An Indiana state trooper was struck by a speeding vehicle at the scene of an incident at 2:00 a.m. Saturday.

The Hammond Fire Department and state police were investigating an incident on I-80/94 eastbound when a vehicle slammed into the fire engine and a state police vehicle, striking the trooper.

The car, a white Dodge Charger, was traveling at about 100 miles per hour when the accident occurred, WLFI reports. The trooper was pinned to a Jersey barrier by a Subaru that was also struck by the Charger. He was treated for his injuries and released at a local hospital.

Three firefighters were in the fire engine at the time of the crash, but were not injured.

The driver of the Charger attempted to flee from the scene but was blocked by two good Samaritans, one of whom had to pull out a gun to subdue the driver.

Alpine Township (MI) firefighters have moved into the city’s new $3 million fire station giving them more room in the five-bay facility, according to a report published by WOODTV.COM.

According to the report, the new station has a large kitchen, separate rooms for sleeping, and a slide instead of a fire pole to egress the second floor.

The new station has a laundry room and and diesel exhaust ventilation system to help reduce exposures to carcinogens, the report says.

The Dalton, GA, Fire Department held a ceremony to dedicate the city’s newest fire truck at Station #4 on Friday afternoon. The new Engine #4 was put into service after a brief ceremony attended by Mayor Pennington, Councilmember Dennis Mock, and Public Safety Commission member Truman Whitfield and other city officials. The new truck is the second of three new Dalton fire trucks to be purchased with funds from the 2020 SPLOST. The third truck will be purchased in 2023. 

“We appreciate the support of our citizens of the City of Dalton. Obviously this was a SPLOST purchase and we have been blessed over the years to get a ladder truck last year, and to get this one this year,” Chief Todd Pangle said during his brief remarks before the truck was put into service. “We appreciate the support of our Mayor and Council and the Public Safety Commission for all of the hard work put into this.” 

The new fire engine was built by the Sutphen company and city taxpayers ended up getting quite a deal on the purchase. The new engine cost approximately $635,000. That price tag is at least $140,000 lower than it would have been if the truck was ordered today, however. In 2021, when the City of Dalton agreed to purchase the three SPLOST fire trucks, fire officials signed a contract with Sutphen that guaranteed the purchase price and stated the company could not raise the price more than three percent due to inflation or cost increases in the cost of parts. 

“We were told today that if we bought this same truck, it would have cost us $140,000 more,” said Chief Pangle. “So as of now, we’re at a savings of $280,000 thanks to signing that contract [with the cost of next year’s purchase included].”

Fridays ceremony included several traditional touches. First, firefighters sprayed down the new Engine #4 with water from the previous Engine #4. Then all of the fire personnel present teamed up to push the engine back into its bay in Station #4. Before motorized fire trucks when the fire service used wagons pulled by horses, firefighters wetted down the horses after calls to cool them off and pushed the wagon back into the fire station by hand. 

Leland Township (MI) Fire Rescue covers territory without municipal water supplies, but loads of lakes, rivers, and streams.

So at almost every fire call in the county, the department uses its hydrant truck. Keeps their other apparatus freed up.

Heroes Next Door and Brandon, Zorran, and James from Leland Township give a demo of how it works.

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