Late last month, Fontana and San Bernardino County Fire Department officials broke ground on the future site of Fire Station 81, located on Casa Grande Avenue.

“Recently, [local officials] held a ground-breaking ceremony for Fire Station 81,” the city of Fontana says. “This new fire station located along Casa Grande just west of Sierra Avenue will enhance fire department response times for the northern part of the city. The station is over 13,000 square feet on a 1.3-acre site. The building will be designed to complement the existing residential community within the Summit at Rosena Specific Plan.”

Fire Station 81 is anticipated to be completed in Spring 2023.

Firefighters are battling a large fire on Friday Harbor on Washington’s San Juan Island.

The fire broke out Thursday morning behind Herb’s Tavern near the ferry terminal. Ferries are transporting fire equipment to the island to assist the San Juan Fire & Rescue.

The fire department reports at least three buildings were damaged in the fire.

The fire looks contained pic.twitter.com/i89o7o0vkK

— Mike Martin (@HowlinHusky) April 7, 2022

RIP Herb's, tavern in downtown Friday Harbor. am guessing it'll fold and the space will become another real estate office 🙁 Interacting with other people sucks, let's all spend money on vacation homes instead pic.twitter.com/fucdDSEzsw

— mushka thorkelson (@mushkrat) April 7, 2022

One person is dead after a Wednesday morning collision involving a Hardeeville Fire Department Ford F-550 fire truck, a Nissan sedan, and another Ford pickup truck in Hardeeville, reports islandpacket.com.

A 2007 Nissan and the fire apparatus were both headed north on U.S. 17 when the vehicles collided at 7:24 a.m. The crash caused the Nissan to hit a southbound 2005 Ford pickup truck.

The Nissan and fire truck were left in a ditch. The former’s driver—55-year-old Carla Dara of Ridgeland—was transported to a hospital, where she passed at 9:30 a.m., the report says. An autopsy is not yet planned but will take place.

The fire truck’s two occupants, as well as the driver of the other Ford, suffered no injuries.

SC Highway Patrol officials are investigating the crash.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Wednesday put in service two new apparatus: Rescue 74 at Station 55 and Rescue 13 at Station 13.

“On Wednesday, #MDFR inaugurated new service in two locations of Miami-Dade County,” the department writes on Facebook. “The first traditional firehouse push-in ceremony of the day welcomed #Rescue74 to the fleet at #Station55 in Cutler Bay. The new unit, staffed by three firefighter/paramedics, is expected to reduce response times to both the @townofcutlerbay and Palmetto Bay. Rescue 74 will respond out of Station 55 pending the completion of a new firehouse at Old Cutler Road and SW 181 Street.”

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“The second of two new service launchings took place on Wednesday afternoon at #Station13 in East Kendall,” the department adds. “#Rescue13 was pushed into the firehouse by personnel and senior staff to signal the start of its service to the residents and visitors of Miami-Dade County. Rescue 13, staffed by three firefighter/paramedics, joins #Ladder13 to further enhance service delive

A De Soto (MO) fire truck Tuesday around 1:30 p.m. was responding to a call when it went off the road and overturned in a ditch, reports fox2now.com.

The crash happened just outside the city limits along Highway V near Hardin Road, the report says. Crews were responding to a mutual aid call from another department, officials say.

Related: Fire Truck Hits DeSoto (MO) Fire Station

The fire chief and a firefighter were on the apparatus when it crashed, but neither was hurt. A section of the highway was closed to traffic, and a tow truck arrived to get the fire truck back up.

Officials think the driver got too close to the shoulder, overcorrected, and rolled the apparatus. There’s no word as to the damage of the truck.