A car crash caused a large power outage in Vancouver early Tuesday morning, according to Clark Public Utilities. A driver crashed into a large power pole at a high speed on Northeast Burton Road and Northeast 90th Avenue. The power pole supplied one of the major electrical substations of the city. Power went out for a big part of the city center.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV FOX 21 Portland

The Grant County Coroner’s Office has revealed the identity of the victim who died in a house fire just outside of Moses Lake early Saturday. The fire was reported at about 12:40 a.m. on Saturday. The fire occurred at a residence on Goodrich Road. The Grant County Coroner says 85-year-old Delbert McKenzie was found dead in his kitchen.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2023 2:38:00 PM - SOURCE: iFiber One News Radio

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Monday showed off the state’s first electric fire truck, a Rosenbauer, which was made in the state.

This week, as Camden (ME) Fire Department begins stocking its new first-response fire truck, the crew awaits approval for an EMS non-transport, first-response license, penbaypilot.com reported.

The goal is to be first on the scene and begin care in a helpful and meaningful way, and to then hand off that care to North East upon its arrival, the report said.

Under the license, Camden firefighters will begin responding to urgent, non-facility, medical calls in their town to help patients before the arrival of an ambulance, and to assist North East by assessing and treating immediate, life-threatening afflictions, according to the report.

And, though Camden has a new truck and is acquiring medical equipment, the push continues to encourage other towns within the NEMHS contract zone (Hope, Lincolnville, Rockport) to follow suit, the report said.

First-Response Fire Truck

With room for four people, the Alexis mini pumper, a Dodge Ram 5500, will be a daily-use vehicle that full-time staff drive when they are out doing building inspections or running errands, the report said. The truck is smaller than the January 1981 Engine 6 that it’s replacing, making it easier to squeeze down camp roads. It also allows better access to the state park, the Ragged Mountain recreation area, and some of the more remote places in the region, according to the report.

Along with hoses, ladders, extrication equipment, and other essential fire apparatus will now be oxygen tanks, gauze, blood pressure cuffs, and other essential first response equipment.

A new fire engine will be in service in Clinton (MO) later this year, after a six-month delay, fox4kc.com reported.

The fire department says it’s taken longer to manufacture the truck than first expected. The fire engine, which was supposed to be delivered in November, is now on schedule to arrive in May, the report said.

The new addition will replace the department’s frontline engine that is nearly 30 years old. That engine will be reassigned and used as a reserve engine.

Money to pay for the new engine comes from the 1/4-cent sales tax approved by Clinton voters in April 2016.

The new engine is the third custom vehicle bought for the department since the tax increase was approved, according to the fire department.