Quick takes
If the responding apparatus wasn’t a Pierce would they refuse service?: In Menasha, WI, on Monday morning, a fire damaged a second-floor office of Pierce Manufacturing. The fire was contained by a sprinkler system according to postcrescent.com:
The fire, reported at 11:26 a.m., broke out in a ceiling above the roughly 200-square-foot office space, damaging furnishings, computers and electronic equipment, Fire Chief Keith Kiesow said. It caused an estimated $15,000 to $20,000 in damages, to the room and its contents, he said.
The good news is that the National Geographic special on Pierce scheduled for Thursday night is already in the can.
Volunteer incentives: Stafford County, VA’s, Board of Supervisors is expected to vote tonight on a retirement plan for volunteers. Click here for the story. At the same time in West Monroe, NY, residents are concerned over how much a volunteer pension program is going to cost them. Click here.
Cuts put responsibility on locals: The Presidio Fire Department, funded by a trust and the National Park Service, has been cutting back. With seven positions cut and its 65-foot ladder truck placed out of service, the plan is to rely more on the San Francisco Fire Department. Read more.
Audit claims narcotics mishandled, but EMS chief paints a different picture: Jacksonville Fire & Rescue’s EMS chief says an audit indicating serious problems with how drugs and other items are handled doesn’t give the full picture. Read the story from FirstCoastNews.com.
County music for fallen firefighters: The Hook & Ladder Country Music Festival in Little Roack is June 21 and benefits the Arkansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial.
