Roy City Fire & Rescue Station 31 replaced its aging fleet with two ambulances recently, ksltv.com reported.

Roy City Fire & Rescue posted the following on Facebook Saturday:

“Last weekend we were excited to take delivery of our two new Chevrolet 5500 ambulances! They replaced our aging fleet, Ambulance 31 & Ambulance 32. Each ran their first call shortly after putting them in service. We’re very grateful for the support from our Roy City officials that made this happen. We’re excited to have these apparatus on the road and serving the citizens of Roy and surrounding communities.”

The Tiffin Fire/Rescue Division is hosting a “Push-In” Ceremony for its new ambulance at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Tiffin Fire Station No. 1, 53 South Monroe Street.

The history of a push-in ceremony dates back to the 17th century when hand-drawn equipment needed to be pushed into the station when returning from a run. In the 18th century, horses were commonly used to pull firefighting apparatus. Being difficult to control the horses while backing the equipment in, firefighters would often disconnect the horses and push the apparatus back into the stations.

The department invites the public as it celebrates the newest addition to its fleet.

Grand Haven Township voters in May will decide on a bond proposal to build a new, $12.6 million fire and rescue station, mlive.com reported.

Township officials say the new station, which would be built adjacent to the current one at 13250 168th Avenue, would have modernized infrastructure protecting the health and safety of firefighters and larger facilities to accommodate training and township growth, the report said.

The $12.6 million bond on the May 2 ballot would be paid off within 20 years and would require an average annual millage of 0.77 mills to pay off the debt. For a home with a value of $200,000 and a taxable value of $100,000, that’s about $77 more in taxes a year, according to the report.

The township plans to have more information on the proposal posted on its website in March. A rendering of the proposed fire and rescue station will also be made available later.

Brian Porter
The Fort Morgan Times, Colo.
(TNS)

Feb. 27—Fire Chief Trae Boehm indicates City Council support of a fire training facility could potentially improve the city’s ISO rating by a point, which might in turn help to lower some home insurance rates.

The low bid from Symtech Fire for construction of the training facility will cost $301,503 with total approved funding by City Council of $600,000 to cover an upgrade to a natural gas system, dirt work, a concrete pad and an 80-foot by 80-foot asphalt pad. The proposal was supported last week by a 6-0 vote of City Council, with City Councilman Clint Anderson unable to attend the meeting because of a work conflict.

“I’m not sure if it would move us any, but it would get us closer to that 3 [ISO] range,” Boehm said. “That would be phenomenal for a town of our size.”

The training facility would offer a controlled environment in which to train firefighters, he said.

“When the real thing does come, they are prepared with the training to fight the fire,” Boehm said.

The natural gas feature was preferred by the fire department as a cleaner manner in which to conduct fire trainings. It allows the fire to be “knocked down” and also to prevent the burning of wood or hay, which adds more carcinogens, according to the presentation to City Council.

The facility, upon construction, could allow for more regional trainings, Boehm said in response to City Councilman Doug Schossow.

He explained that not only was Symtech Fire the low bid, but it also fit a better timetable for the fire department.

“The timeframe was a huge factor,” he said, explaining another bidder would have needed 10 to 14 months to complete construction. “This Symtech Fire [building] is 6-8 months, so we could have this up and running by October.”

The asphalt pad would allow firefighters to train and still keep gear and apparatus clean and “out of the mud,” Boehm said, which is not always the case in an actual firefighting event, he added.

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