A fire truck on Bell Island in the town of Wabana in Labrador Canada caught fire while it was fighting a wildland fire over the weekend, according to a report published by radio station VOCM.

The pumper truck and Wabana firefighters were busy fighting some eight different fires over the course of Saturday and Sunday and one of those fires got so hot, it caught the truck on fire, according to the report.

The town is working with its insurance company to come up with a replacement truck to fill the large void the loss made in the community’s ability to fight fire, according to the report. The truck was used to fight wildland fires and other larger blazes, according to the report, which said there was no time frame for getting a new one in service.

The City of Tampa and Tampa Fire Rescue are proud to announce the grand opening of Fire Station 25, an exclusive “rescue station” to serve the Sulphur Springs community and the surrounding neighborhoods.
In September 2021, Tampa City Council approved around $3.4M to provide Fire Station 25 with four additional personnel and two new rescue units.

Fire Station 25 will operate solely as a rescue station, which means trained firefighter paramedics assigned there will respond to medical calls and other emergencies. These rescue units are especially critical for this area, where 90 percent of the calls are EMS in nature. 

Mayor Jane Castor said this new, renovated fire station will play a pivotal role in easing the burden on nearby fire stations.

“In an emergency, every second matters,” Mayor Castor said. “This new station will allow us to continue to shorten our response times in a fast-growing area of Tampa.” 

The opening of Fire Station 25 will specifically help support Fire Station 13, one of the busiest fire stations in the country.  
“We are excited for the opening of Station 25, a much-needed addition for our citizens,” Chief Barbara Tripp said. “To ensure Tampa has America’s best fire rescue department, we are improving service to meet our community’s needs.”

“For too long the men and women of Fire Station 13 have carried a disproportionately heavy burden of service calls,” said Councilman Luis Viera, who serves North Tampa. “This station will go a long way to providing much-needed relief to the firefighters working in North Tampa and the residents they serve. I thank Mayor Castor and Chief Tripp for their collaboration and leadership in making these critical improvements in public safety.”  

“Residents living in Sulphur Springs are thrilled to have this new fire station in their neighborhood,” said Councilman Orlando Gudes. “We thank the brave men and women of Tampa Fire Rescue for protecting this great community.”

Fire Station 25, located at 710 E. Fairbanks St., is at the site of the old Fire Station 11. Prior to renovations, the Tampa Police Department’s K9 Unit was utilizing the building for training.  

The construction of Fire Station 25 was paid for in part with federal American Rescue Plan (ARPA) Act money, supported by U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14).   

Spartan Emergency Response—South Chicago Heights (IL) Fire Department pumper. Metro Star LFD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 2,250-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon water tank; 30-gallon foam cell; Elkhart model 240-125-gpm eductor foam unit. Dealer: Chris Sewell, Fire Apparatus Supply Team, Lincoln, IL.

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DuPont Personal Protection recognized the latest in Nomex® design ingenuity during the 2022 Nomex® Innovation Awards at Interschutz, a leading trade fair for fire and rescue services, civil protection and safety and security sectors. The seventh annual award ceremony was held in Hannover, Germany on June 21, 2022, and highlighted collaboration between European Nomex® partners and DuPont in developing solutions made with Nomex® in applications that help provide enhanced end-user safety.

Alfons Held, Global Marketing Manager for Emergency Response, DuPont, announced the winners during a recognition ceremony.

“The Nomex® Innovation Awards spotlight product developments that help make a positive impact on worker safety,” Held said. “These awards recognize the ongoing commitment to technology, leadership and innovation of our Nomex® partners, the power of our joint collaboration and underscores the proven performance of Nomex® across a range of applications.”

The 2022 Nomex® Innovation Awards included four main categories, including a new category, Nomex® Xtreme Performance; in addition to Sustainability; Comfort; and Other Innovations.

Earlier this year, DuPont launched Nomex® Xtreme Performance—a product category offering ease of selection of innovative personal protective equipment (PPE) solutions for structural and nonstructural firefighting gear. Solutions in the new Nomex® Xtreme Performance category combine the superior benefits of DuPont™ Nomex^®, DuPont™ Kevlar^® and high-performance materials such as PBO, Nomex^® Nano and Nomex^® Nano Flex to help provide firefighters with superior thermal protection and moisture management, along with protection from heat, flame, chemicals, cuts and hazardous particulates.

This year’s category applications included structural firefighting and wildland firefighting.

Winners in the structural firefighting category included:

SCANTEX Crossfire, Outer layer built with DuPont™ Nomex® 3DP Plus and DuPont™ Kevlar®. This new outershell solution in the Nomex® Xtreme Performance category provides superior durability and comfort; built-in heat and flame resistance; and unmatched mechanical strength.

S-GARD, SWISSGARD 2.0, Outer layer built with DuPont™ Nomex® RSK, Inner layer built with DuPont™ Nomex® Comfort. This garment is optimized for greater mobility and enhanced comfort.

Winners in the wildland firefighting category included:

SIOEN, Oxylus NYO wildland firefighting gear, garment made of a three-layer laminate, built with DuPont™ Nomex® Comfort Ripstop, particulate barrier built with DuPont™ Nomex® Nano, Inner layer built with DuPont™ Nomex® Knit. This solution in the Nomex® Xtreme Performance category is the first wildland gear with a particulate barrier to be introduced to the wildland firefighting market.

Heinrich Vorndamme O.H.G., Fire Fox Twin, Outer layer built with DuPont™ Nomex® VRW. This gear is an innovative combination of layers designed to meet the requirements of both wildland firefighting and technical rescue. One layer of this solution can be worn by itself for wildland firefighting; the other layer can be worn by itself for technical rescue; and when both layers are worn together, it is a dual-purpose garment.

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