The Waynesboro Fire Department is adding a second home to the West End, The News Virginian reported. Fifteen years ago, the citizens of Waynesboro voted in favor of a second fire station in a city referendum.

However, a national recession followed, then a pandemic and little movement took place on the project. Meanwhile the West End continued to grow, the report said.

Now, the city is stepping up to make the West End project happen. Waynesboro has a contract for two parcels of land on Osage Lane just off Lew DeWitt Boulevard midway between the intersections of West Main Street and Rosser Avenue, the report said. The 2.5 acres of land carry a cost of just over $1.070 million. Waynesboro City Council is expected to approve the purchase of the land at its December 12 meeting, according to the report.

Having Waynesboro firefighters on the West End means emergencies will will get answered in a quicker time, the report said.

Recently, Horry County Government received shipment of five new identical Pierce fire engines for Horry County Fire Rescue.

In the coming days and weeks, Fleet Services will be finalizing preparations for these new engines, so they can be sent out to their new homes across Horry County.

Ten people, mostly firefighters, suffered minor injuries as a five-alarm fire tore through the top floor and roof of an apartment building overnight in Hamilton Heights. The fire started at around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, when most people who live there were fast asleep, CBS2's Christina Fan reported. Firefighters spent hours battling heavy flames on top of the six-story apartment complex on West 141st Street and Broadway.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLNY-TV CBS 55 Riverhead

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Many around Massachusetts paused Saturday to remember the Worcester 6. Twenty-three years ago, on December 3, 1999, six firefighters were killed in the Worcester Cold Storage fire. Lt. Thomas Spencer, Lt. Timothy Jackson Sr., Lt. James Lyons III, and firefighters Jeremiah Lucey, Paul Brotherton and Joseph McGuirk died after becoming trapped in the fire.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston

VIDEO: The fire raised numerous questions. Among them is how Oakland conducts its fire inspections and just how many properties have been improperly converted into housing. KRON4 spoke with the area’s city councilman about the challenges that continue to this day. This is what it looked like in 2016 years after when fire raced through this Oakland warehouse killing 36 partygoers.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRON-TV MyNetworkTV 4 San Francisco