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E-ONE—Hepburn Township Volunteer Fire Company, Cogan Station, PA, rescue-pumper. Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis with 10-inch raised roof; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; 1,030-gallon polypropylene water tank; extruded aluminum body; Whelen warning light package; HiViz FireTech scene lighting package. Dealer: Andy Wallace, Fire Line Equipment, New Holland, PA.

 

PIERCE—Kendallville (IN) Fire Department 100-foot Ascendant aerial platform quint. Arrow XT cab and chassis; Cummins X15 605-hp engine; Waterous S100 2,000- gpm pump; UPF Poly 300-gallon water tank; Command Zone electrical system; side and frontal impact safety system; Duo-Safety ground ladders. Dealer: Dave Polkow, MacQueen Emergency, Whitestown, IN.

KME—Eastpointe (MI) Fire Department aerial platform quint. Predator MFD cab and chassis; Cummins X15 605- hp engine; Waterous S100 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 300-gallon water tank; 102-foot AerialCat midmount platform. Dealer: Chris Payette, Payette Sales and Service, Grosse Ile, MI.

ROSENBAUER—Herculaneum (MO) Fire Protection District pumper. Commander 7011 cab and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; Hale RSD 1,500-gpm pump; 750-gallon polypropylene water tank; 30-gallon foam cell; Hale SmartFOAM Class A foam system; Will-Burt Night Scan Power Lite 2 Sirion light tower; Duo-Safety ground ladders; IDEX SAM pump control system. Dealer: Brian Franz, Sentinel Emergency Solutions, St. Louis, MO.

FERRARA—Peapack and Gladstone Fire Department, Peapack, NJ, heavy rescue. Igniter cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; 80-inch extra-long cab with 8-inch raised roof and seating for 5; EMS cabinet behind driver’s seat; 18.5-foot walk-around rescue body; Vanair 25kW generator; Will-Burt Night Scan NS2.3-600 light tower. Dealer: FF1 Apparatus, Sparta, NJ.

DARLEY—Skagit County Fire District #5, Bow, WA, Polyvision Quick Attack unit. Navistar CV515 cab and chassis; Navistar International 6.6L 350-hp engine; Darley champion PSMC 1,500- gpm pump; PolyBilt™ body with 415-gallon water tank and integral 25-gallon foam cell; FoamPro S106-2002-01 single-agent foam system, AutoCAFS compressed air foam system; seven storage compartments. Dealer: Neal Brooks, Darley Sales Manager, Braceville, IL.

SPARTAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE—Waller-Harris ESD 200, Waller, TX, three pumpers. Spartan Metro Star EMFD cabs and chassis with 10-inch raised roofs; Cummins L9 450-hp engines; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pumps; ProPoly 1,000-gallon polypropylene water tanks; 20-gallon foam cells. Dealer: Josh Gustafson, Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Houston, TX.

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: An incident at a Rockdale County chemical facility early Sunday morning has prompted orders for many area residents to evacuate and others to shelter in place. A shelter-in-place order has been given to the entirety of Rockdale County. Around 5:30 a.m., a sprinkler at the BioLab plant on Old Covington Highway in Conyers malfunctioned and sprayed water on a chemical, causing a reaction that created a large, hazardous plume, which then began drifting to the northeast, Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel said at a press briefing shortly after 10 a.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WANF-TV CBS 46 Atlanta

Fire chiefs from Australia, Canada, Netherlands, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, Europe, and the U.S. participated in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Urban Fire Forum (UFF) last week at NFPA headquarters in Quincy, MA, endorsing four important documents that address some of the most complex challenges facing the modern fire service.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NFPA.org

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Short on supplies, power and patience, storm victims who saw the brutal force of Helene upend their lives have emerged to a new week, facing the daunting challenge of rebuilding. Some of the roads and bridges they need to do the job aren’t there anymore. Electricity could be a week away or longer.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

The number of people in the U.S. dying from drug overdoses is falling for the first time in years—and it’s falling quickly. Nationwide, overdose deaths fell 12.2% between April 2023 and April 2024 from 110,771 to 97,309, according to CDC data released in September. In comparison, overdose deaths fell by 3% between 2022 and 2023, the first annual decrease since 2018 when the number of deaths was 67,367.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Healthcare Brew