The Villages Public Safety Department is one step closer to constructing a new fire station near the Village of Fenney, TheVillagesDailySun.com reported.

The Wildwood City Commission on Monday morning heard the first reading to annex two parcels totaling .99 acres south of Warm Springs Avenue at the intersection of County Road 509 for the purpose of constructing a proposed new Station 46, the report said.

The new station will allow VPSD to once again have a permanent presence in the Fenney area after it turned over the station it previously operated to Sumter County Fire and EMS on October 1, according to the report. That change was part of a new service map drawn up after the Sumter County Commission approved keeping VPSD and Sumter County Fire and EMS as two separate entities within Sumter.

VPSD is hopeful a new fire station will be completed by October 2023, a fire official said. 

Sublette County Unified Fire (WY) bought a new structural fire engine for Battalion No. 2 in the amount of $974,484, just under the total budgeted amount of $1 million dollars, SubletteExaminer.com reported.

Although the county will pay for the apparatus now, a fire official said it will take 31 months to build the new truck. It is scheduled to arrive in Big Piney/Marbleton in 2023, the report said.

The apparatus is an all-wheel-drive Pierce Velocity Engine with EZ Trac, the report said. By ordering before October 31 the county saved $62,427 and by pre-paying the county saved an additional $45,954.

Shamong Township Committee has approved an ordinance after second reading and public hearing at its October 4 meeting to buy a new truck for the Indian Mills Volunteer Fire Company, TheSunPapers.com reported. 

According to a city official, the fire company will post a $100,000 down payment for the truck and related equipment; the township will be responsible for the remaining $677,379 cost over the next 10 years, the report said. The vehicle has long been sought by the company and discussions have gone on for about a year.

Delivery of the fire truck is not expected for about 18 months, according to the report. 

Monday evening, Oct. 10, the Waco Fire Department responded to a call about a large commercial fire near Imperial Drive. Firefighters were responding to another call when they were dispatched to the fire, and were reportedly on the scene less than a minute after the call was placed. The fire took place at the Sunbright Recycling Plant at 701-A Texas Central Parkway, where large piles of material were ablaze.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCEN-TV NBC 6 Temple

A dream became a reality Monday for one brave 7-year-old in Hanover County. Javi Guzman anxiously waited for his Make-A-Wish day for months due to the pandemic. Now, he is officially sworn in as the newest and youngest addition to the Hanover County firehouse. “He’s been waiting for this day to come,” his mom, Amy Guzman said.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHSV-TV ABC 3 Harrisonburg