The Valdosta (GA) Fire Department will shave time off the wait period for a new fire truck by buying a demonstrator unit from Sutphen Corp., according a report published by Valdosta Daily Times.

According to the report, Valdosta has an immediate need for a new truck and the current supply chain issues made the demonstrator unit, already in production, an attractive choice.

The new demonstrator will be completed in about eight months rather than 22 months for something custom-built for the department, according to the report.

The new truck cost $724,990, according to the report.

A new rescue pumper has been delivered to the Clarion (PA) Fire & Hose Company No. 1 and the 34-foot-long apparatus was on it’s first call in less than 12 hours after being put in service, according to a report published by The Leader-Vindicator.

The purchase of the $700,000 Pierce Enforcer was two years in the making and is expected to be the most used apparatus in the fleet, according to the report.

Some of the features of the apparatus include a 505-horsepower engine, 1,000-gallon water tank, a 30-gallon foam tank and a 2,000-gpm pump, according to the report.

Clarion’s old truck was purchased by an individual that donated it to a fire department in Mexico that welcomed it with a good shining and a parade, according to the report.

Rosenbauer—St. Joseph (MI) Fire Department pumper. Avenger cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax XS 1,500-gpm pump; 1,000-gallon polypropylene water tank; 30-gallon foam cell; FRC TurboFoam TFC 1000 Class A foam system. Dealer: Bill Sedlacek, Emergency Vehicles Plus, Holland, MI.

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Officials in Ithaca (NY) have decided to build a new fire station rather than renovate an existing facility with the sale of the current facility covering more than half the cost of the new construction, according to a report published by Ithaca Times Ithaca.com.

According to the reports officials from the City of Ithaca, Cornell University and the Ithaca Fire Department considered all the options including flattening the current building at cost of $1.5 million, plus the added disruption of services while the work is being done. The committee realized the current fire station and land, located on a corridor of high-rises and national chain stores would be worth $5 million if it were offered for sale, according to the report, which said the proposed new station on a new location would cost about $9 million.

Additionally, the report said, the state had given the city $1 million toward the fire station which would result in a $3 million bill to the city for a new station, about $1.5 million more than the city was expecting to pay for renovating the existing station.

For the committee, the advantages of building a new station were obvious, according to the report, which said the current lot for the station is crowded and the facility cramped and uninsulated and was not environmentally friendly or green in an way.

The committee has identified a location for the new station and it will be studied on what affect a new fire station would have on the neighborhood and what the value of the old station will be before any final decisions are made, according to the report.