The future Station 30 in Charlotte is going to be electric—literally.

The city’s budget includes funding to build a new, all-electric station in its southwest part as well as an electric fire truck, reports wsoctv.com.

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The facility, which will be on Beam Road, is included in the budget as part of the $20.8 million set aside for new fire facilities. The electric station is one of at least three fire facilities on the horizon; the $20.8 million is part of an estimated $48 million investment over three years, according to the report.

Charlotte will be one of

Early Sunday morning, a Jeep Grand Cherokee crashed into the Knoxville Fire Department museum.

The department said on social media that at 1:54 a.m. the vehicle “left W. Summit Hill Ave and crashed through our museum located in the front yard of KFD headquarters station.”

The accident did “major damage” to the building, but the department’s Steamer Engine Sam B. Boyd was not damaged nor was the driver.

The Kinsman Fire Department recently received a $14,800 grant from the Ohio Fire Marshal—one of 113 fire departments in 52 OH counties to receive a grant, totaling $1,080,792.16.

The funding requires zero matching funds.

“We’re proud to support Ohio’s fire service with life-saving equipment through these grant dollars,” Governor Mike DeWine said. “This funding is a huge benefit to the fire service, especially for our volunteers, allowing them to better protect the lives and property of the communities they serve.”

Source: Rosenbauer

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FA has been reporting on the Burnsville Fire Department and how it’s set to open a new station designed with features to combat cancer risk and boost firefighters’ health, and on Saturday it happened.

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The new $17.5 million station creates separate zones that keep contaminated equipment away from staff and employs exhaust fans to vent toxic fumes.

The station also includes circadian lighting and natural light, outdoor wellness spaces, a large gym and training area, a rooftop patio, and a Zen garden.