Firefighters in Contra Costa County, CA, are showing support for those affected by cancer with a pink fire engine used to escort cancer patients to their first or last cancer treatments within the county, according to a report broadcast by ABC7Chicago.

The television station said Project Pink Wheels was launched in October 2020 by members of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District and the United Professional Firefighters of Contra Costa County, Local 1230, according to the report.

The concept is to let members of the community know they’re not alone in their battles with cancer, the television station quoted fire officials.

The pink truck also doubles as a rolling memorial as cancer survivors and loved ones of past cancer fighters can sign their names and tributes on the fire truck, according to the report.

Although the color pink is known to represent breast cancer, Contra Costa’s Project Pink Wheels vehicle represents all cancers, the television station reported.

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The Possum Trot-Sharpe Fire Department dedicated a new truck to two students who were killed in a shooting at Marshall County High School, reports The Paducath Sun.

The fire truck has both the students’ pictures and signatures designed onto both sides of the truck. The fire department invited the families to a private viewing of the truck. There were blue, white, and orange balloons, Marshall County’s colors, tied to the sides of the fire truck. 

The balloons tied to the truck were later released.

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The Twin Lakes fire station is a total loss after a fire, reports KFOR News 4.

Fire officials said that the cause of the fire may be an ATV that recently had mechanical work.

An assistant fire chief tried to get some of the fire trucks out of the building. He was not able to do so and he was taken to the hospital as a precaution for overexertion.

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Thirty students from Northeast Metro Tech will work at the 105-year-old Stoneham Fire Station to help renovate and update the station, reports WickedLocal.com.

The students will relocate the kitchen to the second floor and turn the former kitchen space into a gear storage room, along with various other small projects, such as replacing the wheelchair ramp at the front of the building.

Creating this separation of the working and living areas will help to reduce this risk of exposing firefighters to carcinogens left on gear before it is washed and cleaned after being worn and used for a call.

The students will work in groups of five to adhere to COVID-19 protocols.

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