Scotia voters approved $13.75 million in bonds to pay for the construction of a new two-story fire station and the transformation of Village Hall into a modern municipal complex, reports timesunion.com.

Talks about the new $8.75 million fire station became contentious at times, the report says, but the referendum passed 440-369. The passage means property taxes in Scotia for a home assessed at $100,000 would climb to $193/year over the life of the 24- to 26-year bond.

Officials say the additional taxes won’t arrive for a few years.

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Village officials say the next step is to formally hire H2M—the architects with whom the village has already been working—for the next phase of the project.

Fire station construction is expected to begin in spring 2023 and take all summer, then, the year after, the renovation work will begin, according to the report.

The new building will be a 13,970-square-foot station with 41 parking spaces and built on the current municipal lot on Mohawk Avenue, a couple doors down from its too-cramped predecessor.

A man was rescued after a scaffold collapsed in Seattle on Thursday, according to the Seattle Fire Department. At around 11:11 a.m. on June 9, firefighters and medics responded to a report of a scaffolding collapse on the side of a building near the 2200 block of Second Avenue. When crews arrived, a man was hanging from the scaffolding.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2022 3:54:23 PM - SOURCE: My Northwest

Rapid City’s Engine 6—a legendary fire engine used during the 1972 Black Hills Flood—was on display at the Journey Museum & Learning Center Wednesday and Thursday.

An eight-cylinder Detroit diesel with a manual transmission and 500-gallon tank, Engine 6 is a 1971 American LaFrance. It was used in rescue efforts during the first night—June 8, just about 50 years ago to the day—of the flood.

The apparatus was in service with Rapid City Fire Department from 1971 to 1994, officials say.

Learn more about the engine as well as the flood here.

Fire Engine used in 1972 Flood on Display
Rapid City, S.D. – Engine 6, a 1971 American LaFrance, played a key role in the rescue efforts during the first night of the 1972 flood. It’s an 8 cylinder Detroit diesel with a manual transmission and a 500 gallon tank. pic.twitter.com/YW3687NL4G

— Rapid City Fire Dept (@RapidCityFire) June 6, 2022

In 1972, Engine 6 was the flagship of the fleet and was housed at the Central Station located at 610 Main Street. During the first night of the flood, Shift 1 was on duty and there were 5 firefighters manning Engine 6 that night.

— Rapid City Fire Dept (@RapidCityFire) June 6, 2022

Engine 6 will be on display on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 outside of the Journey Museum from 1:00-2:30 p.m. and again on Thursday, June 9, 2022 outside the Monument from 1:00-2:00 p.m.

— Rapid City Fire Dept (@RapidCityFire) June 6, 2022

A barbecue fire destroyed a detached garage Thursday in Spokane Valley. The homeowner told the department he was preheating his barbecue in the garage to keep it out of the wind before finding his garage on fire. Crews responded around 5:35 p.m. and found the garage at 7225 E. Carlisle Ave. on fire with no other structures threatened, according to a Spokane Valley Fire Department news release.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2022 1:13:00 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review - Metered Site

Burton Fire District Engineer/Advanced EMT Brittany Nicotri has built five new dash roller tools—extrication equipment—for her team.

Used to push the dashboard away from motorists when they’re trapped in a vehicle, the new equipment is now equipped on each fire truck.

The new tool is not only life-saving, it’s also cost-saving.

“Retail cost of such tools over $1,500. Cost to Burton taxpayers $140,” a Facebook post reads. “Eng. Nicotri represents the service orientated commitment and character of firefighters everywhere, and we are proud she wears our uniform.”