The fire department has completed a major training tower renovation, reports Rome News-Tribune.

A burn building is next. The facility will let firefighters train under simulated or controlled fire and smoke conditions. It will be built next to the fire tower at the training center and construction is expected to begin in March.

A contract has been awarded for a new tanker truck, which is funded with SPLOST dollars. Specifications also are being developed for another new fire engine, which is expected to take 13 to 14 months to build.

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The Lorain Fire Department is hoping for voter support to pass a levy that would raise about $1.4 million a year for the department, reports Morning Journal.

In 2016, city voters approved the levy to build two new fire stations. If the vote pass two fire stations will be refurbished. The buildings will have roofs constructed.

The drains in the apparatus bay and in the station parking lot need replacement as well.

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The fire department has talked with town officials about amending designs to the fire station, reports Greenfield Reporter.

Firefighters would like to expand a hallway to allow room for gear lockers. The board hopes to receive an updated plan and a more accurate cost estimate from the architect.

The cost to renovate the old station on its own is comparable to including it in the work for the new station, and the town will seek bids for one project incorporating both buildings. 

Estimates to renovate the existing fire station are between $200,000 and $300,000, including installation of a sprinkler system, which is projected to cost between $25,000 to $30,000. Under the proposed design plans, the new building would have a four-bay garage.

Older plans had considered moving the fire station, but officials want to keep the fire station in the center of town.

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Tusculum fire crews are dealing with cramped space and COVID-19 restrictions and hoping for an expansion, reports WVLT 8.

The fire department is spread between two buildings. Inside one, the fire truck barely fits.

The fire chief is working with the town council on a three-phase expansion project that includes a new fire station, which is expected to cost $150,000. The project had been put on hold because of the pandemic.

The added space would allow the department to consider other additions as well. This would bring the possibility of living space, areas of restrooms, a small kitchen, a meeting area just to name a few. The police department is also expected to expand into the fire station at some point.

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According to a report from WTHI, on Monday, the Brazil (IN) Fire Department (BFD) took delivery of its first new fire truck in 20 years: a Pierce pumper that will go out on every call for service. 

BFD Chief Jake Bennett said that since the older truck was built, new safety equipment has been added, such as a backup camera. He continued that the financing for the vehicle has been four years in the making.

Mayor Brian Wyndham and the city council ended up floating a bond issue to finance the new truck, which cost the city $530,000.

The BFD also has a 1996 ladder truck, but it does not respond to every call for service and does not have the wear and tear on the pumper that was replaced. 

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