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Posted: Jun 21, 2016

Nashville Fire Station Closing for Asbestos, Sewage Repairs

A Nashville fire station is shutting down temporarily because of asbestos and a sewer line that needs replacing. It has made the station impossible for firefighters to work from or stay in. However, the people who are served by Fire Station 27 in Crieve Hall and Oak Hill are worried about increased response times.
The Nashville Fire Department's spokesman Brian Haas said they "hope" response times don't increase. They're taking several precautions to keep this from happening.

Station 27's truck was relocated to Station 10, which is about four miles away from the 4720 Trousdale Drive location.

The station's engine was relocated to Station 6, which is about three miles away on Haywood Lane.

Meanwhile, fire officials say they are increasing staff at Station 20 so they have enough firefighters and EMTs to respond to the affected areas.

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Posted: Jun 21, 2016

Salt Lake City Officials to Break Ground for New Fire Station

Salt Lake City fire officials on Tuesday joined elected city leaders and agency directors, architects and construction officials for the groundbreaking of the fire department's new Station 14, which will be the second net-zero energy fire station in the country.
The groundbreaking — at the new Station 14 site, at the corner of 3800 West and California Avenue (1285 South) — was preceded by remarks from Fire Chief Brian Dale, Mayor Jackie Biskupski, Councilmember Andrew Johnston, and Vicki Bennett, director of the Office of Sustainability, according to a fire department news release.

The two-story building will be 17,100 square feet including a four-bay, 5,770 square-foot garage for housing fire and emergency apparatus

There will be 10 single-bunk rooms and two officer suites, along with space programmed for fire operations that include a station office, kitchen, maintenance and training spaces.

It will be designated as one of the city's branch stations to coordinate city-wide disaster relief.

This station will replace the current Station 14, located at 1560 Industrial Road (1900 West), which is the oldest fire station in Salt Lake City.

Built in 1968, the single-company station can no longer adequately house and support the most current firefighting equipment. This station will be re-purposed as the Fire Training Center, as it is located adjacent to the city's fire training tower.

Emergency crews working from the new location will still meet the four-minute response goal to any location in the district, the news release said.

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Posted: Jun 21, 2016

Fire Apparatus with Storied Past Heads to Matagorda (TX)

A piece of America's history will arrive at its new home in Matagorda County this week. June 17, the Midfield Volunteer Fire Department purchased a 1992 Spartan model fire engine from the Endwell Fire Department in Endwell, N.Y. The engine was on scene for search-and-rescue operations after the Twin Towers fell in New York City on 9/11.
"I just think it's awesome," Midfield Fire Chief Vic Collins said. "Especially us being firemen, 9/11 was such a big deal. Getting in the truck to drive it after we learned it's history - It was an honor. You could feel it."

The engine cost $25,000, which the Midfield fire department paid through donations from the public during their annual barbecue cook-off fundraiser.

"Our budget is very small from Matagorda County: only $1,800 a year," Collins said. "It took us two years to raise the money to buy this truck. It was purchased entirely off of gracious donations from the public. I think that's a major thing because the public knows we are putting the money back into the department."

The new engine will replace a 1980 model fire engine and will act as the department's primary unit and first truck out for calls. The truck will be decaled with the Midfield department's logo, but the stickers commemorating its service during 9/11 and Hurricane Sandy will remain.

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Posted: Jun 21, 2016

Cantankerous Wisdom: Rear Hose Loads

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Posted: Jun 21, 2016

'Nothing can prepare you mentally' for an event like Pulse shooting, Florida paramedic says

Rafael Comas remembers every detail down to the second while he was responding to the chaotic scene of the Pulse nightclub. Comas is a paramedic for Rural Metro Ambulance and was working the night of the shooting that left 49 dead and more than 50 injured on June 12. "It was very traumatic and very stressful but we train for that," said Comas, who has been a medic for nearly 20 years.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: orlando sentinel
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