Plans are moving forward to build a brand-new volunteer fire station in Fort Morgan (AL), reports mynbc15.com.

The new facility will be built just east of Station 2, which is in need of repairs that don’t make financial sense, the report says.

The new digs will be larger and have more amenities, including the ability to withstand heavy winds as well as potentially deploying vehicles right onto the beach, according to the report. A dozen miles of unincorporated beachfront area pose a challenge for the Fort Morgan Volunteer Fire Department.

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A groundbreaking at the location is scheduled for Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., and construction should begin soon with a completion goal in the next few months.

A two-car accident Monday night damaged the Milwaukee Fire Department’s Station 30 on the corner of Locust and Teutonia, reports Tajma Hall.

One vehicle struck the building and caused substantial damage to it. Occupants of the vehicle fled the scene as police officials approached.

No injuries were reported.

BREAKING: Car crashed into the the Milwaukee Fire Dept. Station 30. This is on the corner of Locust & Teutonia. I’m on scene working to learn what happened. @CBS58 pic.twitter.com/3KemZv69YK

— Tajma Hall (@TajmaHallTV) March 15, 2022

Design work is about halfway complete on the Vernon Township Fire Department’s new station, with construction slated to start in the next couple of months, reports greenfieldreporter.com.

The project cost is estimated at over $6.5 million, with Fortville and McCordsville’s town councils voting in 2021 to allow the township fire board to take on debt not exceeding its current levy ceiling, the report says.

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Fire officials say the bays will house an engine, ladder, and ambulance, with the ladder expected to be purchased in the future.

There is no timetable for the station’s completion, and officials say that another station elsewhere in McCordsville will eventually be necessary due to projected growth.

City council recently approved the purchase of a new $575,570 Siddons-Martin Pierce pumper for the Kilgore Fire Department, reports kilgorenewsherald.com.

Siddons-Martin Emergency Group is an emergency vehicle dealership serving TX, NM, LA, NV, and UT; it has a local repair shop, the report says.

Officials say the apparatus will take between 18 and 21 months for delivery.

Dexter town council recently approved the purchase of a $581,099 2023 E-ONE truck, reports observer-me.com.

Dexter Fire Department officials say they’ve been trying to acquire a new apparatus, which is expected to take about 15 months to build and deliver, for about a decade.

The town will use $200,000 from a reserve account to pay for the apparatus and will pay about $82,000 a year for five years, the report says.

Council also approved the purchase of a 2008 motor grader with 4,500 hours on it for $48,000; the purchase of a grizzly screen for $8,500 was also approved. Dexter’s current motor grader is a 1995 with 11,000 hours on it, according to the report.