Firefighters were dispatched early Wednesday morning to a small tree fire close to a building. More reports came in advising that the building possibly was involved. As the original engine arrived, the crew found the structure on fire and initiated a full structure response. A second alarm was called for the smoke conditions and potential loss to the business.
- PUB DATE: 3/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima

Some big changes are coming to Clallam 3 Fire District, which covers the eastern portion of the county. We learned on Wednesday that Fire Chief Ben Andrews will retire in April of next year, and Assistant Chief Dan Orr, is planning to retire this summer. That will naturally leave a vacuum at the top that won’t necessarily be filled by existing personnel.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2023 7:18:23 PM - SOURCE: My Clallam County

Market pressures have driven up the price of a new fire truck for Nanaimo Fire Rescue, nanaimobulletin.com reported.

The new apparatus, a Pierce fire truck being ordered for Fire Station 2, is the same basic vehicle as other Pierce trucks already in service with the fire department, but the cost of this vehicle has jumped to nearly $1.6 million from the previously budgeted $1.2 million, the report said.

A Nanaimo fire official said, in his report to the city’s finance and audit committee March 15, that market pressures are skewing prices. Factors he cited include supply chain issues, new emissions standards and global industrialization that has triggered a boom in demand for fire trucks internationally, according to the report.

Of the total $341,000 extra cost for the new fire truck, $141,000 will be needed in 2023 to cover the deposit required to place the order for the vehicle and the remaining $200,000 will be needed in 2024 before the vehicle is delivered in January 2025, the report said. The extra costs will be drawn from the strategic infrastructure reserve fund.

The fire official mentioned that two other trucks already on order, also to be delivered in January 2025, are within their original budgets, the report said.

A growing number of community members have called for the “disruptive” siren at Langhorne-Middletown Fire Station to be removed in favor of a more advanced alert platform, fox29.com reported. 

The volunteer fire station located in a rural Bucks County (PA) suburb averages less than two calls per day, and received less than 650 last year, the report said. 

A 2019 report found that 60% of firehouses in Bucks County still used sirens. A fire official said low volunteer numbers mean the department can’t risk responding to a life-threatening call down a member, the report said. 

A petition from community members fed up with the noise has collected over 200 signatures, according to the report. One councilmember called removing the siren a high priority, and argued that it’s noise impacts quality of life and has impacted property values, the report said. 

Firefighters, however, say the whole town gets a better deal on insurance because of the presence of the fire station. Town rules give the department final say in whether to continue using the siren, and they voted unanimously to keep sounding the alarm, the report said. 

BRANDON, SD – March 23, 2023 – Spartan Emergency Response, a subsidiary of REV Group, Inc., and leading manufacturer of fire apparatus, announces Atlanta Fire Rescue Department has ordered 12 fire apparatus including one TDA, eight pumpers, and three TDA support units. This order is part of a three-year contract between Atlanta Fire Rescue Department and Spartan dealer, Peach State Truck Centers.

Top features of the Spartan TDA include:

• Spartan Metro Star^® MFD chassis with flat roof
• Cummins^® X12 500 HP engine with Allison 4000 EVS Transmission^™
• Steel Channel Severe Duty 12.5″ extended front bumper
• Extreme duty cab interior
• Whelen^® LED Warning Lights
• EMS Storage Compartment
• Wilburt Nightscan Light Tower
• 10KW Harrison hydraulic generator
• 260’ of ground ladders
• Four-section steel ladder with 105’ vertical reach and 100’ horizontal reach
• Two H-style outriggers with 16’ spread
• High visibility tiller cab

Atlanta ordered a total of eight pumpers, with four currently in production with more to follow. Features of these pumpers include:

• Spartan Metro Star^® MFD chassis with 10” raised roof
• Cummins^® L9 450 HP engine with Allison 3000 EVS Transmission^™
• Steel Channel severe duty 12.5″ extended front bumper
• Front bumper discharge 2.5″
• Extreme duty cab interior
• Hale Fire QTwo-1500 GPM, two stage pump
• 500 Gallon Water Tank
• Elkhart Foam System with 30-gallon foam tank
• Whelen^® LED warning lights
• EMS storage compartment
• Tri-Max^™ space frame aluminum body
• Hi-Rise storage tray and tool compartment
• Low style hosebed
• The three TDA Support Units are designed specifically for the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department fleet with large storage compartments for tools and equipment, and 149 feet of ground ladders. Other features include:
• Spartan Metro Star^® MFD chassis with 10” with raised roof
• Cummins^® L9 450 HP engine with Allison 3000 EVS Transmission^™
• Steel Channel severe duty 12.5″ extended front bumper
• Extreme duty cab interior
• Whelen^® LED warning lights
• LED compartment lighting
• EMS storage compartment
• Tri-Max^™ Space Frame aluminum body

“Spartan ER is privileged to have the City of Atlanta work with us in meeting their unique apparatus challenges in a constantly growing metropolitan area,” said Chris Wade, Director of Sales, Spartan Emergency Response. “Our team looks forward to serving the city and its citizens for the public safety needs utilizing the fire apparatus we manufacture.”

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