Windcrest Fire Department is planning to celebrate a new ladder truck with the traditional push-in ceremony, reports MySA.com.

Reaching heights of 100-feet vertically and 93-feet horizontally, the Ascendant 100-foot Aerial Tower comes with 800-foot hose bed capacity, storage area for five extension ladders, and a pump capable of dispensing 1,500-2,000 gallons of water per minute.

The city spent months working with one vendor before pulling that work contract and going with a second vendor.

With this acquisition of these nine pumpers, the HFD’s fleet will now have an average age of seven years. This will bring our total number of Spartan Emergency Vehicle pumpers to 58 which brings us closer to this administration’s goal of standardization.  Standardization reduces the quantity of parts we stock and gives us greater negotiating power with parts supplier. Most importantly, standardization makes operations safer by increasing familiarization and efficiencies. Some of the features include:

• 2000 GPM Hale single-stage pumps
• 500 gallon water tanks
• Occupant protection, including steering wheel airbags, driver’s and officer’s knees airbags, and driver, officer and crew area side airbags
• Rollover, side impact, and ejection mitigation provided by outboard sensors that cause the airbags to deploy when any of these potential scenarios are detected
• Back-up and right-side body cameras
• Intercom and radio system provided through headsets, offering hearing protection and increased crew communication
• Easy-To-Clean interior cab finish to aid in cleaning to reduce carcinogens left behind after a fire
• 8 high visibility LED scene lights, two on each of the four sides of the apparatus to increase nighttime visibility
• Ballistic vest hangers and helmet storage inside the cab so members can be properly protected prior to exiting the vehicle when necessary 

The Houston Fire Department would like to thank Mayor Sylvester Turner for his constant support and vision. 

An employee of the Anne Arundel County (MD) Fire Department was arrested Tuesday for making threats of mass violence at department headquarters, reports baltimore.cbslocal.com.

Police responded around noon to department headquarters in Millersville for a report of a threat made by an employee, the report says. The suspect, identified as 24-year-old Jordan Brent Hartlove, allegedly told his coworkers at the station detailed threats of using a gun to harm other people.

Arrested for threats of mass violence, Hartlove was taken into custody without incident by an out-of-county agency, according to the report.

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Florida Attorney General Recognizes Nonprofit’s Support of First Responders as Yellow Lab Buster Becomes Eighth Dog Adopted Through the Station Dog Program

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. (Oct. 7, 2021) – Today, K9s For Warriors, the nation’s largest provider of trained Service Dogs to military veterans, received Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Back the Blue Award for its dedication to the state’s first responders. In celebration, K9s For Warriors donated a Station Dog to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) to mitigate the stress and anxiety commonly found in dispatch operators, first responders and police officers.

Attorney General Moody’s Back the Blue Award honors law enforcement officers, citizens and organizations that have taken extraordinary steps to forge positive relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve. The campaign recognized K9s For Warriors for its Station Dog program, which reallocates trained Service Dogs that either completed their time paired with a veteran or are identified as having a temperament better suited for a Station Dog environment.

“The brave men and women of Florida law enforcement often find themselves in extremely stressful and dangerous situations,” said Attorney General Ashley Moody. “I am so thankful for the work being done by K9s For Warriors to help connect law enforcement heroes with K9s to help them heal and cope with some of the invisible wounds inflicted while protecting Floridians. I look forward to watching the Station Dog program grow and help even more members of our law enforcement community.”

Founded in 2011, K9s For Warriors has rescued more than 1,300 dogs across the country and paired nearly 700 veterans with trained Service Dogs to mitigate symptoms of post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injuries and military sexual trauma. The nonprofit’s Station Dog program provides homes for trained dogs that will no longer be paired with veterans by placing them with police and fire departments. JSO’s adoption of Buster, a yellow Labrador retriever, marks the eighth Station Dog donated by K9s For Warriors and the seventh in Florida.

“We are dedicated to supporting our nation’s heroes, and while our focus is on helping military veterans overcome mental trauma, we started the Station Do