The Lynchburg (VA) Fire Department recently held a wet down ceremony for its new engine, reports wsls.com.

The 2021 apparatus, which cost about $660,000, will serve the Boonsboro area. Its predecessor will be taken out of service and sold at an auction.

After an Ellis County (KS) fire truck recently broke down, the Scott County (KS) Fire Department stepped in to lend a hand, reports hayspost.com.

Ellis County fire officials say that, while on a call, a pump on Engine 50 failed. The cost to fix the 26-year-old system was upwards of $25,000, not including labor and other parts.

Officials add that one of the current company chiefs in Hays used to be on the Scott County Fire Department and, after a discussion, they offered to loan Ellis County a truck. Ellis County said it will lease the truck until a new one arrives in May 2022.

As part of the arrangement, Ellis County replaced an auxiliary pump on the Scott County truck used to fight grass fires.

The Center Point (IA) Fire Department recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new station, reports kcrg.com.

The project, which began in 2015, will cost around $2.7 million, officials say. The new station will be erected right next to City Hall and will have increased parking and space for firefighters to work.

The department hopes the new building will be ready by January 2022.