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Posted: Aug 18, 2022

Green Bay (WI) Considers Spending $9 Million of COVID Funds for Two New Fire Stations

City officials in Green Bay (WI) are debating whether to use $9 million in American Rescue Plan funding to replace two aging fire stations, according to a report published by NBC26.

The city was given more than $23.5 million in COVID relief money and $10 million of that can go to capital improvement projects like new fire stations, according to the report.

City Alders met Tuesday night to talk about how to spend the money with 40 proposals on the agenda, according to the report.

After a lengthy meeting, the alders decided to spend $25,000 on a study and set aside $1 million for land acquisition, according to the report.

Some alders had wanted to appropriate the whole amount for the new station to replace one building that is 93 years old and another that is 86 years old and showing some structural issues, according the report.   

Other alders said the fire stations should be paid for with bonds not the relief money and that it would take at least a couple of years before the fire station would be complete, according to the report which also said the city officials had other plans for the money.  

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Posted: Aug 18, 2022

Breckenridge Group Architects Designs, Builds Scottsdale (AZ) Fire Department Station 616

By Alan M. Petrillo

Breckenridge Group Architects won the contract to work on all phases of the Scottsdale (AZ) Fire Department‘s Fire Station 616, from schematic design throughout contract administration, ultimately producing a 7,100 square foot Read more

Posted: Aug 18, 2022

Washington work zone employees fear for safety as injuries persists; New safety campaign launched

A work zone can be a dangerous place to make a living. “It almost feels like jumping out of an airplane every time you start working,” Mallorie Devies, a former construction employee said. “Your heart starts pumping, your adrenaline starts going.” Back in March two people were seriously hurt in a crash on I-5 in Tacoma.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2022 1:40:26 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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Posted: Aug 18, 2022

Long Lake Township (MI) Firefighters Move Into New Fire Station

Firefighters in Long Lake Township (MI) moved into a new fire station on Sunday after more than a year of construction, according to a report published by 9 & 10 News.

According to the report, the new station is three times the size of the one it replaces and a portion of the space is used by the ambulance service the department established.  

The previous station was built when the department was a volunteer organization and it didn’t have bunk facilities and it shared kitchen space with the township, according to the report, that added the new station has individual bedrooms.

The department hopes to buy water rescue equipment now that it has space to store it, according to the report.

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Posted: Aug 18, 2022

Spokane firefighters quickly extinguish brush fire near South Hill water tower at 14th and Grand

Firefighters quickly stopped a brush fire that briefly sent smoke into the air around a busy South Hill intersection Thursday afternoon. A passerby called in the fire about 4:15 p.m., Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said. Crews from the downtown Spokane Fire Station No. 1 quickly stopped the fire, which was on city property at the water tower at 14th Avenue and Grand Boulevard.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2022 10:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review - Metered Site
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