Apparatus builders CENTRAL STATES FIRE APPARATUS of Lyons, South Dakota; GENERAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Apparatus builders CENTRAL STATES FIRE APPARATUS of Lyons, South Dakota; GENERAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT of Wyoming, Minnesota; and ROSENBAUER INTERNATIONAL of Leonding, Austria have agreed to form a partnership. Central States and General Safety will continue to operate from their own facilities and market products under their respective names. Central States builds traditional apparatus; General Safety makes customized and specialized vehicles; and Rosenbauer, with production and service facilities in 12 countries, is the largest specialty and localized producer in the world.

Queens Battery Fire

Fire in Off-the-Books e-Bike Battery Repair Shop in Queens (NY) Injures Firefighter, 3 Residents

An off-the-books e-bike battery repair shop in the basement of a Queens home sparked a massive Friday morning blaze that left a firefighter and three building residents hospitalized, FDNY officials said.
Baldwinsville (NY) Apartment Fire

Large Fire Rips Through Baldwinsville (NY) Apartment Buildings, Roof Collapses

Firefighters are battling a large fire Friday night in a Baldwinsville apartment complex that’s caused the roof to collapse on at least one building.