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Firefighters in Boulder sprinted down a street and rescued their own fire truck early Saturday morning, CBSNews.com reported.

The firefighters were on a medical call at 1 a.m. near the Fox Theater on University Hill. The group saw their truck, Engine 2502, down the block and gave chase, the report said. 

The group caught up to the truck at the Broadway Street and Pennsylvania stoplight, opened its door, activated the emergency brake, and pulled 28-year-old Kirill Kiefel from the driver’s seat, according to the report.

When police arrived, Kiefel told officers he was simply following firefighters’ instructions. “They told me to move it,” he said, according to the arrest affidavit in the case, the report said.

Firefighters disputed that version of events, and Kiefel was booked on a felony auto theft charge, the report said. 

Boulder Fire-Rescue received Engine 2502 less than two months ago, as reported by the Boulder Daily Camera. The truck is valued at $750,000.

After months of parts delays, a city fire engine damaged in a traffic collision should be back to work next week — just in time for the city to receive a brand new engine, OleanTimesHerald.com reported.

FleetPride in Portville body shop performed more than $58,000 in front end repairs to Engine 40, which was damaged in a January 24 collision in the West End, and the vehicle has been returned to the fire department for final checks and servicing before heading out to calls again next week, the report said.

Engine 40 was westbound on West State Street at about 2 p.m. January 24 to respond to a medical call. On the way to the call with lights and sirens activated, the truck approached the 20th Street intersection. A passenger vehicle turned right off of North 20th into the path of the fire engine, causing the engine’s driver — a 20-year veteran of the department and an experienced driver — to swerve to the left across the road and into a parking lot, striking a masonry sign, the report said.

Due to parts delays — fire engines are made one at a time, and not in the millions like passenger vehicles, a fire official noted — it took more than eight months to get the repairs completed, according to the report.

• Olean (NY) Fire Department’s Engine 40 Damaged

Construction is underway for the new and improved Memphis Fire Station in Midtown, ActionNews5.com reported.

Fire station 11 on Union Avenue will temporarily relocate to the East Parkway North station for six months during the renovation period, the report said.

Renovations include interior and exterior enhancement: updating electrical, HVAC, living quarters, replacing the roof, and more. The changes will not affect the exterior familiar structure, according to the report.

Sonoma County Fire Department Stations 4 and 8 are now Advanced Life Support stations, SonomaCountyGazette.com reported.

As of 8 a.m. on September 17, Station 4 – Bellevue (207 Todd Road, Santa Rosa) and Station 8 – Bennett Valley (6161 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa), will be equipped and staffed as ALS (Advanced Life Support) Stations upgrading them from BLS (Basic Life Support) Stations.

Having a trained and equipped firefighter/paramedic will allow for the rapid provision of advanced care to those in need, a fire official said.