According to a report from Rome News-Tribune, by the end of 2021, Catoosa County (GA) Fire Department (CCFD) firefighters will be training in a new state-of-the-art training facility after county officials awarded a nearly $600,000 bid for the project on December 15, 2020.

During December’s Board of Commissioner’s meeting, officials agreed to a deal that will bring a multipurpose training tower near the CCFD’s Fire Station 6 on Three Notch Road.

CCFD Assistant Chief Daniel Walston presented the recommendation to the board and explained the processes, from the bidding to what the county can expect with building the new Class A tower.

Walston said the structure will be 5,440 square feet: four stories high with a repel roof on the fifth story. He continued, saying that the department will be able to simulate just about any response with which they can train, such as residential structure fires to commercial-type buildings. With the growth in the county, he said that the new tower will allow the CCFD the ability to create simulation scenarios for all types of buildings.

Regarding the bid process, Walton explained that the CCFD went out to bid earlier in the year, but that only one bid came in, which prompted them to advertise for a second round of bids. During the second round, four companies submitted bids on the project and a committee evaluated those bids closely.

Walston said the final bid was $596,320, and the department wants it to come out of some of its remaining 2014 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. He said that, currently, the CCFD has approximately $929,000 left in those funds. If used, the department would have $332,680 remaining after the purchase of the new tower.

Walston said the facility could be erected by mid-May 2021, and training could begin in early June after the building is finalized and inspections passed.

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According to a report from AJC.com, Milton (GA) Fire-Rescue (MFR) Fire Station 42 (FS42) at 15240 Thompson Road, closed on February 6 for demolition, to eventually be replaced by the construction of a larger fire station. During the transition, Fire Station 44, located at the Public Safety Complex on Highway 9, will house FS42′s firefighters.

MFR firefighters there and elsewhere around the city will respond to calls formerly served out of FS42.

The new 6,500-square-foot, one-story FS42 will feature 12 parking spaces and eight bunk rooms, and its drive-through bays will allow firefighters to avoid backing the fire truck in from Thompson Road. The station will also have a barn-like look, a back patio, open trusses, and a fireplace in the center of the main communal space.

The city is encouraging those travelling by car, bike, or foot along Thompson Road to use caution while the demolition and construction takes place. The new building is expected to open by the end of the year.

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Sutphen Corporation, the largest family-owned fire apparatus manufacturer in the nation, recently received a 13-fire apparatus order from Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue.

The recently ordered apparatus include seven custom pumpers, four SL 75 mid-mount aerial ladders; and two 2,000 GPM pumper tankers.

“Sutphen Corporation is proud to partner with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and work with one of the nation’s largest fire departments,” said Zach Rudy, Sutphen’s director of sales and marketing. “These 13 new units are unique apparatus that will help MDFR serve the citizens of Miami-Dade County.”

Each apparatus was specifically designed for Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and its unique Southern Florida firefighting needs.

Features of the seven custom pumpers will include:

• Sutphen, Extreme-Duty Monarch Custom Chassis
• Nearly 300 cu. ft. of Compartment Space
• 1,000-Gallon Water Tank
• 30-Gallon Foam Tank

Features of the four SL 75 mid-mount aerial ladders will include:

• Sutphen, Extreme-Duty Monarch Custom Chassis
• Over 190 cu. ft. of Compartment Space
• 470-Gallon Water Tank
• 30-Gallon Foam Tank

Features of the two pumper tankers will include:

• Sutphen, Extreme-Duty Monarch Custom Chassis
• Over 160 cu. ft. of Compartment
• 2,000-Gallon Water Tank
• 50-Gallon Foam Tank

The order was facilitated by Sutphen Corporation’s Florida dealer, South Florida Emergency Vehicles.

“South Florida Emergency Vehicles works with departments throughout Florida and we are proud to offer Sutphen products versatile enough for both large, urban departments like Miami-Dade and small, rural departments throughout the state,” said David Stonitsch, president and owner of South Florida Emergency Vehicles. “This order highlights SFEV and Sutphen’s ability to work with large departments while maintaining the one-of-a-kind SFEV and Sutphen Experience.”

Sutphen Corporation has worked with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue since 2014 and has built 21 apparatus for the department throughout the duration of the relationship.

Operating in the seventh most populous county in the United States, MDFR serves 29 municipalities with response units dedicated to fire and rescue operations, hazardous materials, urban search and rescue, technical rescue, ocean rescue and more.

For additional information regarding Sutphen Corporation, follow this link: https://www.sutphen.com/.

Sutphen Corporation is an Ohio-based, privately held, family-owned business that has manufactured the highest-quality, heavy-duty, custom-built emergency response vehicles since 1890. The company’s headquarters are located in Dublin, Ohio, a northwest suburb of Columbus.

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