The Village of Gurnee and the Warren Waukegan Fire Protection District will celebrate the grand opening of a fire station, reports Daily Herald.

The new location is expected to improve response times. The new, 14,452-square-foot fire station will be staffed with five firefighter-paramedics, and house two ambulances and one ladder truck.

Construction of the $5.8 million Station 3 was not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Daphne opened its newest fire station with a ribbon cutting ceremony, reports WKRG News 5.

Meanwhile, the belforest Volunteer Fire Department is working to rebuild staff from the COVID-19 pandemic. The department, which responds to emergency calls near Daphne’s new station, is down about 10 firefighters over the last year.

The Town of Oliver wants to borrow $400,000 to purchase a new pumper engine, reports Penticton Western News.

The town council will vote on whether to give final approval to borrow the money for the purchase.

The engine is expected to cost $655,931 based on a bid from HUB Fire Engines and Equipment. The Oliver Fire Protection District will provide around $328,000 towards the purchase along with the borrowed funds.

A fire engine caught fire inside the apparatus bay of Dunellen (NJ) Fire Headquarters Tuesday afternoon.

The fire was reported around 12:30 p.m. inside the facility at 231 S Madison Ave. It was quickly extinguished, and no injuries were reported.

The department is still assessing the damage and is “ensuring mutual aid coverage from neighboring departments until we can restore our apparatus to full service.”

The annual fall pep rally ended in an unusual manner at Hoosac Valley (MA) Middle and High School Friday night as the Cheshire (MA) Fire Department’s brush pumper truck almost got stuck on an old football practice field, reports berkshireeagle.com.

Following the rally, the department moved its apparatus into position to fully extinguish the bonfire’s remains. However, the report says, the field was wetter than originally thought and the truck sank almost to its axles.

A rope and chain were attached to the truck, and members of the football team and other students helped push it out.