The Grand Junction Fire Department officially opened the city’s seventh fire station Monday, Fire Station 8, also known as “Two Pony Station,” gjsentinel.com reported.

The 10,500-square-foot station, located at 441 31 Road, gets its name from two ponies, named Cookies and Cream, whose owners sold the land to Grand Junction, and who still live nearby, the report said.

Station 8 is the second of three fire stations funded by 2019’s First Responder Tax, the report said. Station 6, which opened in 2020, was the first.

A Grand Junction fire official said the construction came in on time and under budget. FCI Constructors broke ground on the $6 million project in April 2022, the report said.

The station will serve an area of about 5,000 homes and 181 business parcels across six square miles, with a population of about 13,000-15,000, the report said. The city anticipates a call volume of about 2,500 calls a year in an area that is also served in part by the Grand Junction Rural Fire Protection District and Clifton Fire Protection District.

The Marbury Volunteer Fire Department is recovering after a tornado ripped down walls and bent garage doors Jan. 12, wsfa.com reported.

The storm caused the ceiling in the fire station to collapse, the report said.

The station says it needs help loading hoses, organizing gear, and more. It is those day-to-day tasks that can make a volunteer fire department more efficient at responding to disasters.

Those interested in volunteering with the Marbury Volunteer Fire Department can call or text (334) 380-6800.

The fire department will be temporarily in their old station along County Road 20 and County Road 143 because of the storm, according to the report.

SUN PRAIRIE, WI – Fire houses across the country are preparing to handle a different kind of flame in 2023. Celebration candles. 20 different fire departments are celebrating the 20^th year of having their Fire Facilities training towers in 2023.

Since 1989 Fire Facilities has manufactured all-steel training structures for fire stations and training programs. The first tower was placed in Traverse City, Michigan, more than 30 years ago. Now, in 2023, fire stations from Alaska to North Carolina are celebrating two decades of hard work and service with their Fire Facilities training towers.

“The Lieutenant is very durable and has withstood our abuse in training for the past 20 years,” says Fire Chief Greg Ray, with the Ashland Fire Department in Ashland, Kentucky. “The tower has been very beneficial to our overall training. We’ve incorporated it into a multitude of training scenarios. The structure has held up pretty good over the years and we haven’t had any major repairs we need to address.”

The Lieutenant is a 34-foot tall training building with a burn room annex. Atop the four-story fire training building is a parapet roof guard with a chain opening for easy rappelling and roof exercises. Other locations with The Lieutenant training facilities marking their 20^th anniversary in 2023 include North River Fire District in Palmetto, Florida; Pleasant Hills Volunteer Fire Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Jacksonville Fire Department in North Carolina; Wellsville Fire Department in New York; Jasper Fire Department in Indiana; Maysville Public Works in Kentucky; and, Palominas Fire Department in Hereford, Arizona.

U. S. Air Force bases obtaining The Lieutenant in 2003 for training include McChord Air Force Base in Washington; Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota; Creech Air Force Base Fire Department in Indian Springs, Nevada; Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland; and, Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.

Celebrating in Connecticut

For the historic town of Glastonbury, Connecticut, this is a double anniversary year. The town was incorporated in 1693, so this is its 330-year anniversary. It’s also the 20^th anniversary of the town’s Assistant Fire Chief training tower. This four-story structure includes a burn room annex, residential section and fire training tower.

“We use the building about 25 times a year,” says Fire Chief Michael Thurz with the Glastonbury Fire Department. “It’s an important aspect of our overall training program because we are limited in doing the required training on your typical commercial or residential building.

“In addition to live fire, we use the building for laddering, search and rescue, and standpipe evolutions. This structure allows my department to stay in town for annual live burns. Overall I’ve been satisfied with the tower.

“If someone is looking to get a Fire Facilities structure, my advice is to design a building tha

Snohomish Fire District 4’s three board members have directed the chief to approach Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue to have conversations about consolidating services. The newest member of Fire District 4’s board, Jill Gleason, put the proposal to a vote at their Dec. 12* meeting. Gleason described the talks as being an early “information-gathering phase” on whether to seriously discuss merging districts.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2023 1:02:21 AM - SOURCE: Snohomish County News

A 16-year-old boy was injured Tuesday night during a house fire in the Sunland-Tujunga area, authorities said. The fire was reported at around 9:16 p.m. at the home on Sherman Grove Avenue. When firefighters arrived, the fire was coming from the garage, exposing neighboring homes to flames. Firefighters found the boy outside with burns and injuries, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles