PHOTO: Fire ripped through a school bus shortly after dropping off students Tuesday afternoon, according to the Toledo School District. School officials said all students had been dropped off and the bus was turning around in an approved backing location on Classe Rd. when its exhaust ignited the grass.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

Firefighters from across Benton County rushed to the scene of a brush fire that spread to several cars stationed in a remote lot on Wednesday morning. According to a social media notice shared by Benton County Fire District #1, crews were sent to a reported brush fire off Bowels Road in Finley at 8:48 a.
- PUB DATE: 8/31/2022 4:36:42 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews - Metered Site

The Niles Fire Department expects to wait until next year for its new ambulance and until 2024 for a new fire truck.

Both rigs were ordered earlier this year and have been slowed by problems with manufacturers obtaining parts, including computer chips, to complete the apparatus, Journal & Topics reports.

Fire Chief Marty Feld recently told city leaders that May of 2023 is the target date for delivery of its new advanced life support ambulance. The price of that vehicle is already running $100,000 more than the town’s initial estimate.

Meanwhile, the new fire truck is facing even more challenges. The chief said he expects it won’t be completed until May 2024.

The new ambulance will replace a 2015 ambulance that has more than 100,000 miles on it. The truck will allow the department to get rid of a 1992 backup engine currently at its fire station number 2.

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The Preston/Royal Fire Department was demolished two years ago during the October 2019 tornado that hit North Dallas.

A temporary fire station, located at 5807 Royal Lane, will open Wednesday, Aug. 31.

The new Station 41 at 5920 Royal Lane is expected to be completed in February 2023.

Hendersonville, TN is getting a new $5.3 million fire station to improve response times in a growing part of the city, according to a report by WSMV.com.

Crews at Fire Station 7 will serve more than 1,000 families. This is expected to lower response times for the neighborhoods north of the bypass, the report said.

The new 9,000 square foot station will be located across the street from Knox Doss Middle School.

It will include a separate office for Hendersonville police and will also be used to store equipment, the report said.