Hampton Volunteer Fire Company took delivery of a used tanker truck, the company said on a Dec. 22 Facebook post.

The truck needs to be equipped and lettered, and then it will be placed in service, the company said. With the addition of this tanker, HVFC will now have an engine rescue truck and tanker truck on each end of town to best provide fire protection services to our districts and neighboring districts.

HVFC also posted recently that it is donating a truck to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Alpha One Fire & Rescue.

If anyone would like to donate towards the transportation of the truck you can do so online at www.gofundme.com/f/fire-truck-transport-expense or checks can be sent to the Hampton Volunteer Fire Company Inc.

Police in Tacoma arrested a woman for committing an act of vandalism that displaced nearly half of an apartment building on Thursday. According to the Tacoma Police Department (TPD), the 42-year-old suspect vandalized a fire standpipe in the apartment stairway, which caused about $2 million dollars’ worth in water damage.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2023 5:58:30 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Tacoma

Coweta is already building a new fire station, but it won’t be done until late 2024, and that’s not soon enough.

Firefighters have been reporting illnesses like headaches and allergic reactions. An environmental assessment of the facility showed elevated levels of mold that were so high firefighters were advised to limit their exposure to the facility.

So now, the department is using rooms at a nearby hotel for overnights. It hopes to develop an interim plan that will allow the firehouse to be used once again until the new one is constructed.

Officials from the McAdoo Fire Company said a car crashed into one of its brush trucks while responding to an earlier crash on Friday, pahomepage.com reported.

Officials said first responders were dispatched to a crash near the I-81 Exit 138 off-ramp at 5:41 p.m. Friday, the report said.

While directing traffic for the crash, McAdoo fire officials say someone driving on the interstate crashed into the back of their truck, according to the report.

Legislation to fund aerial fire suppression assistance for small and rural fire departments passed the state House Wednesday. “Listening to some of the people here at my district, they have always been afraid to order aircraft because of that dollar amount,” said Grant County Fire District 7 Chief Chris Baker.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2023 4:22:00 AM - SOURCE: Columbia Basin Herald