One of Atlanta's oldest fire stations officially reopened Wednesday morning and Mayor Kasim Reed will be there to help mark the event.

Fire Station #7 has undergone major renovations in the last few months. The station is the oldest operating fire station in the city of Atlanta. It is located on Whitehall Street, just southwest of the downtown area.

It is one the only remaining fire stations that features a fireman's pole inside. Many fire stations phased out poles due to safety concerns.

The station closed back in 2008 due to budget cuts and fell into disrepair over the next few years.

In 2010, volunteers began cleaning up the station and that prompted Mayor Reed to get involved. He announced an initiative to refurbish the facility and now the renovations are complete.

For more information, view fox10tv.com

 

Throngs of firefighters and first responders were called to a West Seattle marina Tuesday night after two moored boats went up in flames. Calls began to come in just after 8:30 p.m. about a fire at a Harbor Island marina located in the 1300 block of SW Spokane Street. The fire burned away the lines tying the two boats to the dock, causing them to drift off into the Duwamish as crews blasted them with a water cannon.
- PUB DATE: 12/30/2015 7:44:43 AM - SOURCE: KOMO news

Throngs of firefighters and first responders were called to a West Seattle marina Tuesday night after two moored boats went up in flames. Calls began to come in just after 8:30 p.m. about a fire at a Harbor Island marina located in the 1300 block of SW Spokane Street. The fire burned away the lines tying the two boats to the dock, causing them to drift off into the Duwamish as crews blasted them with a water cannon.
- PUB DATE: 12/30/2015 7:44:43 AM - SOURCE: KOMO news

The Fire Apparatus Manufacturers' Association (FAMA) invites you to participate in the 2016 Apparatus and Economic Outlook Survey. Participants will be entered in a chance to win an IPad.

FAMA, a non-profit trade association organized in 1946, conducts the annual survey to identify fire department trends and better understand how the current economic environment is impacting them. Results of these surveys will be presented at the FAMA Spring meeting.

To take the survey, go to http://www.fama.org/industry-survey/ 

Little did community members know in 2004 when they voted for a 10-year capital purchases bond measure for Maple Valley Fire & Life Safety (MVFLS) what a great deal their fire department would come up with 11 years later. In an effort to put their community’s bond dollars to good use, administrators analyzed and prioritized needs while watching for the best deals.
- PUB DATE: 12/30/2015 2:10:47 AM - SOURCE: Voice of the Valley