The Jacksonville (FL) Fire Rescue Department opened Station 74 on Wednesday with a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony, according to a report published by First Coast News.

According to the report the new fire station expands coverage into the “E-Town” section of the city and it’s part of a multi-million dollar effort to improve emergency services in Jacksonville.

Jacksonville has a Class 1 insurance rating and is the largest department in the world with the top rating, according to the report.

The Osage Nation (OK) Wildland Fire has put a new brush truck in service with an ultra-high pressure pump, according to a report published by News On 6.

The new truck was built by HMA Fire on a lifted Ford F-550 with a 6.7L diesel engine, Super Single tires, and an extended cab equipped with custom boxes.

The fire department told the television station that the new truck will help them cover more acreage and better response to wildland fires.

The New Philadelphia (OH) Fire Department will dedicate a new apparatus on Saturday with a traditional “push-in” ceremony, according to a report published by The Times-Reporter.

The new $692,000 Pierce engine will go in service that day and is expected to be in service for at least 20 years, according to the report.

The public is invited to the event which will feature ice cream from Miller’s Creamery and free popcorn as well as a chance to see other equipment and apparatus, according to the report.

Westport (CT) Fire Department will soon benefit from the approval of nearly $2.23 million in approved funding for two new fire trucks, a couple of all-electric command-type vehicles and a diesel exhaust extraction system for the station, according to a report published by the Connecticut Post.

According to the report, the new fire engines are the top priority of the list and the money will be used to replace 2001 engines that have reached the end of their useful lives for the community.

The engines could cost as much as $942,000 each with build times between 400 and 600 days, according to the report. Westport officials approved the purchase of the two apparatus to be built by Marion Body Works on Spartan Metro Star cabs and chassis, the report said.

In addition, the department was authorized to buy two 2025 Ford F150 Lightning pickup trucks and the installation of charging stations as well as the exhaust extraction system that will go before the town board in August, according to the report.

Firefighters with Manheim Township (PA) Fire Rescue held a dedication and open house of their new facility, Station 202 on Wednesday night, according to the department’s Facebook event page.

The department said the event was attended by the Manheim Township Board of Commissioners and Sparky the Fire Dog as well as fire and township officials.

Tours of the station were conducted and free ice cream was served to those who attended the event.