Two ambulances and the building in which they were in were destroyed by fire in Sequim, Clallam County, WA, in an early morning on Tuesday, according to an article published by the Sequim Gazette.

Firefighters from Sequim, Blyn and Carlsborg were summoned to the scene after witnesses saw an explosion and an ambulance engulfed in flames at about 2 am Tuesday morning, according to the newspaper report. Fire quickly spread to the structure and another ambulance.

The cause of the fire, which likely caused more than $500,000 in damage, is under investigation, the newspaper reported.

The Judson (TX) Fire Department is getting its own station, reports newsjournal.com, and Gregg County officials recently gathered at the corner of Hudson Lane and Tryon Road as crew members posted a banner to mark the site of the future station.

Gregg County Emergency Services District 3 purchased four acres of land for about $300,000 to build this first permanent station; the current station at 436 Skinner Ln. is leased.

The next step in bringing the station to fruition is to start the engineering process, officials say. They add that the estimated cost for the station will be about $1.5 million.

The Judson Fire Department was founded as a volunteer department in 2004 and was donation-funded until May 2019, when voters approved a new tax to support fire protection in their neighborhoods—creating Gregg County’s third emergency services district.

City officials in Keyport (NJ) are balking at a request from the volunteer firefighters for $700,000 to fund a new fire engine, according to a report published by an online news source called TAPinto Hazlet & Keyport.

City officials are not disputing the need, rather they are saying there are other fire department in the queue ahead of Keyport for a new truck and the request comes as an unexpected surprise, according to the news report.

Representatives of the fire department say the new truck is needed as the department’s current first line apparatus that responds to every call is more than 30 years old and has a lengthy repair history, according to the report.

Keyport city councilors suggested the department look at used equipment to cut the cost and, perhaps, spilt the request to purchase two apparatus that are approximately 10 years old or less, the news agency reported.

Councilors and the mayor said more research is needed before the council acts on the budget request. The topic is expected to be discussed again at a meeting on July 20, according to the published report.

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