May is Wildfire Awareness Month, and King County's Forestry Program is working with area fire districts and state officials to raise awareness and promote actions that keep communities safe in the event of fire. "Wildfire is a natural part of the Pacific Northwest's environment, and plays an important role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem," according to a press release.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2016 1:09:13 PM - SOURCE: Issaquah & Summamish Reporter

May is Wildfire Awareness Month, and King County's Forestry Program is working with area fire districts and state officials to raise awareness and promote actions that keep communities safe in the event of fire. "Wildfire is a natural part of the Pacific Northwest's environment, and plays an important role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem," according to a press release.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2016 1:09:13 PM - SOURCE: Issaquah & Summamish Reporter

Firefighters helped get a family's pets out of a burning home in Vancouver, Wash., on Tuesday morning. There are no reports of human injuries, however a ferret needed some oxygen after inhaling some smoke. One cat went missing in the fire, but the family's other pets are all accounted for. The homeowners awoke to find their living room and kitchen full of smoke just before 6 a.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2016 10:50:26 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Firefighters helped get a family's pets out of a burning home in Vancouver, Wash., on Tuesday morning. There are no reports of human injuries, however a ferret needed some oxygen after inhaling some smoke. One cat went missing in the fire, but the family's other pets are all accounted for. The homeowners awoke to find their living room and kitchen full of smoke just before 6 a.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2016 10:50:26 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Moultonborough (NH) Fire Rescue has taken delivery of an all-new HME MiniEvo, which is integrated onto a 2016 Ford F-550 Super-Duty Crew Cab XL. 

This MiniEvo™ combines exclusive HME Ahrens-Fox Hydra Technology™ with a 1,500-gpm Hale DSD midship pump all mounted within a 24-inch pump house. Other features include a Powerstroke 6.7-liter V-8 OHV direct diesel injection 32-valve intercooled turbo diesel engine; torque capability of 660 foot-pounds at 1,600 rpm; six-speed electronic Select-Shift automatic transmission; stainless steel piping, panels, and framework; Fire Research TankVision; dual 1½ inch crosslays; TurboFoam Class A foam system with a 15-gallon foam tank; a 400-gallon T-tank for water; Gortite roll-up doors, two 9-foot hard suction trays; NFPA ladder group; FRC Spectra Ultrabright LED quartz lighting; Whelen LED warning light package; 139 ft³ of storage compartment space; and a 40-ft³ hosebed.

Salesman: Glenn Davis

Dealer: Lake Regions Fire Apparatus, Inc.

Dealer Location: West Ossipee, New Hampshire

For more information, visit www.firetrucks.com.