Maricopa (AZ) Fire/Medical yesterday held a push-in ceremony for its new apparatus at Station 574, reports PinalCentral.com.

Dubbed a “rolling toolbox” by officials, the new truck has electric extraction equipment on board, along with medical supplies, emergency pharmaceuticals, and extra gear. Its ladder extends to just over 100 feet.

The truck is also a clean-cab concept, which separates the firefighters from their turnout gear so they are not breathing in the dangerous carcinogens that emit from their equipment. In addition, the custom front grate is made to look like the Arizona flag.

The previous engine will be reserved for backup. With the new addition, though, the 2003 model will be taken out of service.

The first look at a planned station for the Flandreau (SD) Fire Department shows a building with seven bays, a gear room, a meeting room, a kitchen and laundry room, storage, and the potential showroom for the city’s antique truck, reports MoodyCountyEnterprise.com.

The proposal is expected to cost about $2.7 million and aims to give the department more space than its current station offers. The city is looking for grants and other funding sources to decrease the price for Flandreau taxpayers.

The new digs would be a pre-engineered metal structure with exposed trusses. The city of Flandreau has the option to cut the display bay for the 1925 LaFrance truck, which is stored on Second Avenue next to the Crystal Theatre.

The next phase is to break out the costs of materials based on specific dimensions and develop the design further. City council members will host a public informational meeting on that in June, officials say.

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The City of Kewanee (IL) has its 1990 Spartan DS26-2042 chassis truck for sale on eBay, reports IllinoisNewsNow.com.

The apparatus has been out of service for the Kewanee Fire Department for three years and is now being sold as excess.

As of this posting, the highest bid is $500.

Bowling Green (KY) Fire Department’s Station 7 officially opened and started taking calls on Sunday, reports WBKO.com.

The station, which will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 7 at 3:30 p.m., covers roughly the area between Fairview and Scottsville Road.

The station houses one fire engine and three to four crew members. Its garage doors are built in a tri-fold manner—opening from side-to-side instead of up-and-down.

The department plans to install a Safe Haven Baby Box at the station, which allows mothers in crisis to safely and anonymously surrender an unwanted newborn within three days of its birth.