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Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into Fire Truck, Medical Helicopter
Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into Fire Truck, Medical Helicopter
Posted: Oct 24, 2016

Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into Fire Truck, Medical Helicopter

Published: GALLUP, NM ( KRQE) - McKinley County Sheriffs Office deputies responded to a crash early Sunday morning after a suspected drunk driver went crashing into a medical helicopter and fire truck on Highway 566 near Gallup, New Mexico.

Deputies say a landing zone for a medical transport helicopter had been set up by the fire department for transport of a patient from a separate crash on Navajo route 1149, when the reported drunk driver went around the barricade on Highway 566 crashing into the helicopter and fire truck.

The helicopter was unoccupied, not running and rotors were not spinning, according to McKinely County Sheriff’s Office.

McKinley County sheriff’s say the suspected drunk driver, now identified as 26-year-old Glenn Livingston of Gallup, has been arrested and is charged with aggravated DWI, resisting, evading and or obstructing an officer among other charges.

No injuries were reported at the time of the crash.

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Menlo Park (CA): Downtown Fire Station Closing for Rebuild
Menlo Park (CA): Downtown Fire Station Closing for Rebuild
Posted: Oct 24, 2016

Menlo Park (CA): Downtown Fire Station Closing for Rebuild

A 63-year-old fire station in downtown Menlo Park is about to be razed. Fire Station 6, at 700 Oak Grove Ave., is set to be torn down and a larger station will be built to allow for more firefighters and fire vehicles. Work is to begin before the year ends, according to the Menlo Park Fire Protection District.

It is one of seven stations the district operates in its coverage area, which includes Menlo Park, Atherton, East Palo Alto and unincorporated portions of San Mateo County.

The station’s current firefighters have already moved out of the station and into a residence behind the station on Hoover Street. That residential property is part of the expansion and will give the district “the ability to build a two-story, partial drive-through station that would be able to accommodate its largest piece of fire equipment with the ability to add additional apparatus and personnel,” according to a news release.

Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman said the expansion is needed to deal with all the potential development in the Downtown Specific Plan, which was approved in June 2012 and allows for new development of 680 housing units and 474,000 square feet of nonresidential space.

“The fact that (Station) 6 was the second busiest amongst all emergency units in the entire district last year and based upon increased roadway congestion, it’s a no-brainer to rebuild in this location,” Schapelhouman said in the release.

The project has been in the works since 2007, the chief said, but he said the plan was left out of the city’s Specific Plan, though the district requested it, which caused delays and additional environmental analysis costs.

“I’ll be happy to see us tear down the old station and start construction by the end of the year,” he said. “It’s been a long, rough road to get to this point.”

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Pittston (ME) Accepting Bids for New East Pittston Fire Station
Pittston (ME) Accepting Bids for New East Pittston Fire Station
Posted: Oct 24, 2016

Pittston (ME) Accepting Bids for New East Pittston Fire Station

PITTSTON - The East Pittston Fire Station has stood for about 50 years on a blind, three-way intersection on Route 194. By this time next year, a new, larger fire station will be standing on the property next to the existing one, which is expected to be demolished.

For Fire Chief Jason Farris, that can’t happen soon enough.

The current building has no bathroom, no water except from a hose in the floor and no ready access to the upper floor.

“We have to use a ladder to get up there,” he said Thursday. That’s because the stairs had to be removed a number of years ago to accommodate the increasing size of fire trucks.

This project, for which bids are due to the town by 5 p.m. Nov. 30, is just one of the projects the department has undertaken this fall. Plans are underway to replace the shingle roof at the main fire station with a metal roof. The department has picked up its new heavy response truck, which is replacing arefitted military surplus 1989 ambulance. That is prompting the sale of that vehicle, and bids on it will be accepted until 5 p.m. Nov. 9.

The largest of the three projects is the fire station, which is expected to cost about $300,000. Voters approved the project at Town Meeting in March, and approval of that article drew applause.

The plans for the building are nearly complete. It will be 48 feet by 48 feet, about the same size as the main fire station, and it will have three bays for two pumpers and a forestry truck and a second floor loft for storage and a place for a crew to sleep if they need to do so during a storm.

