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Posted: May 23, 2016

Greeley (CO) Unveils Designs for New Downtown Fire Station

The city of Greeley released initial design plans Friday afternoon for its new two-story downtown fire station. That's the latest piece to materialize in city leaders' plan to revitalize the area.
The new Fire Station No. 1 will sit on the southeast corner of the old Safeway lot, 1122 11th Ave.

This project is part of the City Center project, which aims to consolidate city offices into one campus. Various departments are relocating, but because the fire station will be a standalone building, it gets its new digs first.

The building will house Greeley Fire Department's administrative space, 10 dormitory bedrooms, a fitness area, a four-truck bay and a community conference room.

Officials put an $8.6 million cap on the new station, and they’re meeting that goal, according to city documents.

The fire station might also include a hose-drying tower, if there’s room in the budget once the designs are finalized. These towers cut down on energy use — limiting the electricity needed to dry the hoses — and on wear and tear, city documents said.

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Posted: May 23, 2016

Style has Substance at Dallas' New Fire Stations

From the moment a call comes in, a buzzer followed by an automated dispatch voice with details of an emergency and its location, it takes around 30 seconds for the four-man crew of Station 27 to get out the door, sirens blaring. It’s a quick escape, and that’s by design. The station is a place they call home, but one firefighters need to leave in a hurry.
"One thing people don't understand is that this is our house," says Lt. Nelson Rossy, a 21-year veteran of Dallas Fire-Rescue who now supervises its building projects. "We're the only city building that operates the way we do." Indeed, a fire station is unique among public buildings in that it is a place not just to work but to cook, eat, sleep (albeit lightly), work out, hang out, read, watch television, argue about the Cowboys and play the occasional game of pingpong.

It's also a place to clean. Firefighters spend a good portion of their time maintaining their stations, a Sisyphean task exacerbated by the fact that many Dallas facilities are aging and obsolete relics that have reached the end of their life cycles. Twenty of the city's 57 stations are more than half a century old, and that's not including Station 11, a city landmark built in 1909 but remodeled in 1985. More than half of the stations are over 40 years old.

City bond programs of 2003 and 2006 sought to ameliorate this problem with the construction of 11 new stations. These efforts have been beset by delays, such that the last of these facilities, Station 6 in South Dallas, is only now under construction. Architecturally, the results have been mixed, with Preston Center's Station 27, which opened last December, the unofficial standard-bearer of the program.

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Posted: May 23, 2016

Scuba Divers Sink Antique Fire Apparatus into Gray Quarry (TN)

A group of certified divers lowered the antique fire truck about 60 feet in to the Gray Quarry (TN).
The owners of the quarry let scuba divers train and explore the water, located just behind Exit 13 off Interstate 26, and said the truck will add a new dimension of excitement for recreational divers.

Certified scuba diver, Carter Warden said the fire truck is not the only vehicle they have lowered into the water.

“We’ve already put a school bus down,” said Warden. “And we have several statues and a few other things for divers to enjoy and to make it interesting for students and local divers.”

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Posted: May 23, 2016

Firefighter Activity at FDIC International 2016 Raises $18,340 for Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund

Firefighters help raise money for the Terry Farrel Firefighters Fund at FDIC International 2016.

Globe Manufacturing Company continued its partnership with the Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund at FDIC International 2016, the nation’s largest firefighter training conference and exhibition, held April 21-24 in Indianapolis. With its supplier partner, 3M, Globe invited attendees to try on its new ATHLETIX™ and G-XTREME® 3.0 turnout gear and show their strength on a high striker. Firefighters then spun a wheel to determine a donation--$10, $20, $50, or $100--to the Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund in their name. In total, Globe and 3M donated $18,340 to the Fund.

“The Terry Fund appreciates the great partnership we have with Globe. Globe not only makes some of the best and most innovative fire gear on the market today but also strongly supports the fire service through its direct assistance to the Terry Fund,” said Brian Farrell, chairman of the Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund and brother of Terry  Farrell. “Firefighters across America also directly benefit from the awareness that Globe brings to the Fund.”

A firefighter participates in the Globe High Striker at the Globe booth at FDIC International 2016.

“Globe has always given back to the fire service and we are proud to partner with the Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund,” said Rob Freese, senior vice president of marketing at Globe Manufacturing Company. “They are a hard working group of volunteers that assists firefighters and families across the nation with financial, educational, and medical support, and provides equipment donations for fire departments in need.”

“3M is honored to continue its partnership with Globe in supporting the Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund,” said Jennifer L. Sickmann, Global Segment Marketing Manager for 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material. “The assistance which the Farrell volunteers provide to firefighters is outstanding and we’re pleased to help further this cause.”

About Globe

Firefighters need to be prepared to perform at the maximum of their ability, on every call. That’s why Globe delivers the most advanced, best-fitting, and longest lasting protection by listening to our customers, creating breakthrough designs, and applying the engineering skills of the nation’s most trusted turnout gear manufacturer. Globe turnout gear is designed to protect you, move with you, and improve your performance. It’s athletic gear for firefighters. Learn more at www.globeturnoutgear.com.

About 3M

3M captures the spark of new ideas and transforms them into thousands of ingenious products. Our culture of creative collaboration inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies that make life better. 3M is the innovation company that never stops inventing. With $31 billion in sales, 3M employs 89,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 70 countries. 3M offers a wide range of Scotchlite material that not only satisfies demand for visibility and durability, its versatility offers designers and manufacturers an endless list of creative applications. Scotchlite products include transfer films; fabrics; high gloss ma

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Posted: May 23, 2016

Report: Tree branches 'chafing' power line caused deadly Twisp wildfire

The state Department of Natural Resources has determined that tree branches 'chafing' a live power line sparked the Aug. 19th, 2015 wildfire near Twisp that claimed the lives of three U.S. Forest Service members and severely injured another. The investigative report said light winds caused the branches to sway and touch an uninsulated, energized power line conductor.
- PUB DATE: 5/23/2016 9:55:35 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima
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