MERRIMAC – Chief Larry Fisher is pleased to announce that the Merrimac Fire Department received a donation of 100 gallons of paint from Sherwin Williams that will help offset the cost of ongoing station renovations.

The Merrimac Fire Department will use the donation to put a fresh coat of paint on apparatus bays in the fire station. During the pandemic, the Department has undergone numerous renovations completed by members, including installing a bathroom with a shower, bunk rooms and refurbished office spaces. 

These renovations have been timely and cost-effective. Thanks to donations like Sherwin Williams’ and hard work by the members of the department, Merrimac Fire has been able to make these positive changes at little to no cost for residents.

The Merrimac Fire Department would like to thank Sherwin Williams for their generous donation. Without the help of this corporation and the work of Seth Black, Pam Burke and Chris Mann, the current renovations would not have been possible. 

“Thanks to Sherwin Williams, we can now make changes that will greatly benefit the members of our Department and revitalize our station,” Chief Fisher said. “This donation adds to the effort of refurbishing our station effectively and efficiently.”

A person broke into a fire station and stole thousands of dollars worth of firefighter equipment, reports CBS Los Angeles.

Security camera footage released by San Bernardino National Forest officials show the burglar pried open a door and left with a firefighter backpack. The backpack was filled with gear and a toolbox of miscellaneous hand tools, worth about $2,000.

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A fire truck crashed into a building on West Girard Avenue and North 7th Street in North Philadelphia (PA) Thursday around 4 p.m., reports FOX29Philly.com.

Engine 29 was responding to a house fire and had its lights and sirens going when the accident occurred.

Police officials say there were injuries to firefighters, but their conditions are unknown. They offered few other details.

FOX 29 reports the building is for sale and was vacant at the time of the crash. Fire officials are waiting word as to whether or not the building is safe enough to begin removing the engine without collapse.

The Williamstown (MA) Fire Department recently held a christening for the first new tanker in its history, reports BerkshireEagle.com.

Tankers from Adams, Clarksburg, Hancock, New Ashford and North Adams, as well as Pownal, Pownal Valley and Stamford in Vermont, lined up at Spruces Park to take turns pumping water from their tanker into a Fol-Da-Tank next to Williamstown’s new apparatus.

The tanker, which came from Ohio and cost $369,000, holds 2,600 gallons of water and is equipped with two Fol-Da-Tanks and a ladder.

According to officials, the 2021 tanker features a Cummins engine, Allison transmission, and Power Take-Off-driven standard pumps with a regular side pump and one in the back. The pump does not pump through the transmission, like other trucks. It dumps water in 30 seconds and takes 2½ minutes to fill. It uses a vacuum system, as opposed to a gravity dumping tank.

Before acquiring the tanker, the department had to rely on mutual aid from area departments, which could take upwards of 20 additional minutes, officials say. The tanker will be available for mutual aid to other departments in the county.