According to a report from Global News, in April 2020, the Oliver (British Columbia, Canada) Fire Department (OFD) was given a mandate by the town to find a used truck to replace a dated unit in its fleet. However, with a budget of just $100,000 and few local options, OFD truck committee members knew they had to put their heads together and get creative.

The result: A 2016, sourced-out Freightliner 108 SD with a modified body and retrofitted 2,000-gallon water tank.

OFD Chief Bob Graham said the new addition is not just the latest truck in the fleet but a machine that provides the department with another “weapon” in their battle with wildland and brush fires.

Graham said that the pump on the truck is independent of the engine, meaning that it can be in service on the road which means we can drive down the road with the pump running, putting out fires as we go.”

Graham also said that, if the OFD had found this exact truck from a manufacturer, it would cost them somewhere between $300,000-$400,000.

The 26,000-pound project took approximately nine months to complete.

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A Portland fire station is using Facebook this week to better educate the public about what they do, reports Central Maine News.

Today the fire station posted to Facebook, “Engine company 6 has been housed in several locations that are known to the autor in its many years of service: Burnham Street, Park Avenue, a short stay at the Portland Jetport, and its current location at Bramhall Square on Congress Street. Engine companies carry hose, and water onboard, and are responsible for stretching hose lines into a fire to contain and extinguish it. If an engine arrives second to a fire, they connect the first engine to a fire hydrant, and bring additional hoses into the fire if necessary. Some incidents responded to include, but aren’t limited to:Auto accidents, grass/ brush fires, trees/ Wires down, medical emergencies, alarms sounding, and many more.”

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Port Huron City Council are expected to receive an update on the city’s three fire stations, reports 1380 AM WPHM.

Last year, the city council had approved that an architecture firm study and make recommendations on the future use of the fire stations.

The report is expected to detail the current conditions and needs of the fire stations as well as the feasibility of upgrading or replacing them.

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Construction had concluded and Cornelia is ready to open its new fire station, reports Now Habersham.

The city has run all calls out of the North Fire Station while construction was underway.

Both fire stations will staff two firefighters 24 hours a day.

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