A Sioux City woman was arrested early Saturday and charged with causing thousands of dollars of damage to vehicles parked at a Sioux City fire station. According to court documents, firefighters at the station at 2630 Third St. heard a car alarm going off in their parking lot at 6:53 a.m. When they went outside to check the alarm, they found Dominique Carman in the lot damaging the vehicles.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sioux City Journal

Emily Collins loves her volunteer role. Collins is a volunteer firefighter for Grant County Fire District 5, joining the department in early 2020. Volunteering with the fire department can be challenging, she said, but it’s much more rewarding. “I love everybody at the fire department. They’re just like a bunch of brothers, and uncles, and dads.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Columbia Basin Herald - Metered Site

Hundreds of people found themselves being trapped by rising floodwaters from the Nooksack River and volunteers joined first responders to lead the evacuation effort. With water coursing across nearly every road into Sumas, tractors and boats proved to be one of the few ways to safely run these rescue operations.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

The Superior (WI) Fire Department debuted its new $1.3 million ladder truck Friday morning, reports wdio.com.

The apparatus features a 101-foot ladder with a bucket and is a vast improvement to the department’s fleet, officials say.

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The City of Dublin (GA) Fire Department was recently approved for a third fire station, which will serve as department headquarters and aim to add more fire and EMS services to the community, reports wgxa.tv.

The station will be funded mostly by SPLOST dollars, the report says, and Georgia Military College will help with the design.

The new facility is currently in the beginning stages, but the city has purchased land on 441 North. Officials are hopeful the project can be completed by next year.

The department’s other two stations (both via cityofdublin.org):

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