Firefighters with the Mount Morris (IL) Fire Protection District raising $2 million to put toward a new fire station with a price tag of $4.5 million, according to a report published by Journal Standard.

According to the report, the current facility was built as a car dealership in 1924 and not designed for modern apparatus with only 9- and 10-foot door openings. In 2021, the department bought a new apparatus that had to be custom built to fit in to the station, the report added.

The new station be about 14,000 square feet with 16-foot ceilings and 14-foot bay doors, according to the report.

The firefighters are hoping to not use any taxpayer dollars to pay for the new station and are seeking local, state and federal grants to pay the difference between what is raised through donations and the total cost of the project, the report said, noting ground breaking might happen within the next 18 to 24 months.

The Kirksville (KY) Fire Department has gotten approval to apply for a federal Community Development Block Grant to build a new fire station next to the current building, according to a report published by The Berea Citizen.

According to the report, The Madison County Fiscal Court approved the resolution that will seek to apply for a $750,000 grant to pay for the new facility.

The old station is falling apart and isn’t big enough to hold all the apparatus and equipment, according to the report, which also added that Kirksville firefighters respond to about 140 calls annually.

A Maricopa (AZ) Fire and Medical Department aerial was involved in a crash at an intersection on Saturday morning (July 30), according to a report published by the Maricopa Monitor.

According to the report, Ladder Truck 574 was responding to a call with the flow of traffic, no lights or siren when a full-sized pickup truck collided with the truck as it crossed the intersection.

After reporting the collision to dispatch, the ladder truck’s crew treated four patients and only one required transport to Valley Hospital for care, and no firefighters were hurt, according to the published report.

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- PUB DATE: 8/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSFY-TV ABC 13 Sioux Falls