Dave Musselman has been a firefighter in Kitsap County for 33 years, but for seven years he worked security at Seattle Seahawks home football games. “The whole experience has been eye opening to me because there is a lot of comradery,” Musselman said. “I probably met more family members than players.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kitsap Daily News

Spokane fire crews responded to a HAZMAT situation at the Haskins Steel Co. building on North Freya and East Main on Wednesday night. According to Spokane Fire Department officials, vapor was leaking from the building. As crews tried to locate the source of the leak, people were temporarily told to shelter in place.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Lorain firefighters are helping to make Garfield Park next to Station 4 a little more like Station 4, reports news5cleveland.com.

Shortly after the facility was built in 2019, city officials approved grant money to add to the park, which had just a swing set, according to the report.

Soon the park will boast a fire truck, a fire pole, and an interactive fire control board.

Next year will see the park get phase 2 of the project, which will include a parking lot, picnic tables, and grills, the report says.

The Milwaukee Fire Department Tuesday reopened Station 30 following significant structural repairs, reports fox6now.com.

The facility, built in 1911, was closed and vacated late last year after fears the floor would collapse in the apparatus bay, FA reported at the time. Structural engineers were brought on, and it was determined that the floor was unsafe to support apparatus.

Earlier: Milwaukee (WI) Fire Station Evacuated for Fears of Floor Collapse

Eight firefighters and equipment were moved to Station 5, about a mile west.

Station 30, one of the busiest within the department, is now back to responding to emergencies.

The city of La Vergne recently demolished its fire administration building, the former civic auditorium built in 1961, on Old Nashville Highway. The plan is to build a new Station 41 for La Vergne Fire Rescue.

“The new station is sorely needed as the city has seen tremendous growth over the last decade and we’ve outgrown station 41 on Stones River Road,” a Facebook post reads.

The new facility will have four bays with eight doors capable of housing seven response vehicles. It will have living and sleeping quarters for firefighters, a large instructional training room, fire administration offices, and an emergency operations center.

“While the building has served us well over the years, it’s exciting to see what will soon take its place – a brand new fire station!”

When the project is bid, the city will know its actual cost, officials say. However, there’s already $10 million budgeted for it. The aim is to have a groundbreaking in mid-August with an estimated construction time of 18 months.