Officials recently broke ground at Ashford Industrial Park on U.S. 84 for an $800,000 fire station.

The facility will serve as department headquarters; it’s expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Wiregrass Electric Cooperative and its wholesale power provider, PowerSouth Energy Cooperative, are each providing $300,000 for the project, reports dothaneagle.com.

The Cape Coral Fire Department’s reason to celebrate Wednesday was three-fold: It was International Firefighters Day, it was the department’s 60th Anniversary, and the department opened its new Station 12, located at 2129 Chiquita Blvd. S.

Watch the festivities above via Facebook Live and see pictures below.

Earlier: Cape Coral (FL) Fire Station Construction Underway

“We are excited to add this station and engine to our response capabilities for serving the Cape Coral community. Thank you to everyone who made this possible and who came out to celebrate today. May the Fourth be with you all!” a Facebook post reads.

FA reported last year that the $4.5 million facility was being built to withstand a major storm.

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It was a wild day in one South Carolina community after a naked man was accused of stealing an ambulance and crashing it into a pole.

WSPA reports it happened Wednesday morning in Greer when officers were called on a report of a suspicious man banging on a home’s front door.

Police said officers found the man under the home and he appeared to be under the influence of drugs. Greenville County EMS was called in to treat the man.

Police said officers left the scene and the man started to hit and kick one of the EMS providers. The man was then able to get into the driver’s seat of the ambulance and drive away.

Officers spotted the ambulance driving through a field before it crossed a road and struck a utility pole. Police were then able to take Jamario Marquis Bowens into custody.

The 35-year-old is facing several charges, including carjacking, grand larceny, assault and battery and resisting arrest.

Bowens was taken to the hospital after the crash.