COVID-19 delayed a long-expected fire station project and now costs are too high, reports Fox 43.

Lancaster Township Fire had received all the necessary approvals and permits, but the cost to build has become $700,000 more than anticipated.

The current plan is to wait and see if the cost goes back down or fundraise to make up for the difference. The new facility will be built for modern firefighting and replace long outdated facilities.

Ashland’s second fire station has started dispatching vehicles, reports Ashland Source.

Since July, the fire station began dispatching its newly donated fire truck and an ambulance while there remain a few finishing touches on the $2.85 million project.

Construction started on the fire station in October and was completed in late June. The 12,000 square-foot facility features a two-and-a-half bay garage, a mezzanine and equipment platform, administrative spaces and living quarters.

The Middleton Township Fire Department is hosting a push-in ceremony to celebrate the arrival of a new fire truck, reports Sentinel-Tribune.

The truck will be dedicated to former firefighter and captain who worked for the fire department for 50 years.

West Jordan Fire celebrated the arrival of two new fire trucks, reports My City Journals.

In addition to a wet-down ceremony, a bagpiper and flag ceremony welcomed the trucks and the crowd in attendance.

The two new trucks cost $700,000 and will replace trucks that will now be reserved in the fleet. The new trucks have a 500-gallon water tank capacity and a 1,500-gallon-per-minute pump.

A U-Haul truck exploded in the northeast corner of the Edmonds Center for the Arts parking lot late Tuesday morning, causing damage to nearby vchicles parked on the street but no known injuries. Edmonds police and South County Fire crews are on the scene investigating. The Fire Marshal’s Office is taking the lead in determining what caused the explosion, which occured at 11:25 a.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2021 1:47:09 PM - SOURCE: My Edmonds News