Sheboygan (WI) Puts $810K Pumper in Service

The Sheboygan (WI) Fire Department has taken delivery of a new $810,000 Pierce pumper and assigned it to Station 4, according to a report published by radio station WHBL.

Assigned as Engine 1864, the new apparatus replaces a 29-year-old rig and is expected to see 10 to 15 years in front-line service before being placed into reserve status, according to the report.

The new engine has a 1,500-gpm pump and 750-gallon water tank, as well as foam capabilities and extrication tools, the report says.

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.