Roanoke, VA, FireEMS Department recently dedicated an opened a reconstructed Station No. 7, according to a report published by the Roanoke Times.

The original 75-year-old station had to be demolished to make way for a modern fire station, but many parts of the old building were salvaged and the style and character was preserved, the newspaper reported.

The new fire station is 16,000 square feet and has capabilities to accommodate both male and female firefighters and staff with separate bathrooms and sleeping quarters, the paper reported.

The station will house a ladder truck and a medic unit which will answer about 3,000 calls annually, said the paper.

Among the items incorporated from the 1922 fire station are bricks that line the entrance way, wooden doors from closets in the original station, a table held up with legs made from the original firefighter pole, and window frames that now serve as picture frames, according to the newspaper.

The firefighters showcases the new station with a virtual tour on its Facebook page.

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With the help of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant, firefighters with the Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Department in Sylacauga, AL, have a new fire truck and rescue equipment in service, according to a report published by SylacaugaNews.com.

The website said the new apparatus will help firefighters better serve their community and the department is planning and event soon to meet first responders.

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National Foam announced today that it will discontinue the sale of all PFAS-based foam concentrates into the State of Maryland effective March 1, 2021.

More than 20 states have implemented legislation restricting the sale or use of firefighting foams manufactured with intentionally added PFAS chemicals.

National Foam will continue supplying Maryland with its award-winning synthetic fluorine free product offering for various end uses.

UniversalF3 Green® 3% x 3% synthetic fluorine free foam UL/ULC and LASTfire listed with hydrocarbon and polar solvents in fresh and saltwater for fixed systems and fuel in depth fires.

MuniF3 Green Plus® 3% (Class A/B) municipal firefighting synthetic fluorine free foam concentrate UL/ULC listed with hydrocarbon fires and covers various blends of gasoline including E15 (15% ethanol/gasoline blend) with fresh and brackish water.

Muni F3 Green® 3% (Class A/B) municipal firefighting synthetic fluorine free foam concentrate UL/ULC listed formulated for hydrocarbon spill fires and can be used as a wetting agent combating structural and wildland fires.

AvioF3Green KHC 3% (ICAO C) is the industry’s first fluorine free film forming synthetic firefighting foam concentrate designed for ARFF vehicles, oscillating monitors and handlines on Jet A and Jet A1 fuels.

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National Foam “RED ALERT®” 24/7 emergency firefighting foam service will continue to support Maryland’s municipal and industrial firefighters with its UL/ULC and LASTfire listed UniversalF3 Green® synthetic fluorine free foam concentrate.

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A fire engine was donated to the Olive Township, OH, Volunteer Fire Department by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, according to a report published by the Pomeroy Daily Sentinel.

The newspaper reported the apparatus is a 1997 E-ONE structural firefighting engine with a 1,000-gallon tank which cost $100,000 when new.

The department acquired the apparatus through the Federal Excess Personal Property program and was provided to Olive Township under a loan agreement, the paper reported. Firefighters agree to return the apparatus to the Division of Forestry for disposal or reassignment when it is no longer operational or need.

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