According to a report from Everything Lubbock, the Whiteface (TX) Volunteer Fire Department (WVFD) has purchased a new brush truck with aid from a cost share grant through the Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The new truck replaces a 1994 model that had less response capability.

WVFD President/Training Captain Jay Kelley said they’ve responded to several calls including one for mutual aid to a house fire in Morton, and the truck as met and even exceeded expectations. Kelley also said that the truck’s improvements include a larger water tank, foam capability, and improved scene lighting.

On mutual-aid calls, WVFD’s response area doubles to 750-square-miles, making the addition of the truck even more valuable to the community. In 2020, they had 81 emergency calls, 12 rescues, and two house fires.

Texas A&M Forest Service Regional Fire Coordinator Paige Purvis said the truck increases the WVFD’s capability for a quick attack on the area’s grasslands, noting that the department is located in one of the driest parts of the Lubbock Region.

WVFD has been serving their community since 1965.

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According to a report from PA Homepage, United Fire Company (UFC) in Montrose, Pennsylvania, received its new custom-built apparatus, Rescue 1, which was made possible through community fundraising.

Paul Johnson, UFC’s Second Assistant Chief, said the new truck offers more functionality and space, featuring new LED lights, greater cabin seating, and additional storage for the UFC’s equipment.

In addition, the LED lights will be more energy efficient on the battery, motor, and generator while sitting idle at a scene, an improvement over the incandescent lights on its current 1992 Rescue.

The department decided it would “go new” two years ago after they had no luck in its search for an adequate used truck

According to a report from Hastings Tribune, the Hastings (NE) Fire and Rescue (HFR) welcomed members of the community at Highland Park Fire Station as it unveiled Brush 1, a 2020 Dodge Ram with four-wheel drive that features a water pump, a 300-gallon water tank, a separate tank with 10 gallons of firefighting foam, and other wildland firefighting equipment. The truck is a lightweight vehicle with off-road capabilities for attacking grass fires and transporting crews to otherwise hard-to-reach locations.

The vehicle also carries advanced life support medical equipment for its dual role as a paramedic intercept vehicle to assist neighboring departments with critical patients being transported.

Brush 1 was purchased for $120,000 in November 2020 as part of Hastings’ 2020-21 budget and was delivered on February 5.

HFR apparatus committee member Firefighter Josiah Young led the housing ceremony. He said it took around a year to to research and order the best vehicle with the capabilities HFR needed. After buying the chassis, the group worked with a company to outfit the vehicle to suit HFR’s needs as a grass fire and intercept vehicle.

After completing the ceremonial “push-in,” with members of the public helping to push the vehicle into the station, the public went inside to tour the vehicle as well as check out other HFR vehicles.

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BRANDON, SD – March 15, 2021 – Spartan Emergency Response®, a subsidiary of REV Group®, and leading manufacturer of fire apparatus is pleased to announce that the Waco Fire Department (Texas) has selected Spartan and its authorized dealer, Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, to provide the city with six (6) Spartan Star Series® Custom Pumpers and one (1) HD 105’ Rear Mount Ladder.   

The six custom pumpers are built on a Spartan Metro Star® 94” wide aluminum cab and are designed to meet the unique response needs of the city.  Key features include:

• Spartan Metro Star® EMFD 10” raised roof cab
• Cummins L9 450 HP engine
• Spartan “Clean Cab” interior
• 110V climate control
• Onspot tire chains
• Occupant Advanced Protection System®
• Waterous CSU 1500 GPM pump
• 750 gallon tank
• 50 gallon integrated foam concentrate cell
• FoamPro® 2002 foam system

The HD 105’ Rear Mount Ladder features a unique outrigger design and placement that allows full operational capability on a 12-percent grade uphill or downhill. Other key features include:

• Spartan Gladiator® EMFD 5” raised roof cab
• Cummins X15 565 HP engine
• Spartan “Clean Cab” interior
• 110V climate control
• Onspot tire chains
• Occupant Advanced Protection System®
• Waterous CSU 1500 GPM pump
• 400 gallon tank
• 30 gallon integrated foam concentrate cell
• FoamPro 2002 foam system
• 4-section ladder design
• 750 lb. tip-load dry/wet unrestricted
• Four (4) H-style outriggers
• 1500 gpm waterway flow
• Harrison 10KW generator

This multi-vehicle order represents Waco Fire Department’s implementation of a new apparatus replacement program. With over 18,000 calls per year, city officials recognized that a proper apparatus replacement plan was essential to providing all public services to communities in a professional and timely manner.  In choosing Spartan, the department relied on an apparatus committee that included frontline firefighters who use the vehicles daily.

“We used a process that was inclusive of the members that will actually ride on the apparatus,” said Fire Chief Gregory Summers. “It was important to me that they have input into what equipment they would be operating. My Command staff and I supported the selection by our apparatus committee and we’re confident that not only will we get a good product, but this relationship will garner positive results.”

About Spartan Emergency Response

Spartan Emergency Response, a North American leader in the emergency response market and part of the REV Group, includes brands Spartan Authorized Parts, Spartan Factory Service Centers, Spartan Chassis Fire, Smeal, and Ladder Tower. Spartan Emergency Response vehicles are well known for safety, quality, durability, aftermarket product support, and first-to-market innov