Pitt Meadows (BC) Canada Has Put a New Rescue in Service

Pitt Meadows Fire and Rescue, in British Columbia, Canada, has a new rescue truck in service built by Pierce MFG, according to a report published by the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News.

According to the report, the new apparatus is a Pierce Encore rescue built on a Freightliner cab and chassis and will replace a 21-year-old unit that has finished its life cycle with the department.

The new apparatus, which is characterized as a large tool box for medical calls and motor vehicle crashes, cost $360,000 and was sold by Commercial Trucks in Port Kells and was delivered on time and on budget, according to the report.

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.