The Nassau County (FL) Fire Rescue Department recently dedicated its new Station 71, reports firstcoastnews.com.

Station 71, located at 96262 Chester Rd. in Yulee, has been in the works for several years, with department members involved in the design. The county acquired the property through a public-private partnership with Matovina and Associates.

The new digs will house an engine, rescue unit, and tanker. There will also be 11 sleeping quarters, 4.5 restrooms, a common area, and an exercise room.

Nassau County owns the plans for the building, which it hopes to use to design future stations, saving taxpayer money.

During a recent Liberty Township (OH) Board of Trustees meeting, a resolution was approved to authorize the purchase of a new engine—which is expected to be ready for use in October—for the Liberty Township Fire Department, reports delgazette.com.

The new engine, which will be purchased from Sutphen Corp., will cost $549,950; the cost will not be reflected in the current budget—selling assets and TIF money will help offset the cost. Officials say less than $100,000 will need to be used from the department’s fund to pay for the truck when all is said and done.

Officials say Engine 322, which has been in service for five years, will be used strictly as a backup when another engine requires maintenance. The lifespan of such apparatus is 10 years on the frontline, officials say, and by moving Engine 322 to reserve duties its age will be extended by at least 15 years.

Following its renovation, the new state-of-the-art Moody Street (MA) Fire Station is back up and running, reports patch.com.

Built in the 1800s, the Moody Street Fire Station needed upgrades, including more space. In 2019, a $9.3 million station renovation project began. It was scheduled to open at the end of 2020 or early 2021 but saw delays.

A to-be-determined ribbon-cutting ceremony is in the works for the new digs.

Sutphen—Elkhart (IN) Fire Department SPH100 aerial platform. Monarch cab and chassis; Cummins X15 600-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; 100-foot, mid-mount aerial platform; Whelen warning lights; FRC Spectra LED scene lights; Elkhart Brass Cobra EXM electric and Vulcan manual monitors. Dealer: Andy Herb, Herb Fire Equipment, Powell, OH.

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