According to a report from The Crossville Chronicle, a bid of a little more than $400,000 was approved by the Cumberland County (IN) Finance Committee to purchase equipment as well as a new pumper truck for the Cumberland County Fire Department (CCFD).

NAFECO submitted the one and only bid, for $348,459, for the new KME Freightliner Pumper truck. NAFECO also submitted the low bid for the equipment: $21,468. Emergency Vehicle Specialists of Nashville also bid $21,749.98 for the loose equipment, but the bid was not submitted by the deadline.

The county had budgeted $375,000 for the fire truck and equipment purchase, leaving enough funds to also buy emergency communication radios. The committee also approved a bid for a demo unit of a Hurst “Jaws of Life” rescue tool from Municipal Emergency Services at a bid of $24,675.76.

The CCFD also needs a new air lifting bag. The committee received three bids, from between $17,965 to $21,708, with the lowest bid coming for a Homaltro product bid by Emergency Vehicle Specialists that did not meet the bid specifications. The high bid, from NAFCO, for Paratech air lifting bags, was $2,560 higher than the Vetter product bid by Municipal Emergency Services.

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A water main break caused a sinkhole to open up under the Colorado Springs’ newest engine, reports KRDO.com.

The fire department posted to Facebook, “While parked in front of a reported structure fire at 4am, the Engine 10 crew suddenly felt the engine sink into the roadway. They found that a sinkhole had formed under the engine due to a water main break under the road. Thankfully, no one on the crew was injured. With only minor damage to the bumper, Engine 10 was able to get back in service by 10am. Engine 10 is the CSFD’s newest Pierce Mfg engine that went into service on January 22, 2021.”

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The Terre Haute Board of Public Works and Safety approved a resolution to sell a 2002 Smeal fire engine for $8,000 to the Van Buren Volunteer Fire Department, reports Tribune-Star.

The board also approved a bid of  $117,220 from Move Over Outfitters Inc. of Lafayette to outfit a new SRT truck and mobile command van for the Terre Haute Police Department. 

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Bayshore Fire Rescue has recovered a fire truck that was taken while firefighters were on a call, reports CBS Miami.

The fire department posted to Facebook, “Well, she is a little dirty and a couple dings here and there, but she is back, safe and sound. Crews are going through the truck right now to determine if anything is damaged or missing….and giving her a much needed bath.”

The department took to Facebook to try to get help tracking the vehicle. Several people posted sightings of the truck, which was eventually found about 80 miles away in Manatee County.

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