The London Fire Department will receive a new fire truck and updated fire equipment, reports The Sentinel Echo.

The city council approved the $129,962 purchase at a recent meeting. This truck will replace a 33-year-old truck.

The new truck will have improved safety features, such as not having an open-cab and having the ability to carry 55 gallons.

Firefighters will also receive lighter gear and new oxygen tanks, or SCBAs. The current SCBAs are 15 years old.

 

 

An Adams County firefighter who fell from a fire truck nearly two weeks ago has died, reports PennLive.com.

 

Assistant Chief Walter Wagaman was amongst five heading to the accident scene when he was ejected.

HOUSTON (Click2Houston) - In a City of Houston Public Safety and Homeland Security committee meeting Tuesday, Councilman Mike Knox floated the idea of privatizing the city's ambulance service. 

While Knox stopped short of advocating such a move, he said the idea merits further study. His comments drew immediate push-back from both the Houston Professional Fire Firefighters Association and its endorsement for mayor, Councilman Dwight Boykins. 

Knox argues that the current system of maintaining a fleet of working fire engines, ladder trucks and ambulances is not cost-effective for the city. Tuesday, a report undertaken by Rice University graduate students recommended the addition of five ambulances during peak times. The cost of that equipment alone is approximately $300,000 per ambulance. MORE

Wright City (MO) Fire Protections District pumper. Commander 7818 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Waterous S100 1,500-gpm pump; Pro Poly 750-gallon polypropylene water tank.