A team of firefighters with Lewis County Fire District 6 burst out the front door of an unoccupied residence on Jackson Highway, dragging the limp body of their incident commander out of the smoke. Together, they quickly maneuver him out of his gear and begin chest compressions while the rest of the station watches on.
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The North Dakota Forest Service donated two fire trucks to Glenburn Rural Fire Department, reports KX News.

Last March, the department lost all of its equipment and trucks to a fire.

One truck is used for heavy grass fires and the other is used to fight medium grass fires.

The St. Albans Fire Department unveils its first new fire truck in 21 years, reports WCHS ABC 8.

Check out this beauty😍 St. Albans fire department got a new truck with an aerial apparatus- find out at noon how this new addition makes the truck safer for crews🚨 pic.twitter.com/nQjhqfWvD1

— Ava Rash (@AvaMarieRash) April 28, 2021

This truck-has a tower ladder and bucket on the end, which is different than trucks the fire department has had in the past.

The truck is on the smaller end, but it was picked for that reason to better serve the St. Albans community.

The fire truck will not only serve the St. Albans community, but will also help other departments in the surrounding areas.

The city of La Verne has a plan in place to reopen a fire station that has been closed since January 2020, reports Daily Bulletin.

No date has been set for reopening the station, but funding is in place for two new firefighter paramedics, which would increase suppression staff to 11.

A plan has been proposed that would staff a paramedic fire engine company at the station, requiring two more hires. Staffing would then be increased to 15 and 17 personnel in the following years.

The City Council will consider that plan which will entail additional funding. The City Council has voted two months ago to let residents have the final say on a possible contract with Los Angeles County to take over the city’s Fire Department and emergency medical services. That decision wouldn’t take place until June 2022.