A $1.4 Million Aerial Added to Covington (GA) Fire Department’s Fleet

Firefighters with the Covington (GA) Fire Department and officials with Covington-Newton County 911 conducted a push-in ceremony to put a $1.4 million aerial in service, according to a report published by The Covington News.

The 100-foot aerial platform was built by Pierce Manufacturing, according to the report, which added that the firefighters waited 11 months for the delivery of the new apparatus.

Wethersfield (CT) Firefighter Who Died Battling Berlin Brush Fire Was ‘Heroic,’ Gov. Says

Gov. Ned Lamont ordered flags lowered to half-staff for a Wethersfield firefighter who died fighting a brush fire on Lamentation Mountain.

KY Firefighter Flown to Hospital After FD Tanker Rolls Off Bridge Into Creek

The firefighter who was injured is a volunteer firefighter with the Northern Pendleton Fire District.