By Anthony Scott in The Killeen Daily Herald
The draft of the 2010-11 Killeen budget doesn’t set aside any money to buy new fire vehicles; however, the city has acquired a grant that will help purchase a new fire truck.
The new truck could cost about $750,000; the grant could pay for about a third of the [...]
By Yann Ranaivo in The Amarillo Globe-News
A $56,000 grant from the Texas Forest Service has helped the Adrian Volunteer Fire Department purchase a new firetruck. The money covered the purchase of truck chassis and a slip-on firefighting unit. The Fire Department, located in Adrian, which is in the western part of the Texas Panhandle, combined [...]
By Steve Norder in The Colleyville Courier and The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Last week Colleyville firefighters at the central station sat in the cab of truck 241, one of their two new ladder trucks, becoming familiar with all the knobs, buttons and storage nooks. Other firefighters loaded truck 241 and 243 with the hoses, medical supplies [...]
By Jared Fields in The Abilene Reporter-News
The outcome was as good as it could be for the Abilene Fire Department after an engine rollover at 1702 East Overland Trail just before 7:30 a.m. Friday. The four crew members on the engine sustained only minor injuries, and no other vehicles were involved in the accident. In [...]
By Penny Rathbun in The Little Elm Community News
Little Elm fire fighters and area residents dedicated the new fire truck at the Central Fire Station last Saturday. Engine 621 is now officially part of the Little Elm fire department fleet. Little Elm Fire Chief Joe Florentino thanked town staff and officials and the citizens of [...]
By Penny Rathbun in The Celina Record
It is possible to buy anything off of eBay, including firetrucks. The Celina fire department’s latest acquisition, a ladder truck, was an eBay purchase. By the time firefighters are fully trained on the new apparatus, the refurbished, repainted truck will do anything a brand new ladder truck with a [...]
By Jeff Craig in The Abilene Reporter-News
The Abilene Fire Department’s fleet of equipment received a major upgrade Wednesday with the delivery of a $966,000 ladder truck. The new truck gives AFD three ladder trucks throughout the city, in addition to eight front-line engines without ladder capabilities. Gary Hamner, AFD public education officer, said the new [...]
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