A $10.5 million fire station was approved for the Des Moines (IA) Fire Department by the city council at a meeting on Monday night, according to a report published by the Des Moines Register.

The new station will replace Station 4, the second oldest in the city having been built in 1959, according to the report, that added the new station will be moved to a new site at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr Parkway and 19^th Street.

The new site will require the removal of two homes and could involve eminent domain, according to the newspaper.

When completed in 2025, the new station will prove response times in the district, according to the report.

A $1.7 million rescue truck for the Rescue Fire Company in Cambridge, MD, has been approved by the city council, according to a report published by The Star Democrat.

According to the report, the unanimous approval came after hours of discussion with the fire chief telling councilors why it was necessary to buy the truck.

The report said the councilors were told the 1999 rescue vehicle was not meeting the department needs presently and the new truck was necessary to provide the city with protection. The truck will hold all the rescue equipment needed in the city and is expected to last about 30 years, according to the report.

The fire company will soon contract with a builder to have the apparatus built, according to the newspaper.

The Hoquiam Fire Department will be able to respond to wildfires more effectively thanks to the Sierra Pacific Foundation. Hoquiam Fire Chief Matt Miller shared the announcement that the Sierra Pacific Foundation awarded HFD with $1,600 in grant funding. These funds will be used to purchase wildland firefighting equipment to use instead of their standard heavier bunker gear.
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The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Tribal Fire Department lost two rigs when fire burning at Six Rivers National Forest overran the vehicles Monday.

The crew from El Dorado County had parked the rigs what they thought was a safe distance from the fire, but a shift brough flames racing up a hill and it consumed the vehicles in less than 30 seconds, KCRA reports.

Fire was so hot, one piece of apparatus was completely incinerated. The crew lost all the gear they had brought, including firefighting tools, tents, clothing and food. In total, the loss was valued at over $1 million, KCRA reported.

No one was injured in the incident, and the 19 firefighters were able to find shelter with the Red Cross. The Six Rivers Lightning Complex fire has burned 7,000 acres.