A structure fire has taken one life in Moses Lake. According to the Grant County Sheriff's Office, the fire began early on Sunday morning and was called in around 8 a.m. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene but found the fire was fully involved, meaning the fire had already completely covered the structure.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2022 1:16:21 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Firefighters with the Lancaster County (PA) Fire Department have been saving for nearly three decades for a new fire station and on Saturday, they finally broke ground, the first step of construction, according to a report published by CBS Local 21.

According to the report, firefighters have saved over $2 million to put toward the new station and the county earmarked $500,000 from federal American Rescue Program funds.

A new station would help consolidate two stations into one and help reduce response times, according to the report.

The new station is hoped to help the department recruit new volunteers to fill the ranks that were decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the report, that added the station is expected to be completed by September 2023.

Franklin County (KY) Fire Department has donated a fire truck to flood ravaged Letcher County (KY), according to a report published by The State Journal.

According to the report, the fire truck was removed from service in Franklin County and hasn’t been in service for more than a year and the department has tried multiple times to sell the surplus vehicle.

Letcher County accepted the vehicle which could be put in service almost immediately with minor repairs, according to the report, which also said it will be put back in service where it will do the most good.

Amory (MS) Fire Department was given permission to buy a new fire engine after the board of aldermen approved issuing a purchase order, according to a report published by Monroe Journal.

The purchase was necessary because Engine 3, one of Amory’s pumpers is out of compliance, according to the report, which added the purchase order was important to stop the ever increasing price. The report the engine would cost an additional 6 % by the end of the month, meaning an additional $48,000 to the price tag.

It will take about 12 to 15 months for the new engine to be delivered and the department plans to keep the old engine as a reserve after the new one is in service, according to the report.

The roughly $1.5 million price tag, plus $350,000 interest on a loan for a new fire department aerial caused pause for Marshall (MN) city councilors as they considered, and ultimately approved, the purchase, according to a report published by the Marshall Independent.

According to the report, some councilors expressed concerned about saddling a future council with the debt as the expenditure wouldn’t be incurred until 2025. Fire department and city officials discussed the need to replace the 1994 unit that was scheduled for replacement in 2020 after having been refurbished in 2012, according to the report.

In March, the fire department formed a committee to figure out what firefighters needed for the new apparatus and sought bids for the rig, according to the report, which added the department got two bids with the lowest being $1.47 million.

The vote to buy the apparatus was 5 to 2, according to the report, which also said the council voted to allow the department to apply for a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant to help pay for the new aerial.