According to a report from The Onida Watchman, the Onida (SD) Fire Department (OFD) received its latest truck over the weekend.

The 2004 model year truck replaces a 1982 model the OFD purchased new in 1982 as well as a rescue truck.

OFD Chief Caleb Shepherd said that its previous truck pumped 750 gallons per minute (gpm) and had a 500-gallon tank. The new truck will now be able to pump 1,250 gpms and has a 1,500-gallon tank.

Caleb also said this new truck came to the OFD by way of the Pierre (SD) Fire Department (PFD) through a replacement program. The PFD wanted to give away its truck at the same time the OFD was looking for a new one.

Many of the OFD’s 30 volunteer firefighters (17 of which are emergency medical technicians) who work outside the Onida community.

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Itasca, IL, January 28, 2021  – In order for firefighters to do their job effectively, they must first have a healthy heart that allows them to serve the community. Without a healthy heart, there is no functioning firefighter.

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According to a report from the Shelby County Reporter, the town of Pelham, Alabama, broke ground on its new Pelham Fire Department’s (PFD’s) Fire Station No. 3 on January 26, a move which should provide much-needed fire and emergency medical services (EMS) to the rapidly-expanding west side of the city.

The station will be located at 5952 Shelby County 11. It is scheduled for completion by January 2022 and will replace the current Fire Station No. 3, located at 1297 Shelby County 52, which was built in 1990.

PFD Chief Mike Reid said the new station will be state-of-the-art and allow members to better protect residents along the corridor as well as improve the department’s ability to provide fire, EMS, and hazmat services

Pelham City Manager Gretchen DiFante said the new facility will allow the PFD to improve and expand its service along the Highway-11 corridor.

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SEAGRAVE—Hampstead (MD) Volunteer Fire Company pumper. Capitol stainless steel tilt cab and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; 1,000-gallon polypropylene water tank; Onan 8-kW generator. Dealer: Dennis Warren, Seagrave, Clintonville, WI.

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