Newport This Week

New Firefighting Equipment





Newport firefighters Jim Brown (L) and Rob Henry familiarize themselves with the improved features of Engine #5 at the Touro Street station. (Photo by Jack Kelly)

Newport firefighters Jim Brown (L) and Rob Henry familiarize themselves with the improved features of Engine #5 at the Touro Street station. (Photo by Jack Kelly)

The Newport Fire Department has readied its newest piece of firefighting equipment, Engine #5, and deployed it to Station #5, on Touro Street. The new apparatus has significant safety upgrades, including a vehicle “black box,” greater water pumping capacity, and increased foam capacity to combat gasoline fires. This is the second new engine delivered under a capital improvement purchase; a replacement Engine #1 was delivered in November. By purchasing both engines under the agreement, the city saved $50,000.


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