Pasco County Fire Rescue will hold a groundbreaking event for its new fire station, reports Tampa Bay Times.

The 18,504-square-foot station is designed with the health of firefighters in mind, with a system of three zones to protect firefighters from carcinogens and pathogens.

The station is one of two stations under construction that will use this three-zone systems. Both stations are funded by approvals from Pasco voters.

Other health and well-being considerations include a new alert system that will protect firefighters’ health by awakening them more gently and alerting only the people who need to respond to a call.

The fire station will also have bigger bays to hold large specialty vehicles, a training classroom and a room where additional firefighters can stay during major emergencies.

A fire truck responding to a reported fire collided with a car injuring four firefighters and one driver, reports The Kansas City Star.

All five people were taken to the hospital for treatment.

The police department investigated the crash and determined that the fire truck was southbound with its lights and sirens on when the vehicle entered the intersection.

The fire was a false alarm. Smoke was reported coming from the area, but it was a work crew cutting concrete.

Cayce Historical Museum curator Jeff Kirkland took responsibility for the restoration of Cayce’s original fire truck, reports Cola Daily.

The 1936 REO Speedway fire truck has headed to the Columbia Metropolitan Convention center and will then return to the museum.

Repairs during the nearly two years of restoration included: rebuilding the engine, adding missing parts, a new carburetor, rebuilding the brakes, sandblasting and painting the body. One of the most unique parts of the restored truck is the windshield glass, which was cut from a shower door and made to fit the dimensions.

2021 recruit class 1 is in week 20 at the Sacramento (CA) Fire Academy.

The future Sacramento Fire Department firefighters recently practiced auto extrication techniques, including cutting, stabilization, and cribbing.

Watch the video below:

Sacramento Fire Academy 21-1: Week 20. Recruits practiced auto extrication techniques – included cutting, stabilization and cribbing. They will be hitting the field in a few weeks bringing all the skill necessary to extricate victims from wrecked vehicles. pic.twitter.com/dPhB9yMeEf

— Sacramento Fire Department (@SacFirePIO) June 9, 2021

Avon Protection has announced that its argus range of thermal imaging cameras have been certified to levels set forth in the 2021 edition of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)1801, Standard on Thermal Imagers for the Fire Service. The argus range includes the Mi-TIC E, Mi-TIC E L, Mi-TIC 320, and Mi-TIC S models.

The 2021 edition of NFPA 1801 is the latest edition of the standard. First published in 2013 and again in 2018, the standard defines minimum performance requirements for sophisticated thermal imaging equipment and is adopted throughout the world.

While there are no physical changes to the Mi-TIC cameras as a result of the latest edition, the most notable changes are specific to testing requirements and software. Those include spot temperature measurement moving from “TI BASIC” to “TI BASIC PLUS”; updated test matrices for both stand-alone and integrated thermal imagers; an amended spacial resolution source target used for testing; and a revised region of interest figure used for testing.

“We are very excited to continue building on to our over 40-year legacy of designing and manufacturing state-of-the-art thermal imaging cameras that allow firefighters to operate safely in the most demanding and dangerous of environments,” Darren Wolfe, Global Product Manager for Thermal Imaging, said in a press release.