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Posted: Sep 13, 2016

San Andreas (CA) to Buy New Fire Apparatus

In San Andreas, fire engines are almost celebrities. Engine No. 165, for example, is the cherry red heartthrob of generations of firefighters who have gone to calls riding in its open-air jump seats. And recently, when some late-model engines with out-of-town agency names plastered on their sides visited the main station, rumors started flying on social media.
In order to quell the rumors, San Andreas Fire Protection District Chief Don Young called the newspaper. The truth, he said, is that the district has received a $642,522 grant toward the cost of purchasing a new fire engine. Fancy engines plastered with the names of distant cities have been visiting because the district is shopping. Manufacturers drove them here to show off their models.

Still, there is a breakup ahead. Rules for the grant require that the district will have to get rid of the current No. 165. Its open air jump seats don’t meet modern standards. Now, type 1 engines are required to have space in their cabs for four firefighters.

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Posted: Sep 13, 2016

Hornell (NY) Fire Apparatus Returns After Repairs

The City of Hornell Board of Public Safety took on a number of issues at their monthly meeting on Thursday, ranging from fire truck repairs, to police department promotions, and even addressing "zombie properties."
The Hornell Fire Department's new ladder truck is back in service after having some mechanical issues addressed.

"When it was being put through it's initial tests, it had noisy cylinders in the hydraulic system," Mayor Shawn Hogan said.

Faulty hydraulic cylinders operating the ladder were causing otherwise stationary pins to move, according to Fire Chief Dan Smith.

The dealership in Churchville, N.Y. attempted to address the issues in-house, but could not.

"It wasn't a job they were able to undertake, so the truck was sent back to the factory in Wisconsin where they changed out all of the pins and cylinders before we got our truck back," Hogan said.

City Attorney Joe Pelych is negotiating with the company over possibly extending the life of the truck's warranty.

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Posted: Sep 13, 2016

Marysville firefighter sings national anthem at Seahawks game

Local Keith Taylor, a battalion chief for the Marysville Fire District, had the honor of singing the national anthem for the Seattle Seahawks' opening game on Sept. 11. He was joined by many other Marysville firefighters who participated in the flag ceremony in the opening ceremonies of the Seahawks' first regular season game of the year.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2016 1:00:29 PM - SOURCE: North Couty Outlook
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Posted: Sep 13, 2016

Regional crews respond to "very hot, difficult" fire at Tyson Food Plant in Wallula

Forty firefighters from across the Columbia Basin responded to a three-alarm fire at the Tyson’s Food Plant in Wallula Tuesday morning. Firefighters say the blaze started in the rendering area of the facility around 4 a.m. which is where animals go to get fat removed. Walla Walla Fire District 5 Chief Mike Wickstrom described the blaze as, “Very hot, difficult and smokey.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2016 11:08:07 AM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19
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Posted: Sep 13, 2016

Alexis Custom 1,500/1,000 Side-Mount Pumper Gallery and Video

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