Alachua County is pleased to invite the public to a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the grand opening of Fire Station No. 21 (16121 NW 173rd St., Alachua), the county said in a press release. The event will take place on Friday, May 30, 2025, at 10 a.m., with light refreshments served.

Alachua County Fire Chief Harold Theus will serve as Master of Ceremonies. Featured speakers include Alachua County Commission Chair Charles S. Chestnut IV, Alachua City Manager Mike DaRoza, and Alachua Mayor Walter Welch.

“This new facility underscores Alachua County’s ongoing investment in public safety,” said Fire Chief Theus. “It represents an important step forward in our commitment to providing life-saving services for our residents.”

Fire Station No. 21 is a state-of-the-art, 11,500-square-foot facility with a project cost of $7 million. Completed earlier this month, it is designed to serve the community for more than 50 years. The single-story, concrete masonry structure includes energy-efficient systems, sustainable design features, and 100% backup power generation, ensuring operational readiness in all conditions.

The Lunz Group of Lakeland provided architectural and engineering services, and D.E. Scorpio Corporation led construction management.

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Yonkers (NY) Mayor Mike Spano joined the Yonkers Fire Department Tuesday, May 27, 2025, for the blessing of six brand new pumper trucks — marking the city’s largest fire apparatus delivery in two decades, the city said in a Facebook post.

The six new pumpers were manufactured by US Fire Apparatus in Louisiana.

These new rigs will support fire suppression and emergency response across Yonkers, ensuring firefighters have the tools they need to protect lives and property, according to the post said.

“Thank you to the city council and all involved for making this investment in public safety possible,” the post said.

Under Spano’s administration, the city of Yonkers has secured 29 new ladder trucks, pumpers, and battalions, yonkerstimes.com reported.

Custom Pumper specs

FT-1054-59

• US Fire Apparatus Custom Chassis
• Cummins L9 450 HP Engine
• Allison 3000 EVS 5-Speed Transmission
• 50-Gallon Stainless Steel Fuel Tank
• Waterous CMU 1,500 GPM Pump
• 500-Gallon L-Shaped Water Tank
• 3/16″ Heavy Duty, Extruded Aluminum Body

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CALIFORNIA

TOYNE—Lake County Fire Protection District, Clearlake, two pumpers. International HV507 four-door 4×4 cabs and chassis; Cummins L9 380-hp engines; Hale TPB 750-gpm twin booster pumps; UPF Poly 600-gallon water tanks; 15-gallon foam cells; FoamPro 1600 Class A foam systems; stainless steel bodies. Sold by Bryce Anderson, Hi Tech Emergency Vehicles Sales, Oakdale, CA. Delivery in April 2027.

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ILLINOIS

PIERCE—Carbondale Fire Department PUC pumper. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins X10 450-hp engine; Pierce PUC-NG 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon water tank; 20-gallon foam cell; Pierce Husky 3 Class A foam system; Duo- Safety ground ladders; low hosebed design. Sold by Glen Hall, MacQueen Emergency, Aurora, IL. Delivery in September 2027.

PIERCE—Champaign Fire Department 100- foot Ascendant steel aerial platform quint. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins X15 605- hp engine; Waterous S100 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 250-gallon water tank; Duo-Safety ground ladders. Sold by Mike Yurgec, MacQueen Emergency, Aurora, IL. Delivery in July 2018.

E-ONE—Herrin Fire Department eMAX rescue- pumper. Cyclone cab and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; Darley LDMH 1,500-gpm pump; 1,030-gallon water tank. Sold by Joey Cruz, Banner Fire Equipment, Roxanna, IL. Delivery in October 2027.

PIERCE—LaSalle Fire Department pumper. Enforcer cab and chassis; Paccar MX13 510- hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon water tank; Duo-Safety ground ladders. Sold by Larry Graves, MacQueen Emergency, Aurora, IL. Delivery in June 2028.

INDIANA

PIERCE—Ellettsville Fire Department, Bloomington, 100-foot Ascendant steel aerial platform quint. Enforcer cab and chassis; Paccar MX13 510-hp engine; Waterous S100 2,000- gpm pump; UPF Poly 300-gallon water tank; Duo-Safety ground ladders. Sold by Garry Davis, MacQueen Emergency, Whitestown, IN. Delivery in January 2028.

ROSENBAUER—Hartford City Fire Department rescue. Commander 3308 cab and chassis; Cummins X10 450-hp engine; 16-foot walk-in 3/16-inch aluminum rescue body; 20-gallon foam cell; Ultra-high-pressure single-agent foam system. Sold by Jeff Stigall, Sentinel Emergency Solutions, St. Louis, MO. Delivery in April 2027.

IOWA

DANKO—Fairfax Fire Department pumper- tanker. Freightliner M2 106 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 360-hp engine; UPF Poly 2,000- gallon water tank; Hale RSD-J 1,250- gpm PTO pump; 2,100-gallon hydraulic folding water tank carrier; FOL-DA-TANK FDTA-2100 collapsible folding tank; Onspot automatic tire chains. Sold by Rex Crosser, Danko Emergency Equipment, Snyder, NE. Delivery in March 2026.

TOYNE—Monticello Fire Department stainless steel Transporter tanker. Freightliner M2 106 two-doo

In two years, the town of Cave Creek, Arizona, was able to go from a subscription fire service to forming a fire department, entering into an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with a neighboring department, purchasing new fire apparatus, and buying a former car wash and having it reconstructed into a modern fire station for its newly-formed Cave Creek (AZ) Fire Department.

Jim Ford, Cave Creek Fire’s director of community risk reduction, says Cave Creek is 33 miles north of downtown Phoenix, although the Phoenix city limits extend north to Cave Creek’s southern border. The town is bordered to the east by the town of Carefree, to the west by unincorporated New River and Desert Hills, and to the north by Tonto National Forest.

Ford says Cave Creek’s residents had been covered by Rural Metro Fire Department under a subscription service, but only about 45% of the population subscribed. “In May of 2020, we had two very large wildfires that Rural Metro couldn’t handle on its own, so outside units responded from the Phoenix Regional Automatic Aid System,” he says. “After the second incident, Cave Creek received a letter stating that the town would have to develop its own fire department in order to go forward in getting resources from the automatic aid system because they couldn’t strip their resources for a non-participating entity.”

Ford continues, “Cave Creek had absolutely nothing: no apparatus, equipment, station, or firefighters. If it wanted to become part of the automatic aid system, it had to act quickly.”

He says that Cave Creek reached out to the Scottsdale Fire Department, the Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department, and Daisy Mountain (AZ) Fire & Medical, and worked out an IGA with Scottsdale Fire where Ford, who was then a Scottsdale Fire assistant chief and currently continues as deputy chief, serves on the staff of Cave Creek Fire, which pays his salary to Scottsdale.

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