Colorado Springs Fire Department donates fire engine to sister city in Mexico
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) The Colorado Springs Fire Department donated one of its used fire engines to a small town in Mexico.
Wednesday, a 1997 HME Becker Type I fire engine was donated to Nuevo Casas Grandes. This donation marks the ninth piece of live-saving fire equipment to be donated to Mexico town.
According to CSFD, this is the third fire engine gifted to Nuevo Casas Grandes and surrounding communities.
Fire Chief Christian Ontiveros of Nuevo Casas Grandes and fellow firefighters accepted the engine Wednesday. They plan on beginning their 22-hour drive back to Mexico on Thursday.
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Subzero temperatures saw Colorado Springs Fire Department crews responding to fire sprinkler system ruptures at three local hospitals on Feb. 15.Â
The breaks â at Centura Healthâs Penrose Hospital and St. Francis Medical Center, and UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central â were among widespread problems caused by a freezing Valentineâs Day weekend. Â
âSprinklers are designed typically not to be in areas subject to freezing, but all kinds of things can happen,â Deputy Fire Marshal Kris Cooper said. âLots of times those systems run through attic spaces, dropped ceilings and mechanical spaces.â
The department responds to alarms that go off automatically when sprinkler lines activate.