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Posted: Nov 17, 2016

Fort Atkinson (WI) Buying Fire Apparatus

The Fort Atkinson City Council on Tuesday accepted a $548,381 bid for the purchase of a new fire truck from Pierce Manufacturing of Appleton. Fort Atkinson Fire Chief Daryl Rausch explained the 1985 truck has rust and corrosion issues and repair parts no longer are available. In addition, the truck has a rear open-cab jumpseat that is not compliant with National Fire Protection Association standards. The cost will be covered by the city and five surrounding townships that utilize the department's services.
Based on a formula that emergency calls within the city account for 72 percent of calls, the city will cover 72 percent of the cost; the Town of Koshkonong, 16.8 percent, and the towns of Hebron, Sumner, Jefferson and Oakland, each 2.8 percent. The towns also contribute to repairs over a set amount on an annual basis.

The cost breaks down as follows: Fort Atkinson, $394,834; Town of Koshkonong, $92,127; towns of Hebron, Jefferson, Sumner and Oakland, $15,355.

Funds are included in the 2016 capital improvement budget. The intent is to make a prepayment with a savings of $21,607 and then borrow once the actual amount is determined.

The approved bid from Pierce was $537,628. Rausch requested that a 2-percent contingency be added to increase the total to the $548,381.

The purchase was approved 4-1, with council member Beth Gehred casting the lone "no" vote. She said that while she supports the fire department and public safety she felt it was not necessary to spend so much money on "things."

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Posted: Nov 17, 2016

Cleveland Fire Department Gets New Fire Equipment

The Cleveland Fire Department is adding two new fire engines and one new aerial platform. Chief of Fire Angelo Calvillo explains the ladder truck will shoot one-thousand gallons of water per minute. This is a big investment in the fire department. More than $1.6 million worth of equipment was made possible by the 2014 bond issue.
The new trucks have reflectors and LED lighting that will keep the firefighters safe as they are on their way to emergencies. Those firefighters have had a chance to check out their new equipment.

"For the last three days we brought out our firefighters from both stations, station 30 and 23. They've been practicing on those pumpers," Calvillo said.

That's not the only new equipment on its way. The department is planning on getting two more pumper trucks in the next two months, and a new aerial ladder.

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Posted: Nov 17, 2016

DNR Asking Washington State for $28 Million for Fire Crews, Equipment and Training

The Department of Natural Resources is asking Washington State for a $28 million package to fund new fire crews, better equipment, more training and rural support. As part of the new package, $19 million would build and staff 15 new fire engines and add 72 firefighters.
Another $5.4 million would provide equipment to rural fire districts that aren’t properly prepared for wildfires right now - a reality crews discovered while fighting the massive Carlton Complex and Okanogan Complex fires in 2014 and 2015. An additional $2 million would go toward training more firefighters, including some volunteers.

Right now DNR’s Capital Budget proposal is with the Office of Financial Management, which will review requests from departments around the state before Governor Jay Inslee finalizes his budget proposal in December. The Washington State Legislature could finalize their biennial budget in the first few months of 2017.

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Posted: Nov 17, 2016

Bellevue Fire Department, family send memorial for fallen firefighter to Rose Parade

Two years ago, around 150 Bellevue firefighters lined the halls of Virginia Mason Hospital to say goodbye to their comrade, Deanna Carr. An American flag had been draped over the body of the firefighter of 22 years as doctors wheeled her body into the operating room to start the organ donation process.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2016 1:00:54 PM - SOURCE: Bellevue Reporter
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Posted: Nov 17, 2016

Dying Atlanta Firefighter's Final Wish: See New Rig

Dozens of first responders in Georgia will help fulfill an Atlanta firefighter's dying wish as they escort him from the hospital to his home in Forsyth County, where he will receive hospice care. Frank Martinez, 45, has battled Stage 4 cancer for several years and doesnt have much longer to live, his co-worker Cortez R. R. Stafford, said.

Martinez is a six-year member of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department’s Squad 4, and his last wish was to see the new Squad 4 apparatus, which was put into service just a few weeks ago.

Led by the new equipment, members of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, the Atlanta Police Department, Georgia State Patrol and other local fire rescue departments went to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America Regional Medical Center in Newnan Wednesday afternoon.

They formed a procession that traveled along I-85 North, through the city and up Georgia 400 North to his home. "Atlanta Fire will also have apparatuses along the route on bridges as they pass through downtown," Stafford said.

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