Ferrara—Birmingham (AL) Fire & Rescue Department pumper. Igniter cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; 500-gallon polypropylene water tank; 30-gallon foam cell; Akron 3126 125-gpm foam eductor system; Hendrickson Steertek front suspension; Whelen emergency warning lights. Dealer: Jim Stover, Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Holden, LA.

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The West Lafayette Fire Department’s fleet has received an upgrade in the form of a new fire engine. Its arrival was celebrated by a traditional Push-In Ceremony Monday, wlfi.com reported. 

The new engine cost around $650,000, the report said.

Now, each of the three West Lafayette Fire Stations has a front-line engine that is under five years old, according to the report.

The Push-In Ceremony is a tradition that dates back to the late 1800s when fire departments used hand-drawn pumpers and horse-drawn equipment.

The Cold Spring City Council has selected where to put its new fire station. Last week, the council approved to enter into an agreement with ColdSpring, formally known as Cold Spring Granite, for a piece of land located off of Main Street, wjon.com reported.

A city official said the council agreed to pay $250,000 for the parcel, plus the city will abate the remaining $32,953.76 of assessments still owed on the property, the report said.

The city has been working for some time to solve its space issues within city hall, which houses the fire and police departments, administrative offices, council chambers and library, according to the report.

The council hasn’t made a final decision on the renovations of the current city hall building or which departments would stay in it, the report said.

The Burlington Fire Department is one of over 300 fire departments across the state to have been awarded a grant as part of the Department of Fire Services Fiscal Year 2023 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program.

The $14,923 grant awarded to the Burlington Fire Department will be used to purchase structural firefighting gear such as coats and pants for new firefighters, as well as provide a second set of gear for existing firefighters, HomeNewsHere.com reported.

The Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program provides local fire departments with a variety of equipment that makes the dangerous job of firefighting safer. This is the third year that funding has been awarded for this purpose as part of a five-year, $25 million bond bill filed by the Baker-Polito Administration to support firefighter safety and health in the coming years.

Fire departments in Massachusetts were able to apply to this program for 121 different types of eligible equipment, including ballistic protective clothing, thermal protective clothing, gear washers and dryers, thermal imaging cameras, assorted hand tools and extrication equipment, communications resources, hazardous gas meters, fitness equipment and more.