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Officials in Ithaca (NY) have decided to build a new fire station rather than renovate an existing facility with the sale of the current facility covering more than half the cost of the new construction, according to a report published by Ithaca Times Ithaca.com.

According to the reports officials from the City of Ithaca, Cornell University and the Ithaca Fire Department considered all the options including flattening the current building at cost of $1.5 million, plus the added disruption of services while the work is being done. The committee realized the current fire station and land, located on a corridor of high-rises and national chain stores would be worth $5 million if it were offered for sale, according to the report, which said the proposed new station on a new location would cost about $9 million.

Additionally, the report said, the state had given the city $1 million toward the fire station which would result in a $3 million bill to the city for a new station, about $1.5 million more than the city was expecting to pay for renovating the existing station.

For the committee, the advantages of building a new station were obvious, according to the report, which said the current lot for the station is crowded and the facility cramped and uninsulated and was not environmentally friendly or green in an way.

The committee has identified a location for the new station and it will be studied on what affect a new fire station would have on the neighborhood and what the value of the old station will be before any final decisions are made, according to the report.

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.