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Posted: Jan 28, 2016

Yakima Firefighters see increase in response calls

Yakima firefighters responded to an increased number of calls in 2015. "Our guys are out there all the time, constantly responding to take care of you," Yakima Fire Department Spokesperson Capt. Jeff Pfaff said. Last year, Yakima firefighters responded to nearly 9,000 service calls. That's 1,300 more than in 2014, and around 750 more than in 2013.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2016 6:02:17 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima
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Posted: Jan 28, 2016

Diesel tank fire near Granger caused by welding sparks

Yakima County fire investigators are blaming sparks from a welding job for a diesel tank fire near Granger Thursday morning. It happened at Yakima Valley Highway and Nelson Road. Investigators say while the welder was working, sparks ignited the fuel in the nearby tank. It took firefighters about an hour to put out the fire because some logs also caught fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2016 5:35:35 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima
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Posted: Jan 28, 2016

Diesel tank fire near Granger caused by welding sparks

Yakima County fire investigators are blaming sparks from a welding job for a diesel tank fire near Granger Thursday morning. It happened at Yakima Valley Highway and Nelson Road. Investigators say while the welder was working, sparks ignited the fuel in the nearby tank. It took firefighters about an hour to put out the fire because some logs also caught fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2016 5:35:35 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima
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Posted: Jan 28, 2016

Firefighter News: Hillsborough County (FL) Firefighter Dragged by Hose After Fire

The dangers of the job don't necessarily end with the fire. A Hillsborough County firefighter was reminded of this on Wednesday night, as he helped his colleagues clean up, reports abcactionnews.com.

While helping a fire truck back up, a firefighter got tangled up in a fire hose, was dragged to the ground, and then dragged by the moving truck. The firefighter yelled "stop" several times, clearly in pain, and then yelled to the truck to move forward so he could escape.

The firefighter was conscious and alert after the incident, but was but on a stretcher and then taken to the hospital for his injuries, which appeared to be to his legs. It was not immediately clear what the extent of his injuries were.

Meanwhile, the house on Howell Road was deemed a "total loss" by firefighters with the Hillsborough County Fire Rescue unit. Neighbors tell ABC Action News that an elderly man lived in the home, although it wasn't clear if he was home at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire was not yet announced either.

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Posted: Jan 28, 2016

North Ridgeville (OH) Selecting Architecture Firm for Fire Station

North Ridgeville's City Council's Safety Committee voted Wednesday to recommend a Columbus architectural firm to design and oversee construction of the city’s $8.1 million central fire station.

City Council may vote next week to employ Mull & Weithman Architects Inc. to design a state-of-the-art 22,594-square-foot facility that will include four vehicle bays, specialized rooms for decontamination and sterilizing of used firefighting equipment and life-saving apparatus as well as modern dormitory-style rooms on a second floor for on-duty firefighters.

Legislation authorizing a nearly $800,000 contract with the architects is before Council.

Bradley J. Mull and Joe Weithman, co-owners of the architectural firm, made a presentation to the three-person committee as well as other officials, including Fire Chief John Reese and Safety-Service Director Jeffry Armbruster.

With a number of major completed and pending fire station projects, most in central Ohio, the 18-year-old firm has completed an assessment of needs for the city’s existing two fire stations as well as a potential third satellite station that could be built in the future.

"Design is all about response time," Weithman told the committee. "That is a key in design."

Plans for the new station, which will replace the aging, cramped main station built in the 1950s on Avon Belden Road, call for it to be constructed south of Center Ridge Road and accessed by a planned extension of Jaycox Road running from Center Ridge to the site of the city’s new middle school next to the high school off Bainbridge Road.

Reese has long said the station’s proposed location would lead to quicker response times in the eastern part of the city.

Talks are underway with a local family to purchase two to three acres of land for the new station.

The architects presented photos and artist renderings to show specific features of the new station including treatment rooms for people transported from fire scenes. Those rooms are now planned for an area off the main entrance as is a training room that could be opened to community use.

For more information, view chronicle.northcoastnow.com

 

 

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