North Myrtle Beach (SC) Fire Rescue held a ceremony for its new fire apparatus at Station 2 on July 16. According to an msn.com article, the new vehicle will replace a 24-year-old-truck and cost an estimated $850,000.  

Manufactured by Pierce, the apparatus includes a Cummins L9 450-hp engine, a 500-gallon water tank, a Hale 1,500-gpm midship pump, a Husky 3 foam system, Pierce’s Command Zone electrical system, and TAK-4 Independent Front Suspension.  

The department designed the truck from scratch, including new elements that differ from other trucks at the station. Some of these elements include a low hosebed, longer hoselines, and a system that allows the lights to synch with other engines.  

This engine will be the first of five to arrive at North Myrtle Beach fire stations in the next two and a half years. The future vehicles will be identical to this engine, which is now in service.  

For more information, visit https://www.piercemfg.com/customers/new-deliveries/north-myrtle-beach-fire-rescue-pumper-39078

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North Myrtle Beach (SC) Fire Rescue held a ceremony for its new fire apparatus at Station 2 on July 16. According to an msn.com article, the new vehicle will replace a 24-year-old-truck and cost an estimated $850,000.  

Manufactured by Pierce, the apparatus includes a Cummins L9 450-hp engine, a 500-gallon water tank, a Hale 1,500-gpm midship pump, a Husky 3 foam system, Pierce’s Command Zone electrical system, and TAK-4 Independent Front Suspension.  

The department designed the truck from scratch, including new elements that differ from other trucks at the station. Some of these elements include a low hosebed, longer hoselines, and a system that allows the lights to synch with other engines.  

This engine will be the first of five to arrive at North Myrtle Beach fire stations in the next two and a half years. The future vehicles will be identical to this engine, which is now in service.  

For more information, visit https://www.piercemfg.com/customers/new-deliveries/north-myrtle-beach-fire-rescue-pumper-39078

Specifications

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The Aspen (CO) Fire Protection District is pushing two funding proposals for the November 25 ballot. According to an aspentimes.com article, the two proposals are a mill levy extension of 0.24 mills and a new sales tax of 0.5%.  

These proposals come as wildfire season continues to grow in intensity. Director of Community Wildfire Resilience, Ali Hammond confirmed that wildfires are increasing in severity and frequency.  

Fire Chief Jake Anderson shares that the district has not only seen an increase in calls, but increased wildfire mitigation is increasing revenues. The department lost over $400,000 in revenue this year and Anderson anticipates losing more.  

Mayor Rachel Richards acknowledged that the cost of these factors for the department will be significant but expressed some concern over the levy and tax. 

The also district points out that spending money now could mean not spending as much later on. By fixing overdue station maintenance, it will extend the life of building systems to save taxpayers money over time. 

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The Dam B Volunteer Fire Department received a new brush truck on August 2. According to a kjas.com article, Brush Truck 24 was welcomed with a push-in ceremony by residents and members of the fire department. The truck will reside in Emergency Services District 5. 

The brush truck was constructed by Skeeter Emergency vehicles in Hillsboro, Texas. Marketing Director, Israel Bowman attended the push-in ceremony. He shared that the truck is customized to fit the needs of the fire department.  

The price of the apparatus was under $250,000 and the department was able to make a down payment of about $100,000.  

Dam B has seven vehicles total with this new addition.  

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