The brakes were pumped on plans to replace an aging rescue truck at Unity Volunteer Fire Department in Plum (PA) after council declined to contribute the bulk of its cost, reports triblive.com.

Now, town officials contracted with Emergency Vehicle Response to do a fire apparatus fleet analysis for the borough and develop a 15-year plan for future purchases. The cost of the evaluation was estimated at $29,000.

Unity’s rescue truck is 21 years old with a rusting frame. It is expected to be put out of service within the year. The plan was to purchase a new rescue truck from Pierce Manufacturing for an estimated $750,000, with $510,000 of that coming from borough coffers; the rest would come from a $200,000, 20-year, low-interest state loan and fundraising.

Officials say the Princeton (MA) fire station, built in 1890, has outlived its useful life, reports spectrumnews1.com, and the town is looking to build a new public safety building for both the police and fire departments at the site of the old Center school.

Residents will vote Saturday whether to transfer money from other town accounts and go ahead with spending $850,000 on the design plan. There will be another vote in the future to go ahead with construction on a new building. Town officials say they’re hoping to receive grants to help pay for the estimated $11.8 million project.

Officials say that the station is not compliant with certain standards, the building’s ceilings are failing, and space is tight.

After an elderly man last August drove into the side of the East End (MA) Fire Station, causing $158,300 worth of damage, repairs are nearly complete, reports eagletribune.com.

The driver was not hurt but the wall had to be completely rebuilt. The man’s insurance paid for about 85% of the repairs, leaving the city with a bill of about $24,000.

Officials say the city not only had to rebuild the wall but also upgrade it so it met with modern building codes.

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The Shreveport (LA) Fire Department is awaiting the arrival of three new fire trucks—costing more than $500,000 each—to add to its fleet, reports arklatexhomepage.com. The trucks are expected to be delivered by the end of July.

The department hasn’t bought a new truck since 2013, and its oldest truck has been in service since 1987.

KME—Adams County Fire District 5, Othello, WA, pumper-tanker. International HV607 SBA 4-door 6×4 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; 2,500-gallon polypropylene water tank; 20-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2001 single-agent foam system; 213-inch FlushBack 3⁄16-inch aluminum body. Dealer: Mark Merritt, Cascade Fire & Safety, Yakima, WA.

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