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Posted: Mar 31, 2016

City to Receive $197K to finish Fire Station

Members of Cordova Fire and Rescue got two pieces of good news this week: funding to finish the new fire station has been secured and the department's ISO rating has improved. The city will be receiving more than $197,000 from the Walker Area Community Foundation to complete the first two phases of the fire station project.

The money will be used to purchase bay doors, construct a driveway and a parking lot for the station, replace the roof on the house and add a brick facade to the bays, in addition to several other items.

The grant is made possible by the Faye and Lewis Manderson Fund and the DTS Fund, component funds of WACF that were established by Cordova natives after the April 2011 tornadoes for the city’s benefit.

Mayor Drew Gilbert submitted a funding request to WACF after announcing in February that the city had exceeded the $250,000 budget for renovating a former residence on School Street into a fire station and that an additional $90,000 was needed to make it operational.

The announcement that funding is now in place to complete a project that struggled to gain traction for several years following the 2011 storms came as welcome news to the city’s volunteer firefighters.

“We can finally have a home,” said Fire Chief Dean Harbison. “We’ve had five temporary sites since the tornadoes. Nothing has been permanent. Everything has been sort of duct taped together so we could use it.”

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Posted: Mar 31, 2016

First of Kent's (England) New-Style Fire Engines Starts Service

The first of 29 new fire engines has been delivered to Kent Fire & Rescue Service. The trucks are smaller, easier to manoeuvre and are equipped with the latest technology in firefighting. Tom Savvides reports.
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Posted: Mar 31, 2016

1954 Mack Pumper

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Posted: Mar 31, 2016

Pennsylvania fire chief injured in accident during response

PHOTO - The Blandon Fire Company chief was injured along with another driver Wednesday when a fire company vehicle collided with a pickup truck on Route 222 in Ontelaunee Township while responding to an earlier crash, police said. Chief Daniel Miller, 51, had his lights and siren on as he drove the large pickup truck northbound on Allentown Pike, which is Route 222 Business, about 6:40 a.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: reading eagle
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Posted: Mar 31, 2016

Illinois firefighters win a round in privatization fight

An attempt to privatize the fire department in the tiny suburb of North Riverside was dealt a setback when an administrative judge ruled the village could not cancel its contract with union firefighters. Facing a payout of $1.8 million for police and firefighter pensions last year, village officials cut off contract negotiations with the union and planned to enter a deal for fire protection with a private company.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: chicago.sun-times.
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