The Sellersville (PA) Volunteer Fire Department says it is in the process of purchasing a high-water truck.

Fundraising efforts in collaboration with Faith Christian Academy have begun for the apparatus, which will be used during flooding events in town and in the surrounding communities.

“The vehicle is capable of traveling through deep water, allowing us to reach people in need,” the department writes on Facebook. “Our friends at Faith Christian Academy are helping us to reach our goal, and when we get there, we’ll have kindergartner Sammy be our Fire Chief for a day! What an awesome experience!”

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The Chippewa Valley (WI) Regional Airport fire station is set for a $3.1 million renovation, reports weau.com.

Federal COVID relief funds will see the facility, deemed too small and not up to date, upgraded in two phases: a new bay, which will be built this spring, and office space, which will commence in the fall, according to the report.

Officials say the construction bids will be issued in the next couple of weeks.

The report adds that there are plans to create a training space where the plot of the soon-to-be-razed station sits, with funding approval the only barrier.

The St. Louis (MO) Fire Department is asking for help locating some equipment that was stolen from an apparatus Wednesday around 3:15 a.m.

Two saws—a Husqvarna K970 and a STIHL 16” chainsaw—were stolen as crews battled a fire in the 4000 block of N. Kingshighway.

Lieutenant Brady Robinette, Lubbock (TX) Fire Rescue

This class will cover the lessons learned and the changes implemented in the wake of several struck-by incidents. The dangers the roadway presents to emergency responders is extremely high. Roadway safety education and other proactive steps to improve roadway safety is often overlooked by departments until they experience a struck-by incident. In January 2020, a struck-by incident killed a firefighter and a police officer and critically injured another firefighter in Lubbock. Irving, Texas, has had several near misses, several apparatus struck, and a firefighter was injured in December 2020 by a vehicle traveling the wrong way on a section of roadway that was closed to all through traffic. Learn from these case studies to make your roadway operations safer for your personnel.

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