PHOTOS: The city of Opelika just added a new fire engine to its fleet. The new truck, which cost $1.2 million, is called an aerial. It’s the first of four new firetrucks that will arrive this year. The total price for all four firetrucks will be close to $3 million. Opelika Fire Chief Shane Boyd said the new aerial is a multi-purpose truck with a pump, a water tank, a water hose, an aerial device, and ground ladders.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Opelika-Auburn News

More than a hundred dogs were rescued after the doggy daycare they were in caught fire in north Seattle Wednesday morning. The fire was reported just before 11 a.m. in the 13000 block of Lake City Way Northeast. The fire began inside the Dog Resort, a dog daycare and boarding business, that's across the street from the Fred Meyer in the Lake City neighborhood.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

The Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) officially hired 16 new firefighters that will begin attending the Fire Academy Wednesday. The recruits will endure an 18-week training course on top of exams on skills they have learned. “This new recruit academy will help SVFD move closer to being fully staffed and able to meet the increasing demands for our services.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2023 1:39:25 PM - SOURCE: KREM TV CBS 2 Spokane

New report provides insight into Perimeter Solutions’ sustainability strategy and ESG performance

Clayton, MO 31 January 2023 – Perimeter Solutions (NYSE: PRM), a leading global manufacturer of high-quality firefighting products and lubricant additives, today announced that it has issued its inaugural Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standard Factsheet. The newly announced report provides insight into Perimeter Solutions’ multi-faceted approach to enhance, advance and regularly communicate its sustainability strategy and environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. It is available to view online.

“Perimeter Solutions is an innovative and evolving organization. In order to remain successful, we realize the importance of embedding strong sustainability priorities within our business operations,” says Edward Goldberg, CEO of Perimeter Solutions. “Over the past two years, our senior management team has worked to enhance our ESG strategy to align with the broader transformation of our company. Publishing this Factsheet demonstrates our commitment to transparency and accountability in our environmental, social and governance performance.”

Highlighted in the report are the three key tenets of Perimeter Solutions’ ESG strategy, which guide the company’s sustainability efforts:

• Environmental: Perimeter Solutions’ focus on environmental stewardship is integral to the work it does every day. Wildfire control products developed by Perimeter Solutions save tens of thousands of hectares of forest every year, helping these forests to continue to sequester carbon and reduce the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. Perimeter Solutions fire safety products also require dramatically less water to be effective, reducing the amount of water customers use while protecting a valuable natural resource. Internally, Perimeter Solutions has taken steps to increase recycling, made capital investments to reduce the amount of energy used in its manufacturing process, and increased the use of e-records to reduce the Company’s carbon footprint.
• Social Impact: Perimeter Solutions is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. All recruiting, payment, performance, and promotion decisions are based on merit, without discrimination on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, age, family status, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, or religious belief. Women represent approximately 19% of Perimeter Solutions’ total workforce. Members with diverse backgrounds comprise 33% of the Company’s Board. At the community level, Perimeter Solutions devoted 500,000 hours of dedicated service to forest fire remediation. The Company’s focused on contributing to the creation of a better world through its strategic nonprofit partnerships, volunteerism, and philanthropy.
• Corporate Governance: Perimeter Solutions emphasizes a culture of accountability and conducts its business in a manner that is fair, ethical, and responsible to earn the trust of its stakeholders. Perimeter Solutions has corporate governance policies and structures in place to support its c

Augusta (GA) leaders learned more about two fire trucks that recently wrecked, plus learned a little bit about the future of first response, wrdw.com reported.

Augusta Fire Chief Antonio Burden delivered the information during a committee meeting of the Augusta Commission Tuesday.

The wrecked trucks may not be usable due to damage from the wrecks, and leaders don’t have an estimate yet on how much repairs or loss of the trucks would cost, the report said. Since the trucks are self-insured, that means the department will have to foot the bill, the report said.

Burden says officials are still investigating whether the wrecks are due to human error or equipment failure, according to the report. The wrecks occurred on Jan. 16 and 21. Both drivers were tested for substances, the report said.

Also at Tuesday’s meeting, Burden gave a presentation on so-called quick-response vehicles and advocated for them over ladder trucks. He said the vehicles save 25% on gas compared to ladder trucks and cost only 10% of what ladder trucks cost, according to the report.

He said the use of quick-response vehicles is a nationwide trend and that the vehicles would be a good solution and relief for fire trucks, the report said.