Arlington County firefighters have moved into their new fire station, reports ARL Now.

The fire department posted to Facebook, “The new Fire Station 10 at 1535 Wilson Blvd is now occupied. The old temporary station on Quinn St is vacant but there will be activity there as items are being moved into the new location. Please be aware that emergency vehicles will now be responding from Wilson Blvd and not from Quinn St. Fire Station 10 is a new, high tech, safe and healthy place for our crews to spend their 24 hour shift. Thanks to everyone who helped make this possible.”

Nearly five years ago, the County Board voted to relocate firefighters from an aging single-story station.

The pandemic will prevent giving the public tours. The fire department is planning to share more about the fire station on social media.

The Marion Fire Department has recently purchased a 2019 Rosenbauer fire engine, reports WANE 15.

The new fire truck is capable of flowing up to 1,500 gallons of water per minute and has foam capabilities for fighting petroleum fires.

The truck’s new safety features include:

• Passenger-side rearview camera
• Front-positioned passenger side mirror
• Mechanical ladder unloader to assist firefighters during emergencies

The New Bremen Village Council approved the purchase of a new fire truck, reports Sidney Daily News.

The new Pierce Enforcer Top Mount Pumper fire truck will cost $823,000 and will be delivered in approximately 18 to 24 months. An official said the fire engine will have a pump installed to facilitate drawing water from ponds.

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As the Keene (NH) Fire Department debates its options of what to do with its Hastings Avenue station, a feasibility study suggests the best route to take may be to raze it and start from the ground up, reports sentinelsource.com.

During a recent meeting, town council saw a presentation from Lavallee Brensinger Architects, a New England firm the city hired last year to renovate its Station Two. The presentation noted the building is outdated and would need a major overhaul to be brought up to code, the report says.

The report says that the station was deeded to Keene in 2018 from the N.H. Adjutant General’s Office. In 1958, when it was deeded to the N.H. Army National Guard, there was a clause noting that the property would be returned to the city if the National Guard no longer needed it.

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The station has been in use by the city since 1998, and Keene officials have long known it needs work. Lavallee Brensinger was hired in December to weigh the town’s options.

Though the design work in the presentation was preliminary, it includes a community room and public lobby, living quarters for firefighters, and a large bay for apparatus. There are no plans to build in the wetlands on the property.

The project, including the demolition of the current station, is estimated to cost around $7.5 million, which includes a 10% contingency budget.