The Weirton Fire Department is planning to buy new protective gear for some of its personnel, and will ask the city council for a new emergency utility vehicle, HeraldStarOnline.com reported.

The fire department would like four sets of protective firefighting coats, pants and boots at a cost of $16,771, the report said.

A fire official noted the department is trying to keep a schedule to ensure each firefighter has valid protective equipment available, and the hope is to make a purchase of four sets of gear every six months, according to the report.

The city council also will be asked to purchase a 2022 Ford F-350 emergency utility vehicle for the fire department, at a cost of $122,617.48, the report said.

A Lake Station fire truck lost its fire hose on I-65 near I-80 Saturday night, causing several vehicles to hit the hose creating flat tires, according to a tweet by Indiana State Police sergeant.

According to the tweet, police say a Lake Station fire truck was responding to a crash when its hose fell off.

There were no injuries reported.

I-80/94 WB at the I-65 split. A Lake Station fire truck was responding to a crash when it lost a hose off the truck. Several vehicles struck the hose causing flat tires @WBBM1059Traffic @lakecounty911 @RegionNewsNow @nwi @indiana105 @MikePTraffic pic.twitter.com/v2igusCbpK

— Sgt. Glen Fifield (@ISPLowell2) November 6, 2022

Lenexa (KS) City Council approved a plan November 1 to donate a decommissioned fire truck to the Shawnee Mission School District, Fox4KC.com reported. 

In 2021, the Lenexa Fire Department decommissioned a Class A fire truck with a 75-foot aerial ladder. The truck was taken out of service due to a crack in the vehicle frame that was later deemed unrepairable based on emergency response vehicle standards, the report said.

In its current state the truck is no longer useful to the fire department and will be donated to the SMSD Blue Eagle program. The Blue Eagle program provides students with a hands-on introduction to potential careers as firefighters, law enforcement agents and EMS, the report said. 

The Blue Eagle program does not currently have a fire truck with a ladder, according to the report. The school will not use the donated truck on roadways. Instead the truck will be used for training students on the operation and use of an aerial ladder, according to the report. 

The Orlinda Volunteer Fire Department received a 2023 Kenworth 2,000-gallon firefighting apparatus recently, SmokeyBarn.com reported.

The new truck came with a price tag of $300,000, according to Orlinda Fire Chief Dusty Johnson, the report said.

The fire truck is a 2023 Kenworth T480 Aero Fire Tanker Truck from Fouts Brothers Fire Equipment in Milledgeville (GA), according to a city official, the report said.