Grand Rapids is looking to construct a new, $25 million fire station to replace the nearly 100-year-old one currently in use on South Division Avenue, MLive.com reported.

The new Fire Station No. 10 will be located at 1823 South Division Avenue – just two blocks south of the current one – and feature a training center, vehicle storage, bunks and social rooms, an emergency operations center and more, the report said.

Building age is showing and firefighters are also dealing with a cramped vehicle bay not suited for larger, modern fire trucks and other apparatuses, the report said.

A fire official said there’s only about a two-inch gap between the vehicles and the sides of the bay doors when they pull into the vehicle bay, and that the vehicles can’t be walked around completely while parked in the bay because of how cramped it is.

Police arrested a man in Woodbridge on Wednesday after officers said he tried to stab a police dog and damaged a fire truck with a knife, Patch.com reported.

Authorities said additional charges may be pending after 33 vehicles had tires slashed or other damage, the report said.

One officer reported minor injuries, and the suspect received treatment at an area hospital for minor injuries, according to the report.

Around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, officers responded to the commuter parking lot on Gemini Way to investigate damage to vehicles, the report said. Authorities said an unknown man slashed tires on vehicles in the lot before leaving the area.

Later that evening, officers learned of an unconscious man in the 14700 block of Darbydale Avenue. Rescue personnel said the man used a knife to damage one of their vehicles when they arrived on the scene, according to the police report.

When officers arrived, the man was still armed with a knife, the police department said. The officers tried to detain the man, but he refused to cooperate, according to authorities.

During a struggle, the man tried to stab a police K-9 with the knife, according to the police report. He was eventually taken into custody.

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