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Bernardston (MA) Fire Station Committee to View Building Drawings
Bernardston (MA) Fire Station Committee to View Building Drawings
Posted: Oct 24, 2016

Bernardston (MA) Fire Station Committee to View Building Drawings

BERNARDSTON - The newly formed Fire Station Expansion Committee will consider the first preliminary drawings of what a new fire station could look like during a meeting Tuesday. Architects from Stevens & Associates, the engineering and architecture firm overseeing the planning, will attend the 6 p.m.

Earlier this year, Bernardston resident Frank “Bud” Foster donated a strip of land to the Fire Department to enable the expansion of the department’s facilities. Since then, residents voted to conduct a feasibility study on the station during a special town meeting in September, and a Fire Station Expansion Committee was formed to oversee the study’s findings.

The seven-member committee recommended by Fire Chief Peter Shedd includes Shedd himself, Dennis Shockro and Tim Snow of the Fire Department, Bernardston resident Sal Arnone, Jane Dutcher of the Finance Committee, local contractor Scott Digeorge, and Selectboard member Stanley Garland. The Selectboard approved all members, and the committee began meeting Oct. 4.

Shedd said he wanted to create a committee whose members have plenty of experience in the construction industry, like himself, Shockro, Snow and Digeorge. He also wanted to have a member of the Selectboard to “keep the chain of communication open” with town government.


During the Oct. 4 meeting, the committee met to hear from members of the Fire Department about what they’d like to see in a new station.

“Being able to work around the trucks is the major concern,” Shedd said.

The station, he said, is extremely overcrowded. It houses four vehicles, with no room for the department’s three equipment trailers, which are stored outside, and little office space.

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Posted: Oct 24, 2016

Globe Manufacturing Wins International Achievement Award for ATHLETIX™ Turnout Gear Design and Innovation

PITTSFIELD, N.H. — October 24, 2016 — Globe Manufacturing Company announced that it was awarded the 2016 International Achievement Awards (IAA) Award of Excellence and Best in Category for Advanced Textiles. The award was presented by Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) at their IFAI Expo, the largest specialty fabrics trade show in the Americas, held in Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 20.

Globe received the Award of Excellence and Best in Category for Advanced Textiles for its new ATHLETIX™ turnout gear, which is unlike any firefighter turnout gear today.

FDIC: Globe Brings ATHLETIX™ Turnout Gear to FDIC International 2016

Globe collaborated with three supplier partners on the development of the new materials that enable this all-new design: KOMBAT™ STRETCH PBI®/KEVLAR® fabric, manufactured by TenCate Protective Fabrics, allows closer, less bulky fit with unprecedented range of motion and more flexibility while providing premium thermal break open protection; NOMEX® NANO thermal barrier material, manufactured by DuPont Protection Solutions, is thinner, lighter, more flexible, more breathable, and quicker drying; and 3M™ SCOTCHLITE™ COMFORT TRIM reflective material, manufactured by 3M Company, is segmented and heat sealed to be lighter, more flexible, and breathable without sacrificing visibility.

For more than six decades, IAA has recognized excellence in design and innovation, highlighting truly spectacular work in the specialty fabrics and technical textiles industry. IFAI’s goal is to promote awareness of the specialty fabrics used in thousands of products and applications in the growing, $130 billion-plus dollar global fabrics marketplace.

IFAI received a total of 296 entries from 10 countries in 42 categories in this year’s competition. Winners were selected based on complexity, design, workmanship, uniqueness, and function. Judges included industry experts, editors, architects, educators, and design professionals.

“At Globe, we are proud of our long history of innovation. It’s in our DNA,” said Rob Freese, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Globe Manufacturing Company. “Our new ATHLETIX™ turnout gear was inspired by interviews with hundreds of firefighters and made possible through collaboration with our suppliers who take the same ‘Voice of the Customer’ approach to product development and share our passion for firefighter safety.”



About Globe
Firefighters need to be prepared to perform at the maximum of their ability, on every call. That’s why Globe delivers the most advanced, best-fitting, and longest lasting protection by listening to our customers, creating breakthrough designs, and applying the engineering skills of the nation’s most trusted turnout gear manufacturer. Globe turnout gear is designed to protect you, move with you, and improve your performance. It’s athletic gear for firefighters. Learn more at  www.globeturnoutgear.com.

 

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