A fire department in New Jersey has gotten federal funding for new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), according to a report.

"As the founding father of the post-9/11 FIRE Act, Congressman Pascrell has shown to be a person who understands what first-responders across the country face," Elmwood Park Fire Chief Michael Pressler said. "The Congressman has been a true friend, not only to first responders in New Jersey, but across the entire country."

A fire truck from the Little Rock (AR) Fire Department and the promotional Nest Fire Truck helped impart safety education messages to some area schoolchildren, according to a report.

The event was part of a safety partnership with the Little Rock School District, Little Rock Fire Department, Middleton Heat & Air, and Google’s Nest Protect.

A news report looked at the case of two men who were accused of taking a fire truck on a destructive joyrdie through the town of Larne in Northern Ireland earlier this year.

The photo above shows the damaged apparatus after it was stolen from Larne Fire Station on March 5.

The Anderson (SC) Fire Department is slated to get a new ladder truck, according to a report from the Independent Mail.

Randy Bratcher, the interim fire chief, said his department currently has an engine with a 70-foot ladder, which cannot reach certain occupancies in the city. Bratcher said the ladder truck will help in his department's ongoing effort to improve the city's fire rating.

Besides the ladder truck, the city also will be buying a new fire engine, 10 air cylinders, 20 sets of protective gear for firefighters and other equipment from Spartan Fire and Emergency Apparatus Inc.