Have you ever wondered what kind of equipment ARFF teams stationed at smaller airports use to train? Well, CBS2 has a segment for you!

The news station did a dive into NJ’s Teterboro Airport, which averages about 500 flights a day. The segment notes that fire service for smaller planes requires unique training. One such piece of equipment is a general aviation aircraft simulator, which is a prop plane filled with fake smoke and a video screen displaying fire.

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Officials estimate that 82% of the airport’s accidents happen on taxi takeoff and landing and typically within 3,000 foot of its center.

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When you’ve lived for a literal century, you can more or less do what you want—as evidenced by Sauk City woman Fidalia “Dale” Breunig.

News 3 Now reports that Breunig’s centennial wish was to ride in a fire truck around town, and she made it happen on Wednesday.

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Late last month, Fontana and San Bernardino County Fire Department officials broke ground on the future site of Fire Station 81, located on Casa Grande Avenue.

“Recently, [local officials] held a ground-breaking ceremony for Fire Station 81,” the city of Fontana says. “This new fire station located along Casa Grande just west of Sierra Avenue will enhance fire department response times for the northern part of the city. The station is over 13,000 square feet on a 1.3-acre site. The building will be designed to complement the existing residential community within the Summit at Rosena Specific Plan.”

Fire Station 81 is anticipated to be completed in Spring 2023.