The North Park Fire Protection District wants one modern station to replace two of its three fire stations. To do so, the district will ask voters to approve a June 28 referendum which would let the district sell bonds and construct a $5 million facility.

The stations were built way back—two in the early ‘50s and one in 1964—and lack modern necessities. The plan is to combine the Wood Avenue and Harlem Road stations, as well as the administrative building, into one facility. The potential new digs would be located on two parcels of district-owned land on Harlem Road.

The North Alpine Road station would remain in service under the plan.

If passed, construction could start in the fall. Hear more about the plan below:

The Wilmington Fire Department’s Tower 1 was hit while blocking traffic for a separate accident Sunday at 11:15 p.m.

This is yet another reminder to slow down and proceed with caution around emergency vehicles with their lights on. Tower 1 was hit tonight on 93 while blocking traffic during a motor vehicle crash. The driver of the vehicle was taken into custody. #slowdownmoveover pic.twitter.com/k6Dum4BwZz

— Wilmington Fire Department (@FireWilmington) June 6, 2022

It’s the second accident in the last month involving a Wilmington apparatus—neither of which was the department’s fault—though no injuries were sustained this time and non-life-threatening injuries were had in the prior accident.

Official press release regarding the vehicle that struck the Tower on 93 last night. pic.twitter.com/qR0ZkrvikR

— Wilmington Fire Department (@FireWilmington) June 6, 2022

Indianapolis firefighters Saturday afternoon put the kibosh on an attack at a firehouse and saved a woman from a knife-wielding man.

The department says on Facebook:

“One #IFD Firefighter sustained injuries after an altercation at an IFD Fire Station shortly before 1 pm this afternoon. The firefighter was returning to Station 11, located at 1715 E Washington St., backing his fire department vehicle onto the approach, when a woman ran past his vehicle and into the apparatus bay of the station. The woman, in obvious distress, yelled that a man was chasing her. As the firefighter was stepping out of his vehicle, he noticed a man running toward the station. As the man approached, the firefighter stepped in front of the man and told him to stop. The man became aggressive toward the firefighter and shoved him up against his vehicle, injuring the firefighter. The man then continued running into the apparatus bay, where he made physical contact with the woman.

“The engine crew, in the kitchen cleaning up from lunch, heard the commotion in the bay and went to investigate. They found a male physically detaining a female, with a knife, clearly visible in his hand. The crew called dispatch for police assistance. According to the crew, once the man saw the firefighters, he turned his attention to them and became both verbally and physically aggressive toward the crew. In fear of their own safety, firefighters used appropriate measures to disarm and restrain the man until IMPD arrived on scene. Once the firefighters had the man restrained, they assessed and checked him for any injury. IMPD arrived and took the man into custody, after which he was transported to Eskenazi to be checked out. The woman was unharmed. The incident remains under inv