A 2022 medium-duty rescue truck was recently put in service by the Redstone (AL) Fire Department, according to a report published by the Redstone Rocket.

According to the report, the new rig was built by Rosenbauer and replaces a 1994 model. The new rescue truck was bought as part of a bulk purchase by the Army. Redstone was one of several departments in the area to receive new apparatus.

Members of the department received familiarization training on the new apparatus at a session at Fire Station 3 on Patton Road, according to the published report.

The City of Batavia (NY) Fire Department is in line to get a $700,000 engine after the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development offered funding for the apparatus, according to a report published by The Batavian.

The city council approved the proposed funding of a $630,000 loan, a grant of $50,000 and $20,000 to be taken from the department’s reserves at a meeting on Monday night, according to the report.

A 20-year-old apparatus will be replaced once the new pumper has been built, the report states, adding that the new rig will be a 2023 custom rescue-style pumper with a custom cab, a 1,500-gallon pump and a 750-gallon tank, LED warning and scene lighting, and to be constructed of stainless steel or aluminum.

Firefighters in Hamilton (MT) hope to be moving into a new fire station by Fall of 2023 now that the city has approved zoning permits that will allow the new facility to be located across the street from the current building, according to a report by ABC Fox Montana.

According to the report, the current station, built in 1907 is too small, doesn’t support technology and was built before anyone had concerns about carcinogens.

The new station will be 14,000 square feet and has sufficient space to accommodate larger apparatus, according to the report, which indicated apparatus purchasing was limited to the size of what would fit in the station.

The new station will resolve a lot of issues the department has with the historic structure it currently uses, according to the report.

Meridian (ID) broke ground on the seventh station in the city and the newest facility is designed to improve response time and reduce firefighter’s carcinogen exposure, according to a report by KTVB 7.

The new fire station will be 11,500 square feet, have three apparatus bays, a work area, day room, fitness area and six sleeping rooms, the report says, noting there will be areas for decontamination as well and better ventilation to reduce the risk of firefighter cancer. A sink is included at each entry to the living area to allow firefighters to wash to help prevent cross contamination, the report says.

The station is expected to be up and running by fall of 2023, according to KTVB.

With help from the United States Department of Agriculture, the Arnoldsburg (WV) Volunteer Fire Department has put a new pumper/tanker in service, according to a report published by 12WBOY.  

The new $405,000 truck is built on a Kenworth T880 by Pierce Mfg. and was funded through the USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program, according to the report.  

The new pumper/tanker will replace a 30-year-old unit, according to 12WBOY, that said local officials feel the purchase would not have happened without the federal funding.