The Mission (TX) Fire Department is building its sixth fire station to keep the community safe, according to a report published by KRGV 5 News.

According to the report the city continues to experience growth which means the fire department will respond to more calls in different parts of the community.

The station, which is expected to be complete by April 2023, will also require additional staff and the city is looking at ways to hire additional personnel, according to the report.

Saratoga Springs (NY) Fire Department broke ground on a third station on Tuesday and the new facility will serve as the new home for the Saratoga County Hazardous Materials Response Team and as the regions emergency operations center, according to a report published by News 10.

According to the report, the new fire station has been long in the making and has been taken decades to gain momentum. The idea is to reduce response time to the Eastern Plateau area of Saratoga, closer to the Saratoga Race Course, the report said.

PHOTOS: Thirteen people have been displaced following an apartment fire early Wednesday morning near Moses Lake. Grant County Fire District 5 responded about 2 a.m. to the Five Star Apartments on Arnold Drive in the Larson community. Capt. Travis Svilar says crews arrived to find heavy fire coming from the second floor of the apartment complex.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2022 11:03:00 AM - SOURCE: iFiber One News Radio

The Decatur (AL) Fire Department is close to having the grand opening for its newest $3 million fire station that will replace one built in 1962, according to a report published by WAAY31 ABC.

According to the report, the department is set to have a ribbon cutting ceremony on September 8 after some supply chain issues caused delays on the construction.

The biggest, most noticeable difference between the two station is the sheer size of the new facility which is built to accommodate modern apparatus and allow the firefighters to drive through the bays to avoid backing into the stalls, according to the report.

Other improvements include separate rooms for each firefighter and accommodations for people with disabilities.

While the building is essentially in service, there remains some touch up issues to finish as well as some additional furniture to be delivered, according to the report

There are some touch-ups left to do and they’re waiting on some furniture, but the firehouse in now in service, according to the report, which also stated the ribbon cutting ceremony will begin at 1:30 pm on September 8.

The Grant County Coroner’s Office has identified the two people killed in a trailer fire Monday morning near Moses Lake. Married couple James Nanto, 83, and Debra Nanto, 71, died of smoke inhalation, according to Coroner Craig Morrison. Their deaths have been ruled an accident. Grant County Fire District 5 and Moses Lake firefighters responded about 3:45 a.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2022 8:57:00 AM - SOURCE: iFiber One News Radio