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Easton (CT) EMS Station

Easton (CT) EMS Moves to Herb Farm While Station Undergoes $4.1M Renovation

Easton EMS, the town's volunteer emergency medical services agency, has relocated to a ranch-style house on the nearby Gilbertie's Organics farm property, where it plans to operate while its Sport Hill Road headquarters undergoes a $4.1 million renovation, starting next month.
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Bainbridge (NY) Fire Department

Bainbridge (NY) Fire Department Receives Grant From Rotary Club

According to a Rotary news release, volunteer firefighter Tom Akshar accepted the $2,830 donation on behalf of the department.
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Fire Apparatus of the Day: March 23, 2025

Check out this Algoma Township Fire Department Rockford, MI, pumper by Rosenbauer.
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Vergennes Fire Department's new Tower 1. (Source: Vergennes Fire Department)

Vergennes (VT) FD Welcomes Tower 1

The Vergennes Fire Department took delivery of a used ladder truck, Tower 1, recently and is working to get it in service.
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Brentwood (CA) Planning Commission Delays Decision on New Fire Station

The Brentwood Planning Commission on Tuesday postponed its decision on a new downtown fire station, citing the need for more information before moving forward with the…
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One Dead in Crash Involving Medford (NY) FD Ladder Truck

A crash involving a ladder truck and a passenger car left one person dead on the Long Island Expressway Service Road.
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Jackson (MI) Community Ambulance

Vacant Jackson (MI) Building Could Be Sold to Expand County Ambulance Services

Jackson Community Ambulance is one property deal away from owning a street corner near downtown Jackson.
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Aurora plans to create a public safety campus on the site of its current police department headquarters. (Google maps)

Aurora (IL) Moving Forward with Plan to Create Public Safety Campus

The building will be two stories, roughly 29,800 square feet, and will hold four bay doors for the building’s fire prevention side.
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The current Central Fire Station has been home for the Moline Fire Department since 1972. (Google maps)

Moline (IL) Council Approves Purchasing Land for New Fire Station

Some of the problems with Central Fire Station include missing floor tiles, leaky HVAC systems, and an old boiler from the 1970s.
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Pierce Manufacturing built this pumper for Plymouth (IN) Fire Department on a Velocity chassis and four-door cab powered by a 510-hp Paccar MX13 engine and an Allison 4000 EVS Gen 6 automatic transmission. (Photos 1-4 courtesy of MacQueen Emergency Group)

Plymouth (IN) FD Puts Pierce Velocity Top-Mount Pumper in Service

Plymouth's oldest rig, a 1997 Pierce pumper, was due for retirement, so the department again turned to Pierce for a new rig.
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What Might Our Future Hold: PPE

Please keep your turnout gear clean. Shower within the hour after exposure to all contaminants. Consider a proper diet, reasonable exercise, and live a lifestyle…
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Technology: Challenging the Fire Service

The fire service is being challenged to adopt innovative technology to decide which technologies are best for a department.
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Butte County Fire debuted a brand-new piece of specialized equipment recently. Breathing Support 42 is a mobile unit that brings supplemental breathing air to firefighters in the field. (Source: CAL-Fire Butte County)

CAL Fire-Butte County (CA) Introduces New Mobile Support Vehicle

Breathing Support 42 is a mobile unit that brings supplemental breathing air to firefighters in the field.
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The fire station, built in 1959, is scheduled to close March 31. The remodel is estimated to take about four months. (Source: City of Raleigh)

Raleigh (NC) Fire Station 7 to Get an $813K Makeover

The fire station, built in 1959, is scheduled to close March 31. The remodel is estimated to take about four months.
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Fire Apparatus of the Day: March 21, 2025

03.21.2025
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VA EMT Killed in Ambulance Collision with Dump Truck

03.20.2025
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Driver Who Hit Hartford (CT) Fire Apparatus Was Impaired, Police Say

03.20.2025
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Port Huron (MI) FD Moves Into New $10.3M Fire Station No. 1

03.20.2025
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EV Pumper Use Grows Steadily in North America

03.20.2025
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Sterling (IL) Approves Purchase of New $2M Rosenbauer 101-Foot Aerial Ladder

03.20.2025
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Kansas City (MO) FD’s New Robot Sees Its First Action

03.20.2025
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Summerdale (AL) VFD to Hold Grand Opening for New Fire Station

03.20.2025
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Fire Apparatus of the Day: March 20, 2025

03.20.2025
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Fire Truck at Rollover Crash in Andover (MA) Struck by Car in Hit-And-Run

03.19.2025
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Plumbing Dreams: Accurate Panel Gauges Require Proper Knowledge and Understanding Starting at Preconstruction

03.19.2025
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Midmount Platform Replaces Straight-Stick Quint

03.19.2025
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