Central Lyon (NV) County Fire Protection District is asking voters to support an initiative to open two additional full-time fire stations and fill open positions of previous volunteer positions with full-time emergency medical and fire protection personnel, NevadaAppeal.com reported.

Approval of the initiative, county Question 1, calls for a tax levy of 23 cents per $100 of assessed valuation upon all property owners residing within the CLCFD boundary for up to 30 years, the report said. The revenue would provide additional firefighter/paramedics and help to improve emergency response times in the district’s communities.

Two of seven stations within Central Lyon help to cover more than 640 square miles, with Central Lyon’s firefighters responding to all calls and making 80% of their calls within 17 minutes, a fire official said.

An arguments for the increase, according to the report: Firefighter/paramedics would be placed at Silver Springs’ Station 32 and Dayton Valley Road’s Station 39 all day. An argument against its passage: The CLCFPD should explore other options and move existing personnel to staff stations 32 and 39 and have a complete audit.

The San Jose Fire Department says it is aware of a video on social media purportedly showing a woman exiting city a fire truck and heading into a strip club.

KTVU reports the matter is under investigation after social media account Sanjosefoos posted the video with the caption, “Only in San Jose do you see a stripper come out of a fire truck.”

“If findings of an internal investigation reveal inappropriate behavior of any Department members, appropriate steps will be taken,” San Jose Fire Chief Robert Sapien told KTVU.

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An area fire department reminds motorists to slow down and move over, after a close call Friday evening, KMZU.com reported.

Blackwater (MO) Fire Protection was at the 91-mile marker of I-70 conducting traffic control, according to their Facebook post, when a reserve pumper was hit by a semi.

Responders said the truck swerved to avoid collision but clipped the pumper truck with the rear axles of the trailer. The driver and assistant chief occupying the vehicle reported minor injuries.

Blackwater says this is now the second truck to be out of commission in its fleet, with another reportedly under repair. The department says it is securing mutual aid from other districts while searching for replacement equipment on loan.

The public is invited to a ground breaking ceremony for the new Logan City Fire Station, at 10 a.m. Tuesday October 11. Station 70 will be built at 200 North 100 East, across the street from the existing building, CacheValleyDaily.com reported.

A fire official said in addition to the traditional ground breaking activities, he’ll be presenting details about the new station that has been in the plans for years, the report said.

The station, which was originally built in 1974, has also been the headquarters for the department. So, in addition to more living quarters, the new building will also offer more office space and larger training areas that can be used for public gatherings, like the vaccine clinics that were done during the COVID pandemic, according to the report.

Plans for a new station have been ongoing for years. The designs started moving forward quickly, though, after the 2020 earthquake disabled two of Magna City’s fire stations, hindering their rescue efforts, the report said.