A fire truck was involved in a crash on I-84 West in Hartford (CT) Wednesday morning, reports courant.com, though no injuries were reported.

The crash happened about 8:40 a.m. between exits 48 and 47, and it was cleared by 9:30 a.m., according to the report.

The local fire truck, which sustained minor damage to its front bumper, was headed to provide scene safety to a separate two-car accident, officials say.

City officials, firefighters, and construction partners held a March 15 groundbreaking ceremony for Fire Station 42 – a milestone step in the rebuilding of a distinctly Milton home for first responders.

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The Tuesday afternoon event took place on the Thompson Road location where the previous Station 42 once stood and where a new version will soon take place.

Mayor Peyton Jamison gave opening remarks recalling his first visit (around 2017) to the old Fire Station 42, recognizing then it was due for an upgrade. That 3,800-square foot building was built in the 1970s and turned over from Fulton County to Milton in 2006 at the time of the City’s incorporation.

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Fire Chief Gabe Benmoussa then spoke about the importance of fire stations reflecting the community in which they’re based. That will certainly be the case for the new station, which will resemble a white barn and the general rural, equestrian aesthetic commonly seen in Milton.

The last speaker was Community Development Director B

Following city council approval, the Midland Fire Department will have three new Sutphen G2 Pumpers—totaling $1,842,085—within the next couple of years or so, reports ourmidland.com.

One fire truck is covered by the FY 2021-22 Equipment Revolving Fund (ERF) budget, officials say, but it needed an increase of $1,184,190 for the other two apparatus.

Officials estimate that the department will take delivery of the trio of fire trucks between March and May 2024.

The department already has a Sutphen ladder and engine in each of the city’s three fire stations, the report says.

A 25-year-old Warren County volunteer firefighter was found guilty of improper driving after he crashed a fire truck into another vehicle on November 11, reports nvdaily.com.

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Conor Wright, of Front Royal Volunteer Fire and Rescue, entered a plea deal in the Strasburg Road crash, and his charge was reduced from the class 1 misdemeanor of reckless driving, the report says.

Also, Wright was issued a $500 fine with $100 suspended, and he must stay out of trouble for a year and pay $74 in court costs. He faced up to 12 months in jail and a fine of upward of $2,500 as well as court fees, according to the report.

The incident happened as Wright was driving a fire truck east on Strasburg Road with two colleagues on their way home from a call, according to the report. The apparatus swerved to avoid rear-ending a vehicle and then collided with a westbound 2013 Toyota Tacoma.

Months after a December tornado twister tore apart the Trumann fire station, the department is working to rebuild.

The tornado ripped off two sections of the firehouse with three firefighters inside back in December. No one was injured and firefighters quickly pulled apparatus from the wreckage.

But the long-term rebuild is taking longer. As the plans come together for a $3.5 million fire station, the department is operating from trailers and a storage building.