Station 10/22 Groundbreaking

Birmingham Fire & Rescue

Birmingham Fire & Rescue held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new station 10/22 this week. The new station, which will be located in the 4400 blk of 5th Avenue South, is scheduled to be completed in 360 days and will replace the current stations 10 & 22, which were constructed in the 1920's.

Congratulations to Birmingham Fire & Rescue in the addition of this newest station!

Walker County EMS Appreciation Day

Walker County, AL

Walker County is having Walker County EMS Appreciation Day this Saturday and has invited everyone to attend! It will be a chance to see equipment, talk to friends and have a great time.

Bring the family and plan to stay. It's free!

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2008
Time: 7am-2pm
Location: Jasper Jaycee Park
Address: 1901 North Airport Road
Jasper, Alabama 35504
Cost: Free


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Michael Oliver - Pelham FD

Pelham Fire Department

Firefighters from the Pelham Fire Department are mourning the tragic loss of one of their own, Firefighter/Paramedic Michael Oliver.

Michael, who had been with Pelham for the past 5 years after leaving Montgomery Fire, lost his life in a motorcycle accident on his way home from work.

The Funeral Service is scheduled for Thursday at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Prattville, AL.

May God rest his soul and comfort his family. He will be missed.

First Baptist Church
138 S. Washington St.
Prattville, AL 36067
Church Office: (334) 365-0606
http://www.fbcprattville.org/cms/content/view/3/‎

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From the Birmingham News:

Pelham firefighter dies after motorcycle accident

By Walter Bryant

A Pelham firefighter and paramedic died early Monday at a Birmingham hospital from injuries he received Sunday in a wreck near Clanton, authorities said.

Michael Oliver, 37, who lived in Prattville, was on a southbound entrance ramp to Interstate 65 when his motorcycle and a tractor trailer collided about 12:45 p.m. Sunday, said Pelham Fire Chief Gary Waters.

He was initially taken to Chilton County Medical Center and then airlifted to UAB Hospital, where he died at 3 a.m. Monday.

Waters said Oliver joined the Pelham Fire Department about five years ago after working for the Montgomery Fire Department. He was assigned to Station No. 2 at 2998 Pelham Parkway beside Greenpark Road.

Center Point Extrication Equipment

Center Point Fire & Rescue

The Center Point Fire District was awarded another Assistance to Firefighter Grant for 2007, including $66,000.00 for extrication equipment. The department was able, with that money, to replace all of their front-line extrication tools. They now have extrication equipment on all 4 of their first responding engine companies. These companies are located at fire stations in Center Point, Clay, Pinson, and Chalkville.

With the grant money, Center Point purchased 4 complete sets of Genesis Extrication equipment. Newer cars are being engineered with new alloys and harder metals to reinforce areas that might experience an impact in a wreck. These areas of hardened steel are the same areas that rescuers need to breach to gain access to patients. Genesis has built extrication tools that have greatly enhanced power and strength to allow access into cars with those alloys. The new tools are 3 to 4 times stronger, not only in spreading force, but cutting force as well. Center Point is excited to have this new state of the art equipment in service, ready when needed.

Before placing the new equipment in service, all of their employees underwent training with the new tools over several days, learning the capabilities of the new equipment and new techniques on dismantling automobiles. These are some photos of those training classes. A special thank you to Center Point Fire & Rescue for sharing them!