Washington (PA) Fire Department dedicated its new Pierce Enforcer rescue engine Saturday, Observer-Reporter.com reported.

The engine will bear a plaque dedicated to the memory of Jeremy LaBella, a Washington firefighter who died in the line of duty in February 2007 when a roof collapsed during a structure fire, the report said.

The truck replaces an engine that has been retired. It is the beginning of a modernization plan for the fire department, according to the report.

Longmont (CO) will donate one of its fire trucks, which has reached the end of its official lifespan, to its sister city in Ciudad Guzman, Mexico, TimesCall.com reported.

The city council unanimously approved the fire truck’s donation during its regular meeting Tuesday. It is believed to have an auction value of $50,000, the report said.

Longmont previously gave two of its older brush trucks to Ciudad Guzman, which has been Longmont’s sister city since 1997, according to the report.

ImageTrend, Inc. is excited to announce new developments for exposure tracking in ImageTrend Elite™ to integrate records in a centralized view as well as the ability to print or export records. Although Elite users have been able to use the solution to track exposures for many years, this latest enhancement increases the visibility of exposure records documented within fire incidents and emphasizes the ability to share records quickly and easily.

First responders can be exposed to hazardous chemicals in the form of gases, vapors and particulates that are known to be cancer causing, which is likely to play a significant role in cancer being the number one cause of death in firefighters. ImageTrend delivered these ease-of-use capabilities as presumptive cancer initiatives become increasingly prevalent and to meet the challenges of public safety.

“Supporting and promoting the health of the first responders who serve our communities is of the utmost importance,” commented Troy Lachinski, ImageTrend’s Product Manager for Elite. “Having access to personal exposure records, whether related to fire incidents, infectious diseases, assaults, injuries and stressful or impactful calls, allows first responders to be in-the-know of potential long-term effects of past events.”

In 2020, ImageTrend also launched the ImageTrend Aware™ mobile app allowing all public safety and healthcare professionals to track personal exposures at no cost regardless of the records management system or ePCR vendor they use. With administrator activation, exposure records from Aware can also be automatically populated in Elite through a bi-directional integration. Aware is available as a free download from the Apple App Store for iOS devices and from Google Play for Android devices.

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Firefighters with the Lancaster County (PA) Fire Department have been saving for nearly three decades for a new fire station and on Saturday, they finally broke ground, the first step of construction, according to a report published by CBS Local 21.

According to the report, firefighters have saved over $2 million to put toward the new station and the county earmarked $500,000 from federal American Rescue Program funds.

A new station would help consolidate two stations into one and help reduce response times, according to the report.

The new station is hoped to help the department recruit new volunteers to fill the ranks that were decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the report, that added the station is expected to be completed by September 2023.