFD) Chief Steve Garrett brought forth plans to add an additional fire station in their attempt to reduce response time and provide a safer environment for those in the community.
It was mentioned by Garrett that when the Honda train passes, it blocks two or three intersections that act as dividers separating the initial station from the south side.

Garrett said that, as of right now, full-time operations are expected to begin on Dec. 15. The total cost of the project is approximately $305,000 with Washington Township contributing roughly half of that number.

With this new station, the GFD will share a building with the Greensburg Police Department at 201 S. Broadway. The fire department will be stationed near the back of the building, which will also be connected to a large bay, allowing the storage of one fire engine. Garrett also mentioned that two firefighters and one EMT stationed at the new facility.

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Posted: Dec 8, 2016

Aging Columbia Township (MI) Fire Station Too Cramped to House New Fire Apparatus

Plans for housing the Columbia Township Fire Department's new fire engine in its old station on Clark Lake have been temporarily scrapped after fire crews noticed there was something off about the clearance height.
After years of wear caused by heavy fire engines being parked inside and earth shifting due to being so close to Clark Lake, the floor of the township's secondary fire station at 195 Hyde Road has become warped and uneven in spots, causing concerns that the department's newest truck may be damaged while trying to squeeze it into the station.

"We can still fit the truck inside the Clark Lake station, but it's a little too close for comfort for us," said Columbia Township Fire Chief Scott Cota.

The interior of the station was measured to ensure the new truck would fit. It wasn't until the later that fire crews noticed the uneven flooring causing the truck to rise closer to a support beam inside the station that comes uncomfortably close to hitting the truck's emergency lights.

A contractor was brought in to make a complete measurement of the interior of the station with a laser and found the clearance height varied from 11 foot one inch to 12 feet in parts of the station, Cota said.

The new truck itself, a 1,500-gallon fire engine, was purchased in July and sits at about 9 foot 5 inches high.

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Posted: Dec 8, 2016

KIMTEK's MEDLITE® Forms Popular Part of School Sports Programs

Responders using a MEDLITE skid at the scene of a school emergency.

Based on KIMTEK Corporation's recent sales figures, schools and universities nationwide are selecting the company's MEDLITE® Transport skid units for on-field medical transport at a growing rate. Providing athletic departments and school boards with an affordable, professional patient transport solution at football, soccer, and track and field events, KIMTEK's MEDLITE transport system features a modular UTV side-by-side medical unit effective for first response at sports fields in elementary schools, high schools, and university stadium of all sizes.

EMTs and athletic directors prefer the smaller, lighter UTV side-by-side unit for its ability to reach an injured player on the field with proper equipment and its capacity to quickly, efficiently transport a patient off the field to a waiting ambulance. Unlike a large ambulance, the compact MEDLITE system reaches a patient without harming natural grass or artificial turf, permitting sports play to resume and protecting school property.

Options, universal fit appeal to school districts

Available in four models and price ranges to fit even limited school budgets, the MEDLITE units are universal by design, installing easily into most UTV side-by-side vehicles already owned by school systems or readily available for purchase locally. The MEDLITE Transport models MTB-101, MTS-102 and MTD-103 carry a long board and stokes basket, and model MTSTR-104 also carries an ambulance style wheeled cot stretcher. The MTS-102 and MTD-103 models offer enclosed storage.

Originally developed for ambulance and rescue squads, fire departments, and U.S. Military, the MEDLITE Transport series are the best-selling off-road rescue units in the world with over 3500 units in service. KIMTEK personnel have vast experience integrating MEDLITE Transport units into any school’s athletic program to protect both players and property. More information is available at www.kimtekresearch.com or by calling 888-546-8358.

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Posted: Dec 8, 2016

New KIMTEK Web site Targets Brush Truck Market

 New KIMTEK Web site Targets Brush Truck Market

KIMTEK® Corporation, the world leader in off-road fire rescue skid units for UTV side-by-sides and pick-up and flatbed trucks, has announced the launch of its new Web site dedicated to the needs of firefighting agencies using pick-ups and flatbed trucks for off-road wildland firefighting. The new site, www.brushtruckskids.com, can be accessed directly or linked via the company's main Web site, www.kimtekresearch.com.

The new site features the company's FIRELITE Transport Series of high quality, affordable fire skid slip-on transport units equipped with lifetime-warrantied copolymer water tanks, Honda driven Darley-Davey pumps, Hannay reels, and Scotty Foam Systems. Available in multiple configurations, they feature all aluminum diamond plate construction, stainless steel piping and are available with storage areas, patient rescue areas, or with fully enclosed brush fire equipment boxes and pre-connected cross lay trays. KIMTEK expertly designs and builds FIRELITE units in Vermont to the specifications of firefighting agencies, industrial complexes, sports venues, agricultural ranches, and other organizations requiring affordable, all inclusive skid slip-on units that rapidly transform their pick-up and flatbed trucks into effective brush trucks.

Kimtek's MEDLITE and FIRELITE Transports are a Perfect Fit for the new Honda Pioneer 1000-3

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Posted: Dec 8, 2016

One injured when tree falls into Camas house

Another person was injured when a tree fell into a Camas house this morning. Firefighters from the Camas-Washougal Fire Department were called to a house at 2547 N.W. 11th Ave. just before 11 a.m. today for a report of a tree that fell into the house, Fire Chief Nick Swinhart said. One adult who was in the room that the tree fell into suffered minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital.
- PUB DATE: 12/8/2016 12:43:27 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian
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