Hiawatha (KS) Approves New Fire Equipment

The Hiawatha City Commission awarded the recent bid for equipment for the fire department to First Due Fire Supply, reports Hiawatha World Online.

The winning bid, which includes winter lining, light duty gear and helmets, came in the amount of $29,822.00. The funds will come from the Fire Department’s annual budget, along with several other city funds.

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.