Whitefish is exploring a second, fully staffed fire station north of the Baker Avenue viaduct to address growth.

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Mount Pleasant Village Board authorized $4.125 million in bonds for purchases including a new South Shore Fire Department fire apparatus.

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Moses Lake plans a temporary third fire station to improve north-end response times while a permanent station is designed.

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Laguna Beach is expanding its firefighting infrastructure with a new helicopter refilling tank, or HeloPod.

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CAL FIRE's FIREHAWK S-70i has seating for nine helitack crew members and one pilot, a fixed tank that holds 1,000 gallons of water or foam with pilot controlled drop volumes, and a retractable snorkle to allow the aircraft to hover over a water source and resupply, without landing.

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