The Crescent-Villa Fire Authority Wednesday held a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the new Crescent Springs-Villa Hills Fire Department station.

The total cost of the project is not to exceed $8,500,000, according to city council.

The facility will be located at 777 Overlook Drive on four acres behind its predecessor, which will be razed when the new building is finished.

“The project is the largest either city has ever undertaken individually or as a joint project and we are excited to celebrate this achievement together,” the city writes on Facebook.

See the council meeting at which they approved the new facility:

The city of Huntington has plans to build two new fire stations, reports wowktv.com.

The two new facilities will be replacements, with the first set to be built on 20th Street near Marshall University, while the other will be in Westmoreland on Piedmont Road, the report says. Officials say the current digs are not safe nor efficient.

Construction on the 20th Street station, budgeted for $4.9 million, will begin this summer. Officials hope to have it up and running at the beginning of next year.

FA reported last May that the city had purchased land for the Westmoreland facility. Officials said then that the design phase hadn’t yet begun and estimated that construction wouldn’t start for another year or two.

Come out and help celebrate the centennial anniversary of Southport Fire Department’s Model T Truck.

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The Southport Fire Department has invited all residents to help celebrate its Model T fire truck’s 100th birthday. The shindig is this Saturday at 10 a.m. at Waterfront Park.

“Hey, Southport! Plan to join us as the Southport Fire Department Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Model T Fire Truck this Saturday!

“Everyone is invited to come and join in the fun! Plan to kick off the day with us at the Opening Ceremony which will start at 10am at Waterfront Park, where the Southport Historical Society will fire ‘Thor’ on the Ft. Johnston Garrison lawn.

“The Back Porch Rockers will be providing the music for the day, so bring your dancin’ shoes and get ready to shake your tailfeathers!

“The Cape Fear Cruisers will be here in force for an awesome car show with over 200 cars. They’ll be joined by other Model T and Model A’s, and several vintage police vehicles will be brought in from Wilmington, Virginia, and the NC Highway Patrol!

“We’ll have hot dogs for sale and bouncy castles will be set up down on the waterfront for the kiddos to play in. Later in the afternoon, the vintage car show awards and the Closing Ceremony will be held.

“This fun event culminates at 4:00 pm with a big parade that will begin at the waterfront and head up Howe Street to the Fire Headquarters where cake and punch will be served for everyone.”

The Ely Fire Department will soon have two more fire trucks in its fleet, as city council recently approved the purchase of an E-ONE ladder and engine from a Bloomsburg (PA) department for around $470,000, reports timberjay.com.

Fire officials searched online for replacements for just the department’s 1983 Seagrave ladder, but when their 1979 American LaFrance aerial failed its pump test this year, they had no choice as the company is out of business and replacement parts are difficult to find.

Fortuitously, the Bloomsburg department also had an engine for sale. Ely’s budget committee authorized a bid of $467,485 and that was that, the report notes.

In addition to more capabilities, the new ladder has a 95-foot reach, whereas its predecessor’s is only 75 feet.

No decisions have been made with regards to the old equipment and apparatus.