Lewiston (ID) Fire Chief Travis Myklebust says his department needs a new fire station for the health of his firefighters, according to a report published by The Lewiston Tribune.

Among the deficiencies at the Lewiston Orchards station including lack of clothing cleaning, sleeping quarters that cause firefighters to lose sleep, poor ventilation that don’t expel diesel fumes and no unisex bathrooms, according to the report.

To remedy the issues, Lewiston is in the process of replacing the station with a new $6.9 million facility which could be on line as soon as 2024, according to the newspaper.

The Sheboygan (WI) Fire Department has taken delivery of a new $810,000 Pierce pumper and assigned it to Station 4, according to a report published by radio station WHBL.

Assigned as Engine 1864, the new apparatus replaces a 29-year-old rig and is expected to see 10 to 15 years in front-line service before being placed into reserve status, according to the report.

The new engine has a 1,500-gpm pump and 750-gallon water tank, as well as foam capabilities and extrication tools, the report says.

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: A packed Orange Line train transporting commuters on a bridge that runs over the Mystic River in Somerville caught fire on Thursday morning, sending hundreds of people scrambling for safety. Video shared with Boston 25 News showed flames shooting from a train car and thick smoke billowing into the air.
- PUB DATE: 7/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFXT-TV FOX 25 Boston

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Brad Hillegass had operated a crane plenty of times but never with the lives of nine men in the balance. That changed July 24, 2002, when nine miners were trapped 240 feet underground at the Quecreek Mine in Somerset County and his job was to safely lift them to freedom one-by-one in a slim, yellow, metal capsule through a precariously narrow shaft dug by rescuers.
- PUB DATE: 7/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: TribLIVE

VIDEO: Staffing shortages are being felt in every office across the country. Many companies have come up with new and creative ways to get people in the door. The Wilson County Emergency Management Agency is one of them. "We’re basically starting over again, with a new curriculum. A lot of our administration a lot of our in house instructors have worked very diligently to set this up.
- PUB DATE: 7/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVF-TV CBS 5 Nashville