The Harrisonburg (VA) Fire Department is purchasing two new Pierce Enforcers.

The apparatus features a 70” cab w/ seating for five firefighters, 22” bumper with dual trays, discharge, and front inlet; customized interior cab storage compartments; a Cummins X12 500HP engine; and more.

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The Amarillo (TX) Fire Department’s union apparatus recently turned 100.

It’s been preserved by the Amarillo Professional Firefighters Local 542.

“The locals 1922 Brockway fire apparatus is turning 100 years old!!” Local 542 says on Facebook. “From my understanding of the history, it was originally a Midwest chemical plant truck converted to its current state by the 542. Originally had a tank that functioned like an old extinguisher.

“There was a soda acid compartment inside a large tank that spun, allowing it to be turned sideways and mixed with water to pressurize the tank to be discharged through hoses. Our members built the bed from scratch and the original wood from the bed was used to build the kitchen table frame for station 11. BJ Loyless built the table frame.”

Champaign Fire Department’s Ladder 161 was involved in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday at the intersection of Neil and Green streets while responding to a call.

A firefighter and the driver of the car suffered minor injuries and were taken to a hospital for treatment. Both vehicles sustained moderate damage and had to be towed from the scene.

The family of a woman who died of a drug overdose is suing North Las Vegas, its fire department, and several firefighters claiming the city ignored the illicit drugs that were sold and used by firefighters at Station 51.

The station had a reputation as a “party station,” the lawsuit alleges, and that turned tragic in February 2020 when Tiffany Slatsky died from an overdose after partying with a group of firefighters, including her husband Christopher Candito, at the Golden Nugget Casino.

Slatsky overdosed and Candito took her to Station 51 to administer Narcan, but she later died at home. Candito pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the incident.

Now Slatsky’s family is suing. Central to the lawsuit are a series of texts between a group of firefighters, that talk openly about their use of illicit drugs, KLAS reports. Slatsky is survived by a young son.

In one text, one firefighter brags, “Friday night is going to be insane .. We’re partying downtown. We have enough coke and molly to kill a pack of elephants.”

Visit KLAS for more on the lawsuit.