Freeport (IL) Fire Department have made an order for two apparatus to replace aging units that are prone to breaking by spending $2.5 million for the apparatus, according to a report published by WREX 13 News.

According to the report, one of the rigs, an aerial, will be a demonstrator meaning the department will save a bit of money and will have the unit in January, more than a year sooner than if they had ordered it as a custom unit. The engine the city purchased is expected to be in service in February 2024, according to the report.

Station 2 for the Bullhead City (AZ) Fire District remains on schedule and is expected to be completed by the end of the year, according to a report published by the Mohave Valley Daily News.

With a price tag of $5.15 million, the station was a significant part of a $16.7 million bond issue passed in 2017 by fire district voters, according to the report.

The project included demolition, reconstruction and remodeling of the existing station and construction of new facilities, according to the report, that also said that steel for the new construction is expected to be delivered by August 15.

City officials had questioned why they were not seeing more visible activity at the site, but were assured by the contractors that subtle, but important work, was being completed on the site in anticipation of the steel delivery, the report said, noting that the assembly of the steel structure will be visual progress and a milestone in the construction of the new facility.  

A transient man was arrested after attacking first responders in Bellingham. Bellingham Police Officer Chad Cristelli said that the man was found lying face down and unresponsive in the middle of 36th Street on Friday evening, July 29th. Fire crews were able to get to the scene first, at which point they were confronted by 30-year-old Alexander Reed.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2022 8:53:07 AM - SOURCE: KPUG-AM 1170 Bellingham

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.