Wesley Chapel (FL) Puts New Aerial in Service

Firefighters in Wesley Chapel, FL, have taken delivery of a new 100-foot E-ONE aerial, welcoming it into the fleet with a traditional push-in ceremony, according to a report published in The Laker/Lutz News.

The new $1 million aerial will be located at Fire Station 38, the paper reported, that added the apparatus was especially designed to operate in small spaces.

Purchased as part of the Pasco Fire Rescue department’s strategic plan the apparatus is equipped with a 1,500-gpm pump and a 500-gallon water tank, the paper reported.  

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.