According to a report from FOX35, the Seminole County (FL) Fire Department (SCFD) showed off its new quint fire truck on Monday with a “push-in” ceremony.

The truck is the first of its kind for Seminole County: A combination fire and ladder truck.

SCFD authorities say the $1.1 million truck will allow the SCFD to help more people.

Features include 500-gallon water and 20-gallon foam tanks as well as a 1,500-gallon-per-minute pump.

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According to a report from The Davis Vanguard, Davis (CA) Fire Department (DFD) Chief Joe Tenney spoke on the importance of adding a ladder truck to the department’s fleet to DFD to commission members at the city’s Finance and Budget Commission Meeting on Monday, March 8. 

Tenney presented five critical resource needs of his department: a 100-foot aerial ladder truck, more administrative staff, a replacement for DFD Fire Station 31, and a new training facility. He also detailed the equipment on the ladder trucks, requiring an aerial ladder, ground ladder complements, portable lightings, special rescue tools (for both technical rescues and confined space rescues) and power generators. 

Tenney proceeded to list the recommendations provided by the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA). According to the NFPA, 17 personnel members are recommended for issues occurring at a residence, 28 personnel for a three-story apartment and open-air/strip malls, and 42 personnel for high-rises. 

Tenney also listed possible funding sources for the department’s needs such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s SAFER and Assistance for Firefighters grants. 

If the motion for the ladder is passed, the commission must present the proposal to the Davis City Council in a document with Tenney’s and their proposals included. 

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A Danville firefighter on his way to a rollover crash got into an accident of his own, reports Caledonian Record.

The fire truck was on Bruce Badger Memorial Highway when the truck rolled onto its roof.

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Starting in April, a new fire station will be built at Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport in Saba, reports The Daily Herald.

The new fire station will enable Saba’s firefighters to carry out their work more effectively. The current station at the airport is outdated and has limited facilities.

The fire station will also include two garages that will accommodate two fire engines, sports facilities, a staff canteen, various work and conference rooms and sufficient facilities to prepare and carry out exercises.

The new fire station is expected to be ready in 2022. The fire station’s construction has also been designed in such a way that it can withstand category-five hurricanes.

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