The Cedar Hill (MO) Fire Protection District recently took delivery of its new 2021 Pierce Enforcer pumper.

Crews will spend a few weeks training on the apparatus, which will be stationed at House 2 in Oermann.

The pumper holds 1,000 gallons of water, a 30-gallon foam cell, a cafs compressor, and a 1,250-gallon-per-minute pump.

The department says the truck will be dedicated to the memory of Battalion Chief Marvin Shaffrey at a dedication ceremony later this month.

Maysville (NC) Fire & EMS was recently awarded a $261,100 AFG grant for which it applied in 2020, and the department says it must cover 5% of the total cost which will go toward air packs.

“The AFG grant is a grant developed to provide assistance to firefighters in getting required and necessary equipment,” the department says on Facebook. “This grant has provided all three stations—Maysville, Belgrade, and Loco—with 37 air packs with spare bottles.

“This equipment will provide us the ability to replace old, outdated equipment and keep our firefighters safe when called to duty.”

Alexis—Veedersburg Van Buren Township (IN) Fire Department pumper-tanker. Freightliner M2 106 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 350-hp engine; Darley LSP 1,000-gpm PTO pump; UPF Poly 3,000-gallon water tank; three Newton 10-inch dump valves with telescoping chutes; All-Poly™ tank and body construction; “Sweep Out” style compartments. Dealer: Brett Jensen, Midwest Fire, Luverne, MN.

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One of the busiest fire stations with the Milwaukee (WI) Fire Department was closed and vacated Thursday, Dec. 30, from fears the floor would collapse in the apparatus bay, according to a report published by WISN 12 ABC.

According to the television report, the station was emptied and closed after firefighters noticed damage to the floor and immediately notified chief officers.
Structural engineers were summoned and it was determined the floor was unsafe to support apparatus that can weigh up to 60,000 pounds, the television station reported.

Eight firefighters and the station’s equipment were immediately moved from the 1911 building to Station 5, about a mile west, ABC 12 reported, adding that Station 5 had previously been decommissioned and was used primarily as a health and wellness center for the fire department’s member since. No members of the department were in danger before the damage to the floor was discovered, the television station reported.

The television station reported that structural engineers will look at Station 30 as soon as possible to determine what to do with the building and any repairs that can be made. Fire officials said Station 30 is one of the busiest in Wisconsin and, perhaps the entire Midwest, the television station reported.