The ground has been broken and work has begun on the Knowles Fire Department’s new Station 2.

The 5,729-square-foot facility will be located on a two-acre property in Lea County at 5510 W. Alabama St. It will house an engine, tanker, and at least one grass rig, the department says on Facebook.

The aim is to supplement the department’s current station near the intersection of Pinson and Highway 132, reports hobbsnews.com.

The county contracted Anissa Construction Inc. to complete the station for $2,299,900 of already-budgeted funds, the report says.

In what seems to be a recurring theme lately, a vehicle rear-ended a parked Collinsville fire truck early Saturday morning.

The apparatus was blocking a lane of traffic for an earlier accident. No first responders were injured, but the other driver was airlifted for the treatment.

The accident is under investigation.

Houston officials say an alleged drunk driver was arrested after he crashed into a fire truck early Saturday morning, reports news4sanantonio.com.

Around 12:30 a.m., the Houston Fire Department was blocking lanes on the West Loop after a separate accident. It was then that the driver slammed into the side of the apparatus, the report says.

No injuries were reported.

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Officials say an Indianapolis Fire Department (IFD) apparatus was damaged early Monday after crews responded to an unresponsive driver on the near east side.

Just before 3 a.m., reports fox59, first responders were sent to the intersection of Brookside Avenue and Commerce Drive for an unconscious person in a vehicle.

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An IFD official knocked on the window to wake up the driver, who woke up and immediately went forward into a fire truck, the report says.

The truck had minor damage. No more details are available.

A fire broke out Tuesday morning at a house on the 11000 block of E. Frederick Avenue in Spokane Valley. The flames burned through a car and garage but no one has been reported injured. The Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) have identified a possible cause for the house fire that displaced five people Tuesday morning, spontaneous combustion.
- PUB DATE: 5/16/2022 4:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane