New Philadelphia (OH) Fire Department Host Push-in Ceremony for New Pumper

The New Philadelphia (OH) Fire Department will dedicate a new apparatus on Saturday with a traditional “push-in” ceremony, according to a report published by The Times-Reporter.

The new $692,000 Pierce engine will go in service that day and is expected to be in service for at least 20 years, according to the report.

The public is invited to the event which will feature ice cream from Miller’s Creamery and free popcorn as well as a chance to see other equipment and apparatus, according to the report.

Vischer Ferry (NY) FD Opens Newly Renovated Firehouse, Christens New Heavy Rescue 

The firehouse opened to the public following a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The district also held a wet down of its new heavy rescue truck.

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.