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WFC News

Posted: Aug 12, 2016

Harpersfield Township Fire Department Finds Right Truck

HARPERSFIELD TOWNSHIP - The fire department has found the all-purpose truck it has been seeking for two years. The truck was delivered in late July and will be ready to answer calls by early September. Harpersfield Township Fire Chief Everett Henry said the truck took a lot of effort to find.

He credited the department’s truck committee for successfully conducting the search.

“It was delivered on July 15,” said Henry. “It’s a 2004 Ford equipment truck. It cost $60,000 and was paid for by levy money plus money made at fundraisers.”

He said part of that sum went towards shelves, radios and other emergency

equipment for the truck.

“We’ll have it completely outfitted by September,” he said. “It’s replacing a 1990 truck that was used for 15 years and is now out of service. The new truck will also haul Hazmat gear and safety items, traffic cones and signs, pretty much everything we need to get around on the job.”

He said the truck seats four. He said it took the department’s truck committee two years to find a truck that suited the department’s needs.

Durant Has New Firefighting Vehicle

By Dan Pennington - dpennington@civitasmedia.com Durant's newest front-line weapon in the war on fire has debuted and is now in full service at the Durant Fire Department. The city acquired the vehicle from the Department of Defense where it was a real weapon in a real war.

It’s retired from that type service and now it’s one of the weapons the Durant Fire Department uses to win the battle against fire.

The former military vehicle has been re-purposed and doesn’t even resemble it’s old incarnation. It’s past name no longer matters as she is now “Tender-3,” as named by the Durant Fire Department.

That name is proudly painted on the side in black, emblazoned on top of fire truck red.

The vehicle was passed through various departments, first the Forestry Department, then the Southern Oklahoma Development Association acquired the vehicle for Durant Fire Department.

Cecil Mackey started the ball rolling for the acquisition while at SODA and then Phil Powell took that position and finished up placement of the vehicle, according to Durant Fire Chief Roger Joines.

The entire Durant Fire Department is proud of their newest vehicle and firefighting tool.

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Parsons VFD Receives New Quint

Posted: Aug 12, 2016

Parsons VFD Receives New Quint

The Parsons VFD, Company 10, received their new engine ladder truck on July 29. This was made possible due the department being a recipient of an assistants to firefighters grant. The grant was written by Fireman Steven Sponaugle with input from the department members. The truck was purchased from Finley Fire Equipment who is a ...

The truck was purchased from Finley Fire Equipment who is a dealer for Pierce Manufacturing.
The new engine will replace a truck that has been in service with the department for the past 30 years. “This is the second new truck that the company has received this year and we are very fortunate” said Chief White. “We have a great group of dedicated volunteers who not only provide emergency response but do a great job of fund raising, which has become more and more important as cost of equipment and insurances are steadily on the rise.” “Our service area has been blessed with volunteers, past and present, as those who come before us laid a great foundation for this department to grow.”

Killeen: Fire Truck Destroyed in Gas Tanker Fire

Firefighters were working a massive fire in Killeen at an auto parts store early Friday morning. Initial traffic from police scanners indicated the blaze may have been the result of a car fire in the parking lot of the O'Reillys at 4500 East Veteran's Memorial Blvd.

The collision resulted in an explosion that led to a fire that engulfed both vehicles and eventually spread to the store and some other vehicles that were parked in the parking lot.

A Killeen fire truck was destroyed when gasoline from the tanker flowed under the rig and set it on fire, police spokeswoman Ofelia Miramontez said.

No firefighters were injured, she said.

The Killeen Fire Department requested mutual aid from Fort Hood Fire to help contain the blaze.

Also Killeen’s hazmat unit was called to the scene after firefighters discovered gasoline from the ruptured tanker truck had spilled onto the parking lot and was running into a small creek that spills into Nolan Creek downstream.

Brimson Receives New Fire Truck

For a small, 14-member volunteer fire department, $100,000 is a giant sum of money. That's the estimated price tag a new water tender truck for fire departments, but luckily the Brimson Area Volunteer Fire Department was able to purchase the vehicle for just $4,300.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' Rural Fire Department Program was able to help the BAVFD purchase the truck through a U.S. Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program that makes surplus equipment able to support fire department operations available at a low cost to the DNR and local fire departments. In fact, the DNR asks the department to pay only the shipping costs for the equipment, which in the case of the BAVFD amounted to $4,300 for the water tender truck. The department also had to pay for about $10,000 in modifications to make it suitable for use, but that is an expense the department would have incurred even if they bought the truck new.

"Just for the truck brand new, it would cost about $100,000 and then they would still have to add all that other stuff to bring it into compliance as an emergency vehicle," DNR rural fire programs coordinator Tim Oland said.

The six-cylinder diesel-fueled water tender can haul 1,200 gallons of water to service a pumper and is easier to drive off road.

WFC News

Harpersfield Township Fire Department Finds Right Truck

Durant Has New Firefighting Vehicle

Parsons VFD Receives New Quint

Killeen: Fire Truck Destroyed in Gas Tanker Fire

Brimson Receives New Fire Truck

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