Today the demolition of our little old station commenced. Sad to see, but exciting times ahead #outwiththeold pic.twitter.com/GY87qgYsRC

— Bishops Waltham Fire Station (@B_Waltham40) March 2, 2022

The demolition of Bishops Waltham Fire Station got underway Wednesday.

“The demolition of the old @B_Waltham40 fire station began yesterday before the building work on the new station gets underway. Last month our on-call firefighters moved into their temporary home, where they continue to respond to incidents,” the department writes on social media.

Read more on the project here.

Last night the crew of @B_Waltham40 packed up & moved to our temporary site ready for building work to commence for our new Fire Station in lower lane. Sad to leave what has been our home since 1960 but excited with what the future brings! pic.twitter.com/RI9vmMoH50

— Bishops Waltham Fire Station (@B_Waltham40) February 8, 2022

📦🚒 They're packed and ready to go!

On-call firefighters from @B_Waltham40 have moved into a temporary home so building work can start on their new fire station.

And there's still time to have your say on plans for a new fire station @Redbridge53 ➡️https://t.co/d0Au3KyIDm pic.twitter.com/FYVgoUKiMu

— Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service (@HantsIOW_fire) February 8, 2022

Last night the crew of @B_Waltham40 took a tour of our temporary Fire Station before the imminent move. The new build at our current site is due to start in the coming weeks. we’ll keep you posted! https://t.co/9ankDwChKo pic.twitter.com/yrTa5fkHfP

— Bishops Waltham Fire Station (@B_Waltham40) February 1, 2022

Though the capital of Washington, Olympia is still a small town at heart with pockets of tight-knit neighborhoods throughout the city. Within these close communities you can find many committed and caring people serving our community. Corey Rux has been serving Thurston County as a firefighter his entire career, starting in Montesano and recently becoming the fire chief of Griffin Fire Department in July of 2020.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2022 6:24:16 AM - SOURCE: Thurston Talk

Charlotte city officials two decades ago selected an area of the Steele Creek community as a perfect location for a new fire station. Residents of the area now say, no thanks to the added activity a station would bring, WCNC reports.

A crash involving an ambulance from Bell Ambulance and two other vehicles on Feb. 28 sent two EMTs, a patient and a driver to the hospital. Bell Ambulance is pleading for drivers to slow down for emergency vehicles and put distractions to the side, FOX 6 reports.

In additional to this crash, a Bell Ambulance EMS provider was seriously hurt late last year after a bus slammed into an ambulance parked on the side of the road. EMT was released on New Year’s Eve.

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Fire and rescue crews from Essex, Chesterfield and Hanover counties extricated a Virginia teenager trapped in a well on Sunday.

The 16-year-old boy was playing with a friend when he stepped on the wooden well cover and it gave way, dropping him 30 feet into the well, WRIC reports.

The rescue took about three hours. Essex County firefighters called in assistance from neighboring counties because some equipment in Essex County was out of service.

The teenager was transported to the hospital and is expected to be fine.

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