Four volunteer fire departments in Madison County (AL)—Moores Mill, Hazel Green, Meridianville, and New Market—will each be receiving $100,000 of COVID-19 relief money, reports whnt.com.

Moores Mill had an operating budget of $260,000 to cover one administrative position, two station payments, truck payments, and other related expenses, the report says. But almost all of that is spent before the year begins.

Moores Mill officials say the money will go toward replacing the department’s cascade system which fills air bottles, air bottles, and extrication equipment.

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A Tuesday afternoon fire destroyed the fire station in Portland (Ontario, Canada), about 62 miles southwest of Ottawa, reports CTV.ca.

Nearby residents say they heard loud bangs around 4:15 p.m. before the facility went up in flames, then a massive plume of smoke rose through the air, according to the report.

Officials say the volunteer fire department’s apparatus was at the station at the time of the fire and have been destroyed as well; the trucks were insured, the report says.

Any injuries are unknown at this point, and officials are investigating the cause of the fire.

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