Station 15, which is almost 40 years in the making, will service the Kennydale/North Renton area Renton is getting a new fire station and engine that are meant to improve response times in the Kennydale and downtown core areas.

Modesto Fire Department Station 1 is in need or repair or replacement. Firefighters are being moved out of the building for their safety. Conditions include water damage, leaks and structural issues.

OSKALOOSA -Just like any industry, the science of putting out fires continues to see technological advances. One hundred and fifty years ago fires were fought with a line of citizens passing buckets of water from a well to a burning building. Next, it was horse-drawn pumps and tanks.

SOPHIA, WV (WVNS) - The Sophia Volunteer Fire Department held a special dedication ceremony Saturday, Jnauary 19, 2019. The department dedicated their brand new customized truck to all of the fire fighters that came before them. Gary Taylor, Cheif of the Sophia Volunteer Fire Department, said this is a special way they can remember and thank the past fire fighters since 1948.

Like a lot of emergency vehicles used by area volunteer fire departments, Henderson's pumper truck had a life before it reported for duty in Henderson back in 2002. Engine 965 - a 1982 unit manufactured by American LaFrance - started its service career in the community of Westbury in Long Island, N.Y.