The Middleton Township Fire Department in Dunbridge, OH, held a special ceremony on Saturday to welcome its new $700,000 rescue engine, according to a report broadcast by WTOL11.

              According to the television station, the truck was built by Sutphen Corporation in Hillard, OH, and is dedicated to former Captain Ron Asmus who retired after 50 years of service.

              Although the truck was officially welcomed on Saturday, it has been in service since July 3 when it was on standby for a fireworks show at Wood County fairgrounds, the television station reported. It responded to its first official call while returning from the detail.

              The new rescue engine was paid for with tax dollars and replaces a 22-year-old engine, the TV station reported.

Firefighters in Brier Hill, NY, have replaced two older apparatus with a brand new 2021 model, according to a story published in the Watertown Daily Times newspaper.

          The Brier Hill Fire Department recently took delivery of a $370,000 Toyne pumper that takes the place of an older pumper and a tanker, the newspaper reported.

          The stainless-steel body truck has an 1,800-gallon tank and has a foam system as well, the newspaper reported. It’s expected to be in service up to 30 years, the newspaper reported.

          A $125,000 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York grant helped pay for the truck, the newspaper reported, with the rest being paid for by the district and with a money from the fire company itself.

A single bullet hit a Redlands (CA) Fire Department engine while it was at the scene of a medical call early Thursday morning, according to a report published by the Redlands Daily Fact (RDF). There were no injuries, according to the report.

          While inside attending to the patient at a home on Lassen Street at about 1:50 am, firefighters heard what they thought was a gunshot, according to RDF. When firefighters returned to the truck, they noticed a bullet hole in the driver’s side windshield, RDF reported. Photos from the Redlands Fire Department show that the bullet hit a seat inside the apparatus.

          There were no immediate suspects and the incident is under investigation, according to RDF.

A crash between an Orlando (FL) Fire Department rescue unit and a compact sedan killed a passenger and seriously injured two others on Friday morning in College Park, according to a report published by the Orlando Sentinel.

          A passenger in the KIA sedan was pronounced dead at the scene and two others were hospitalized, the newspaper reported.

          The crash occurred at the intersection of Edgewater Drive and West Streets at 2:45 am, the paper reported.