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The Cambridge Fire Department placed its new pumper into service Monday, Sept. 30.

The new apparatus is a 2023 Pierce Enforcer, 1,250-gpm (gallons per minute) pump with a 500-gallon water tank. It incorporates TAK-4 T3 All Wheel Steering and energy efficient Idle Reduction Technology.

The All Wheel Steering will be advantageous in maneuvering through the narrow streets and tight corners of the district, especially during responses to emergency calls. 

The pumper was delivered by the area distributor, Allegiance Fire and Rescue apparatus.

Thank you to the mechanics, tech services, and the members of Engine 2 (group 4) for completing the changeover.

As expected with the busiest company, the quick photo shoot in busy Lafayette Square was interrupted by the response to an alarm.

Engine 2 was organized in 1832 and has been bravely protecting Lafayette Square and our city for 192 years.

US FIRE APPARATUS—Shell Norco (LA) Manufacturing Complex light rescue. Dodge Ram 5500 4×4 crew cab and chassis; Cummins 6.7L 420-hp engine; marine grade extruded aluminum 12-foot walk-around body with roll-up compartment doors; Slidemaster bidirectional trays, roll-out tilt-down trays; transverse storage for CMC Rescue tripod. Dealer: Brad Williamson, US Fire Apparatus, Holden, LA.

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At the beginning of Day 3, one of the most sought after classes, Tires: Everything You Thought You Knew, But Didn’t, began. Instructor TJ Tennent and Ron Winkleman led students through information on tires. Repeatedly asking the class, “How many knew that before,” no one could raise their hands. It turns out that as much as we may think we know about tires, there’s a lot we don’t know. But toward midmorning, Tennent challenged the class to “be the obvious choice.”

At the end of the day, The William F. Foster Outstanding Service Award was presented to Toronto Fire Services Division Chief, Asset and Equipment Management, Rob Anselmi. In between, more than 400 “obvious choices” participated in 150 class sessions. In addition to aerial maintenance, students had hands-on training for pump rebuilds, pump testing, the IDEX SAM system and different suspensions.

In his remarks after accepting the award, Anselmi was quick to thank REV and the Fire Truck Training Conference, but also to praise the technicians who have attended in the past up to now and the award’s namesake. “Mechanics are the worst

Karen Kucher
The San Diego Union-Tribune
(TNS)

A San Diego Fire-Rescue Department captain — one of three firefighters hurt in a crash early Sunday while going with a 48-member team to assist in hurricane relief — was released from a Louisiana hospital on Tuesday, officials said.

Capt. Greg Davies was injured in the crash on Interstate 20 in East Texas when the Ford F-350 he was riding in, a Fire-Rescue vehicle, was involved in a collision with a civilian vehicle. They were heading to North Carolina as part of Urban Search & Rescue California Task Force 8.

The other two who were hurt and remain hospitalized are Battalion Chief Aide Barbat and Capt. Jesse Schultz. The families have requested privacy and asked that no medical information be shared with the media at this time, a department spokesperson said.

The three were life-flighted to a hospital in Shreveport, La., following the crash, which occurred around 2:45 a.m. in East Texas. The rest of the team has been staying in hotels in the area since the crash.

On Sunday, Assistant Fire Chief Jim Gaboury told reporters the three were reported in “various conditions ranging from moderate to critical.”

Davies joined the fire department in 2009 and has been a member of California Task Force 8 since 2017. He is the planning team manager and was responsible for developing and implementing the task force’s tactical plans.

Details about what led up to the crash have not been released. The closest town to the crash site is Waskom, Texas.

The trio was traveling as part of a team that included firefighters from several agencies, emergency-room doctors, a structural engineer and a duty mechanic. They left Friday from San Diego to support rescue and relief efforts to assist victims of Hurricane Helene.

There were 18 vehicles that deployed with the team, which had planned to do water-rescue work and provide other assistance in Charlotte, N.C.

Officials said a decision would be made soon, in consultation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to determine if the remaining team members should return to San Diego or continue their mission.

The department sent chaplains, crisis response canines and employees who serve as peer support out to Louisiana and Texas after the crash to assist team members. Fire Chief Robert Logan also flew out and visited with firefighters in Louisiana and Texas.

The department said it also has chaplains and peer counselors in San Diego available to support department firefighters and employees in the aftermath of the crash.

The firefighters union said Read more

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