Continuing the partnership between the two jurisdictions of Clearcreek Township and the City of Springboro, the Board of Trustees and City Council have agreed to amend a decades old Coterminous Agreement to continue to share property tax revenues to finance a new Fire Station within the City of Springboro.

The Clearcreek Fire District serves both Clearcreek Township and City of Springboro residents, where data has shown the need to construct a new fire station within the City limits to better service the northern portions of the City. The City Council has recognized this need and has agreed to assist with the financing of the new fire station to support the safety service needs of its citizens in this area of town.

The City has agreed to purchase land for the new fire station and to redirect and appropriate inside millage funds granted back to the City from the Township for this endeavor.

“Providing safety service is of the utmost importance, and one of the basic tenants for why local government exists,” said Chris Pozzuto, City Manager. “Partnering with the township to assist them with constructing a new fire station to service city residents makes perfect sense to help continue and enhance the excellent fire and EMS service the fire district provides.”

“We’re so fortunate to have such great partners in the City of Springboro with whom to work on needs such as this fire station,” said Matt Clark, Clearcreek Twp. administrator. “It’s through this uncommon collaboration between our two jurisdictions that we can achieve far more together than either community could alone.”

Once a property is identified and purchased, the Fire District will begin immediately designing and constructing the new fire station. The hope is to have construction underway in late 2022 with operations beginning when completed.

By Alan M. Petrillo

Mallory Safety and Supply in Longview (WA), and particularly its fire division manager, have built a better mousetrap, so to speak, when it comes to the body of a Type 6 wildland firefighting truck.

Mike Beutler, Mallory’s fire division manager and chief at the volunteer Wahkiakum County (WA) Fire District #1, says that he conceived of a vehicle that was safer for firefighters while responding, returning, and on the scene. “The vehicle’s low-profile body is made up of modular boxes that can be configured in different formats to meet a fire department’s needs,” Beutler says. “This body design lowers the deck height six inches below a standard flatbed deck, and 11 inches lower than a deck with under-body hose storage.”

Beutler says the Mallory prototype is on a 2020 Dodge D-5500 crew cab 4X4 diesel-powered chassis with a 60-inch cab-to-axle length. The unit has a Mallory/Pro Tech low-profile modular body spring-mounted to the frame rails, and with all aluminum construction using huck bolt fasteners. The rig has a Liquid Spring suspension package on both front and rear axles, and Mallory roll-out, drop-down equipment baskets.

The Mallory Type 6 demo has a four-stage wildland pump powered by a Kubota 24-horsepower (hp) diesel engine with 330-gallon polypropylene water tan, an eight-gallon low-mount foam cell and a Waterous Fire Troll Foam System, Beutler points out. “The vehicle has dual LOFA Industries engine control panels,” he says, “an engine throttle with in-cab control, all welded stainless-steel pumping, FRD water and foam level gauges, and a FRC mini gauge in the cab.”

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Posted: Mar 24, 2022

Photo of the Day: March 24, 2022

Darley—Mountain Lake Fire Company, Belvidere, NJ, CAFS pumper. Vision poly body; Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Darley LDMBC 1,500-gpm pump; ProPoly™ body and 800-gallon polypropylene water tank; 25-gallon foam cell; FoamPro Class A foam system; AutoCAFS compressed air foam system; enclosed Vision pump panel. Dealer: Neal Brooks, Darley Company, Braceville, IL.

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