VIDEO/PHOTOS: A group of firefighters in East Montgomery County responded to a house fire and got much more than they bargained for. "As soon as we walked in the living room, there were just cages everywhere, and it's dark enough to where you can't see in the cages; so we're just wondering what's in there," said Captain Kyle Foster with East Montgomery FD.
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It is just instinct and human nature to run OUT of a building if it were engulfed in flames, however, firefighters do the exact opposite! Running into a burning building is just another day at the office for these brave men and women. Being heroic is just what they do, but you don't have to run into a burning building to be a hero, there are many ways to save lives! Saving a life is saving a life and my friend Damon Bryan, of Benton City, is a hero in a few different ways.
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Pasquotank County will be paying a lot more for a new fire truck for the Nixonton Volunteer Fire Department than it initially planned, dailyadvance.com reported.

When the county initially ordered a new fire truck for the Nixonton VFD in March 2021, the cost was $392,655, the report said. But county commissioners unanimously voted Monday night to execute a change order for the truck that hikes its price to $636,100 — an increase of $243,445, according to the report.

The county’s cost will be offset by a $100,000 grant that the Nixonton VFD received from the Cannon Foundation on Tuesday, a county official said.

Commissioners made the change after hearing that the new fire truck may not start production until late 2024 to mid-2025 because of a lack of available commercial cab chassis, the report said. Because of the shortage, the new fire truck will be fitted with a custom-cab chassis costing the extra $243,000, the report said.

Manteca City Council Tuesday directed staff to secure two fire engines at a combined cost of $2 million, mantecabulletin.com reported.

By the time those engines arrive in Manteca to be put into service, the oldest engine in the backup fleet will have turned 29 years old, the report said.

Delivery time for new fire engines will be anywhere between two and three years, according to the report.

The tiller truck carries a price tag of $1,707,772 that the council locked in last year, the report said.

Rosenbauer—Nashville (TN) Fire Department eight pumpers. Commander cabs and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engines; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pumps; polypropylene 750-gallon water tanks; Dealer: NAFECO, Decatur, AL. (Photo by Paul Barrett.)

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