Joey Wallberg calls it his superpower: being in the right place at the right time. Or the wrong place at the wrong time, he said, depending on how you look at it. “I’m always coming across accidents, fires, … burglaries,” he said. And each time, the retired firefighter, who served throughout the state for 20 years, springs into action.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic - Metered Site

A billboard outside Soap Lake won’t be sharing any more messages, other than serving as a charred reminder that it’s fire season. But residences in the Lakeview area were spared from the fire that destroyed the billboard last Friday night thanks to the combined efforts of Grant County Fire District 7 and Ephrata firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NCWLife

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Nampa (ID) Fire Department’s first station in more than 10 years was held Tuesday afternoon, according to a report published by KTVB7.

The report said the new Station 6 will be at 1725 W. Roosevelt Avenue and will cut minutes off response times.

When finished, the new station will create nine to 12 additional jobs for the department, according to the report.

The Mission (TX) Fire Department is building its sixth fire station to keep the community safe, according to a report published by KRGV 5 News.

According to the report the city continues to experience growth which means the fire department will respond to more calls in different parts of the community.

The station, which is expected to be complete by April 2023, will also require additional staff and the city is looking at ways to hire additional personnel, according to the report.

Saratoga Springs (NY) Fire Department broke ground on a third station on Tuesday and the new facility will serve as the new home for the Saratoga County Hazardous Materials Response Team and as the regions emergency operations center, according to a report published by News 10.

According to the report, the new fire station has been long in the making and has been taken decades to gain momentum. The idea is to reduce response time to the Eastern Plateau area of Saratoga, closer to the Saratoga Race Course, the report said.