Hillsborough County (FL) tax-payer money is being used to build the $5 million Station 46 in Riverview, reports abcactionnew.com.

To be located along Rhodine Road and sit between Stations 16 and 3, Station 46 is expected to break ground in June, though personnel is already on standby and the apparatuses have been purchased. It will house an ambulance, ladder truck, and a tanker

The location, officials say, could be key to cutting response times in half.

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The Rochester (NY) Fire Department recently received Maine 1, a new fire/rescue boat, reports 13wham.com.

The 37-foot apparatus is capable of rescuing six to eight people and can pump more than 1,500 gallons of water or other firefighting materials. Its predecessor was a 17-foot recreational motorboat.

Marine 1 will be deployed by Engine 19 at the Lake Avenue fire station for calls in the area of Lake Ontario, Charlotte and the Genesee River.

Town officials recently approved the purchase of a half-acre of land for $890,000 for the site of a new East Milton (MA) station, reports patriotledger.com.

The station will be located at the corner of Adams Street and Libby Road next to St. Agatha’s Rectory and is part of a $32.25 million plan to update and renovate the town’s three fire stations.

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