Clatskanie (OR) Fire Crews Test Fire Apparatus

Clatskanie fire crews tested the district’s new engineer acquired in 2019, reports The Chief News.

Crews hooked long lines of hoses to the large fire engine and stretched them into the parking lot of the district station during the testing. The $568,000 fire engine includes specialize industrial equipment attached.

The district had been banking cash and urban renewal money into their reserve funds to pay for the engine

Chicago (IL) FD Pumper Crashes Into Food Pantry at South Side Church

Surveillance video shows the engine avoiding a pole and a traffic light box and then crashing into the building.

Campbellton (FL) VFD Celebrates First New Fire Truck in 54 Years

A $287,000 USDA grant funded most of the Campbellton fire truck; an additional $2,300 was raised to obtain it.