SUV Hits Fire Truck Stopped For Fatal Accident: According to Tennessee Highway Patrol, a driver ran into the back of a fire truck parked at the scene of a fatal accident.
“He was talking on his cell phone and apparently not paying any attention to the fact that the traffic had slowed down,” said Lt. Jack Vaughn.
In the original incident, a man was killed after the car he was trying to repair fell on top of him. Smyrna Fire Chief Bill Culbertson tells WSMV there were 15 emergency personnel on the other side of the fire truck, and the accident with the SUV could’ve been much worse: “If the truck had not been where it was, there is a good chance several other people could have been injured if not killed.” Read and watch the full report here. See a slideshow here.
North Myrtle Beach To Hold Housing Ceremony For New Truck: If you’re in North Myrtle Beach today, check out the “Housing Ceremony” for its new 75-foot-aerial ladder fire truck. The department took delivery of the $577,000 truck in October. The event will begin at 2 p.m. at 803 33rd Avenue South. For more about the truck and the ceremony, check out SCnow.com here.
Buffalo, NY, Shows Off New Apparatus: Two new pumpers and a new ladder truck replace the oldest apparatus in the fleet. Engine 4 receives the new pumpers and Ladder 13 will house the new ladder truck. At the ceremony, Mayor Byron W. Brown expressed concern over the Council’s vote to cut funding for equipment next year. He told BuffaloNews.com:
“I think it’s important for us to continue to make investments in our firefighting equipment for the safety of our firefighters as well as the safety of our residents.”
Read more from BuffaloNews.com here and from WBFO here.
Change In Specifications Saves NJ Fire Department $100,000: NorthJersey.com reports a new fire truck for the West Milford Fire Department will cost $258,000 after some adjustments in specifications. Read more here.
No Seat Belt, No Santa: That’s the word in Pompano Beach, Florida. Larry Barszewski, Sun Sentinel, reports Santa had to find a new ride for the holiday parade after the firefighters union, in contract negotiations with the city, said all apparatus passengers had to be seated and belted.
“It places all liability on the driver-engineer and the person that supervises the driver,” said Rich Sandell, president of the Pompano Beach Professional Firefighters union. He denied that the refusal had anything to do with the negotiations.
The Broward County Sheriff’s SWAT team invited Santa to ride on its SWAT truck. Read Larry’s story here.
Pink Fire Truck Makes Debut: A very special apparatus made its debut in the North Bergen, New Jersey, WinterFest parade.
According to the Hudson Reporter, the truck was found by the Dan Peschetti, supervisor of the town’s Repair and Transit department. He, his brother, and the Department of Public works took the truck apart and painted it pink. Then, they donated it to the Guardians of the Ribbon, a group dedicated to the awareness of women with cancer. The truck is named Gemma, for the Peschetti’s mother, who died of lung cancer.
The Guardians of the Ribbon was founded by Phoenix, Ariz., firefighter Dave Graybill.
Read more about Gemma here.
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