According to The Daily News of Newburyport, Newburyport (MA) Fire Department (NFD) firefighters are looking to restore a 1938 Maxim pumper that once proudly served the city for years.

The restoration efforts had stalled, however, but an appropriation of $78,728 from the city’s Community Preservation Committee could jumpstart the effort. The funds were approved through the Community Preservation Act, which was adopted in 2002. The act allows a two percent surcharge on real estate taxes for preservation projects.

Bids for the restoration have been requested, with a deadline of March 1 for the city to receive and accept the bids.

Engine 3 was purchased new by the city in 1938 and served the city until it was “mothballed” in 2013. In retirement, it has been used for parades and public education events.

The antique apparatus is slated to have a full restoration, which firefighters hope is completed by the of the year. It will then be used as a living piece of history for school programs and civic events.

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According to a report from KPAX, Evergreen Fire & Rescue (EFR) in Kalispell, Montana, received a generous donation from The Betty Woods Foundation to purchase five new emergency medical service jump bags. The Foundation donates to emergency rescue providers across the Flathead Valley.

EFR is a combination fire department of 12 full-time staff members and volunteers.

EFR Captain James Boyce said the jump bags contain needed supplies such as advanced life support equipment, emergency medications, oxygen.

Each EFR ambulance and fire engine will now have one bag. Boyce said the new bags are high-quality and easy to clean, important factors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

He also said the jump bags are the first line of defense for EMS providers while treating patients.

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Brunswick and a contractor areexpected to sign a $9.15 million agreement to begin construction of one of the largest fire stations in Maine, reports Mainebiz.

The Brunswick Town Council would be approving a 6,000-square-foot, seven-bay facility. If approved, construction could begin as early as next week.

A fire official said that a new, central fire station has been considered for about 40 years. The current station is 101-years-old. The new fire station would be triple the size of the current fire station.

In 2019, the town council rejected a proposal to replace the fire station at a cost of $15 million, despite widespread public support. Ultimately, the council voted to bond $13.5 million for the replacement.

The new fire station will have bunk rooms, kitchenettes, offices, meeting rooms, 60 parking spaces and a museum for Brunswick’s firefighting service, which was established in 1810. The town now projects costs to run slightly over $13 million.

Fire stations typically have a life of about 50 years, experts say, and many facilities were replaced in the 1960s and 1970s. That’s around the time many fire departments took on additional responsibilities, such as providing emergency medical services. The growth of suburbs also created new geographic demands for firefighters.

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There Portland Fire Department is requesting in this year’s capital improvement budget to purchase a new ladder truck and two new engines, reports Portland Press Herald.

The fire department is requesting $2.7 million from the city’s $16.5 million capital improvement plan. Those three vehicles would help replace six of the department’s oldest pieces of equipment, which are all at least 20 years old. Two of the aging vehicles have failed inspection and have been taken off the road.

The department had hoped to purchase five new pieces of equipment, but because of other funding needs a city official recommended buying only three. The department is likely to request another ladder truck and engine in the 2023 capital improvement budget.

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