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According to a report from The Southern Forecaster, the South Portland (ME) Fire Department’s (SPFD’s) new $7.5 million station at Cash Corner is expected to be open for business on May 12.

The station will feature many upgrades and improvements over its 1970s predecessor, one of which is a stairwell, which will provide several “extras” to create ample opportunities for training the SPFD’s firefighters.

Another feature will be working pipes to allow firefighters to train in tapping into a building’s water system.

Halfway up the stairs, a small landing with a panel that opens onto the station’s main bay is the same height off the landing as a window might be in a typical house. SPFD Captain Jeffrey Rogers said trainees will be able to set up ladders and use the panel to simulate climbing into a second-story window.

In addition, at the top of the stairwell is a removable metal handrail can be used along with red metal beams. The beams have brass rings built into them that can hold a person’s weight for drilling on rappelling techniques and similar ropework.

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According to a report from WALB, the Remerton (GA) Fire Department (RFD) is working to improve services to people who frequent the area. One of these ways they can handle the increasing call volume is with do so is with a new ladder truck, which will play a crucial role for calls to apartments with multiple floors.

RFD Chief James Horne said call volumes have surged in the past two years and continues to increase, with 75 percent of them being medical calls. House fires are the least likely.

The RFD expects the new truck, funded by the state’s fireworks tax, to arrive in the summer, along with new hoses.

The new equipment will allow them to serve more people at one time as well as help neighboring areas, when needed.

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According to a report from NEWS4, donations are pouring in from generous Oklahomans and their fire departments one month after the Twin Lakes (OK) Volunteer Fire Department (TLVFD) in Crescent was decimated by a fire on February 21.

These donations includes new fire trucks on loan, while two, one each from Enid and Read more

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