Smeal—Madison Charter Township Fire Department, Adrian, MI, 100-foot rear-mount platform quint. Spartan Gladiator LFD cab and chassis; Cummins X15 605-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,250-gpm pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon water tank; two 20-gallon foam cells; Hale Smart ATP 225-gpm dual-agent foam systems. Dealer: Al D’Agostino, R&R Fire Truck Repair, Northfield, MI.

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A  driver died on Sunday after losing control of his car and crashing into a fire engine parked on the side of the 60 Freeway in Jurupa Valley (CA), DailyBulletin.com reported.

Around 12:30 p.m., Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters were responding to a minor collision between two vehicles along the eastbound lanes of the freeway, west of Valley Way, according to CalFire/Riverside. The fire engine had parked on the shoulder to block traffic when a BMW crashed into the rear of the engine, the report said.

Traffic Collision:rpt@12:25 p.m. Hwy 60 X Valley, Jurupa Valley. While parked on scene of a traffic collision,a CAL FIRE engine was struck by a passenger vehicle.The driver of the vehicle perished @ the scene.There were no injuries to firefighters. @ChpRiverside is investigating. pic.twitter.com/svxgGfb1R7

— CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department (@CALFIRERRU) December 11, 2022

The Ottine Volunteer Fire Department will be able to purchase a new cab and chassis for its 18-year-old brush truck, thanks in part to a $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority, GonzalesInquirer.com reported.

The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $40,804 in matching funds from the department, will allow Ottine VFD to renovate its oldest brush truck to provide a faster and more reliable response to emergency calls and a safer vehicle for firefighters, the report said. The truck also will be used to respond to medical emergencies.

The department currently has an engine, tender and two brush trucks. Engines are primarily used for structure fires, wrecks and extrication, while brush trucks are used off-road to battle wildfires, according to the report. The tender is used for water supply for all apparatus.

A fire truck that served for more than 30 years will be replaced by a new pumper in Seaside Park, with the borough council having voted unanimously last week to approve the acquisition of a new vehicle from a Michigan-based manufacturer, Lavallette-Seaside.Shorebeat.com reported.

The council approved a lease-purchase plan to buy the truck for $620,000 from HME Inc., the report said.

Earlier this fall, officials from the Seaside Park Volunteer Fire Company recommended the purchase of the HME Silverfox pumper truck, saying it represented the best mix of price, capability and availability, the report said. HME specializes in selling “off the shelf” fire trucks that can be customized with a number of options rather than a more complicated bespoke ordering process that can take an extended amount of time, often measured in years, according to the report.