A man stole an emergency radio from a Pasadena (CA) Fire Department truck on Wednesday, reports PasadenaNow.com.

The radio was taken at about 11:15 a.m. from Truck 31 while it was at Station 36 for a training exercise, officials say.

Firefighters saw the thief as he was driving away but did not give chase. They then reported it to the police. The radio was quickly disabled, thwarting any nefarious action the suspect may have taken.

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The Stillwater (OK) Fire Department (SFD) next month will be accepting delivery of its new Pierce 107-foot ladder.

SFD had an apparatus committee that commenced in 2019 to determine what requirements they’d like on the new truck. Details were kicked around, and Oklahoma State University’s help was sought for the paint design.

SFD administration then worked alongside with the four-member committee of Battalion Chief Kevin Roach, Captain Brandon Halcomb, Captain Tyler Sparks, and Captain Dustan Portman. In early May, SFD Chief Terry Essary traveled with three of the members to a plant in Wisconsin to complete inspection of the apparatus.

The Byram (CT) fire station renovation is almost complete, reports Patch.com. The concrete floor was poured last week, and crews are preparing to move in during July.

The Greenwich Fire Department’s Engine 3 and its full-time firefighters were moved to the temporary station on Horseneck Lane, while the volunteers were operating out of headquarters on Havemeyer Place.

Construction on the nearly 70-year-old building began last summer. The interior was stripped and remodeled to code, and it was made more energy-efficient. The day room and kitchen were expanded, and the upstairs area was improved as well, along with the addition of office space.

In addition, the two middle bays are now a drive-through from Delavan Avenue through the back of the building. In a nod to its 1952 design, the building’s facade is being preserved.

The completion of the building coincides with the Byram Volunteer Fire Department’s 125th anniversary. Officials say after everyone is back there will be an anniversary celebration with an official reopening and re-dedication of the building.

Downtown Memphis (TN) and the Pinch District will have a new Station 1 by 2022, reports BizJournals.com.

The new station—already underway at 225 Chelsea Ave.—will be two stories and nearly 13,000 square feet, according to a building permit valued at $6 million that was recently filed by Memphis-based architecture firm BGKT Architects LLC. However, a general contractor hasn’t yet been selected, but one will be chosen from bidders on June 16.

In July 2018, ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude, purchased the site of the Station 1—adjacent to St. Jude at 211 Jackson St.—from Memphis for $1.725 million.

The new digs will replace the decommissioned Station 1 and the existing Station 6 at 924 Thomas St. It has an expected completion date of Sept. 1, 2022, and will serve Downtown and Northwest Memphis as well as the expanding St. Jude campus.

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Several Streamwood (IL) facilities are getting work done as part of $4 million in capital projects, including the fire department’s Station 33, reports DailyHerald.com.

Lombard-based MTI Construction will manage the projects which include the village hall’s basement restrooms and two village maintenance garages. Work is expected to begin in the coming weeks and is expected to be completed by 2022.

Town officials say funds for the project were earmarked as part of multi-year plan to refurbish facilities that began in 2016.

The station is one of three in the village and was built in 1991; its sanitary sewer system will be upgraded. Renovations will also include some reconfiguration and adding individual bunks and individual bathrooms. Two maintenance garages will also be refurbished.

The new design will follow the concept of Station 31, which was recently built and opened April 1.