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Posted: Apr 18, 2016

Upper Pine Remodels Vallecito Fire Station

Upper Pine Fire Protection District Station No. 4 on the north end of Vallecito Reservoir was built to house equipment for volunteers could drive it to nearby fires. A lot has changed since then. There are no longer volunteer firefighters in the department. They also respond to lots more medical calls than fires these days.
To keep up with the changes, Upper Pine has added living quarters to the station, and this summer, it will house a full-time firefighter.

At an open house April 7, neighbors came to check out the utilitarian living quarters, and a few brave ones took some fire extinguishers to put out a fire, albeit a controlled one.

The decision to house a firefighter and add staff at the station was made partly in response to analyzing calls and fires in the area, said Bruce Evans, chief of Upper Pine.

Last year, staff responded to 78 calls from the station, and they tended to be medical calls for folks who were really sick. About 70 percent of the calls ended with an ambulance transport to the hospital, which is 25 percent higher than the district average.

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Posted: Apr 18, 2016

Retired Military Trucks Get New Life with Dumas (TX) Fire Department

With a new coat of paint and some feature conversions by the City Dumas Fire Department has re-purposed a tanker military truck into a new fire response vehicle. The City of Dumas FD received the military cargo truck through the Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program, which puts retired military vehicles into the hands of volunteer fire departments.
The 1986 Oshkosh M978 military tanker truck was stripped of its camouflage paint and fuel pumping system and outfitted with fire equipment, including new piping and dump valves.

"We have an 18-wheel truck that we use as our water supply but it is hard to get off the road to wildland fires," explained Chief Paul Jenkins of the City of Dumas VFD. "Since this truck is a lot smaller, it will be used to shuttle water to the attack vehicles for grass and wildland fires."

The truck has four-wheel drive, power steering and an automatic transmission. It is expected to bring better safety and efficiency to the department as a multi-purpose unit.

"It has a 2500-gallon tank making it a useful water source for wildland fires and structure fires," said Chief Jenkins.

Launched in Texas in 2005, the U.S. Forest Service and Texas A&M Forest Service administer the no-cost program that transfers the military property.

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Posted: Apr 18, 2016

Eldora's New Fire Apparatus Now on Duty

George Bush, that is the older one, was president the last time the Eldora Fire Department saw a new pumper truck. The old truck has seen its share of use and it was time for an upgrade.

That came on Thursday when Eldora Fire Chief David Lloyd and four others from the fire department traveled to Snyder, Nebraska to pick up the department's new truck.

It was about a year ago, at the March 2015 Eldora City Council meeting, that the purchase for the fire truck, a 2016 Smeal Fire Apparatus truck, was approved. The truck carries 1250 gallons of water and has a 1,000 gallons per minute pump.

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Posted: Apr 18, 2016

Mission (CA) Historic Fire Apparatus on Display

The firefighters of SFFD Station #7 at Folsom and 17th Streets brought out their historic truck - a 1935/36 Mack Truck - for their 150th anniversary and it will be on view today, the 150th year since the great 1906 earthquake. The truck's bell was hand-cast and the ladders hand-made in San Francisco.
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Posted: Apr 18, 2016

Streamlight Upgrades High Lumen Portable Scene Light

EAGLEVILLE, PA, (April 18, 2016)Streamlight® Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting, has increased the lumen output of its high lumen Portable Scene Light to 5,300 lumens. The updated light also now features a red low battery warning indicator.

Featuring a narrow footprint and a telescoping extension pole, the Portable Scene Light can be used almost anywhere by first responders and other professionals for scene lighting purposes, from wide, open places to tight, confined work areas.

“We have upgraded the Portable Scene Light from 3,600 to 5,300 lumens, to give users an even more extraordinary high lumen flood light,” said Streamlight Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Michael F. Dineen.  “This completely portable flood light can be conveniently carried and rapidly deployed in less than 30 seconds. It’s ideal for lighting large scale scenes, such as fires and major accidents, as well as for examining small, narrow spaces such as in mining and industrial inspections. With its long run times, the light can be used throughout an entire work shift without having to recharge the battery.  And users now will be able to easily detect when the battery is running low with the light’s new low battery indicator light.”

The Portable Scene Light uses six C4® LEDs and wide-pattern parabolic reflectors to provide two selectable beam widths and three levels of light intensity, ranging from a super-bright flood beam to a low setting with ultra-long run times. The light features a rotating head that can be extended on a telescoping pole to an overall height of 72 inches, supported by stabilizing legs that can be quickly deployed and locked to provide balance on uneven surfaces. The light also features a 90 degree swivel neck, enabling users to aim the light beam precisely where it is needed for task lighting purposes.

On the high setting, the light delivers an incredibly bright 5,300 and a four-hour run time, over a beam distance of 410 meters. On medium, it provides 2,500 lumens, nine hours of run time and a beam distance of 292 meters. On low, the light runs for 18 hours and offers 1,300 lumens, and a beam distance of 215 meters. A selectable diffuser permits users to choose between the two beam widths, which are available with all three lighting modes.

The Portable Scene Light is powered by a zero-maintenance 12 volt, 14.4 Ah sealed lead acid battery that is rechargeable up to 500 times. The light can be charged to 90 percent of its capacity in 10 hours. Red and green LEDs provide charge status feedback. The light also will run indefinitely by plugging the included remote 10-foot power cord into a DC power source; an AC adapter is also included. A toggle switch allows users to switch between the battery and power source modes of operation.   

Constructed from high-impact thermoplastic housing, the Portable Scene Light offers weatherproof construction. It features an IP67 design for dust-tight and waterproof operation to 1 one meter for 30 minutes.  The light also is engineered to resist 40 MPH winds continuous in all directions with its head fully extended.

The Portable Scene Light light measures 22 inches in length and 6.5 inches in width, and weighs 25 pounds. It packs to a compact size for easy storage.

Available in international safety yellow, the light comes with a heavy duty shoulder carrying strap, AC charger, 12V DC cord and Streamlight’s Limited Lifetime Warranty.  The

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