The Board of Public Works approved the purchase of a 2021 Rosenbauer with a 2,000-gallon pumper for the Kokomo (IN) Fire Department at a cost of $693,831, reports kokomotribune.com.

The new apparatus is expected to take a year to be manufactured and will eventually replace Engine 2—a 2004 international tanker pumper.

Kokomo will be utilizing a contract with Center Township to pay for the new engine. Last year, the pair entered into an agreement that would include the Kokomo Fire Department servicing the township’s unincorporated areas in exchange for a new rescue truck and $80,000 a year, roughly the cost of one firefighter.

City officials say the city will be putting each $80,000 payment toward the new engine. The additional rescue truck is expected to be bought by Center Township and up and running this year.

A Birmingham (AL) Fire and Rescue apparatus and an ambulance collided in the 8400 block of 1st Avenue N in Birmingham Wednesday afternoon, reports cbs42.com.

According to fire officials, one of the vehicles was backing up and struck the other. No injuries were reported, but the ambulance was transporting someone to a hospital and the person had to be moved to another ambulance following the crash.

No other information was available. We will continue to update this story as more details become available.

A Florence (KY) Fire Department truck is out of service after an SUV crashed into it earlier this week, causing significant damage, according to a report from fox19.com.

The apparatus was stationed outside the Weaver Road station around 3:45 p.m. Monday when the crash happened, officials say.

The SUV driver told police his foot slipped onto the gas pedal, causing him to lose control, the report said.

Two firefighters standing near the truck managed to jump out of the way of the SUV. Nobody was injured, but the truck needs extensive repairs and will be out of service for some time.

Police officials note that the driver of the SUV was not charged.

The brakes on a Pohakuloa (HI) Fire Department truck reportedly seized sparking a fire that consumed much of the apparatus on Wednesday morning, according to a report published by West Hawaii Today.

The newspaper reported the truck, which was from the Pohakuloa Training area was being driven to Hilo for a pump test when it caught fire on Highway 200.

The Hawaii Fire Department dispatched apparatus from the Kaumana Station to extinguish the fire, which is under investigation, according to the newspaper.

The purchase of a $704,748 heavy rescue for the fire department was approved by the Pipestone (MN) City Council, according to a story published by the Pipestone County Star.

The newspaper reported that individuals donated $100,000 to the purchase price and the Rural Fire Association would pay 25 percent of the total cost with the remaining $419,752 paid by the city.

The need for a new truck was identified last year during the budgeting process, but no funds were budgeted, according to the newspaper article. The donation helped accelerate the purchase and the city is looking at financing options to cover the rest of the purchase price, including a lease/purchase arrangement as it did when the city purchased a ladder truck in 2013.

The new rescue will replace a 1994 pumper and a 1999 rescue vehicle, the newspaper reported, noting that the former rescue vehicle might fetch $20,000 if sold.

The new heavy rescue will also have pumping capabilities with a 1,000-gallon tank and a 1,250-gpm pump, according to the newspaper. It will also carry grain bin rescue equipment, rope and trench rescue equipment an air bottle refill system, winches and extrication equipment, the newspaper said.