According to a report from CBS3, a fire truck and car collided in West Philadelphia at around 9:15 a.m. on North 53rd Street and Haverford Avenue Friday morning.

At least one person was rescued from the car.

Officials say the fire truck was heading to a house fire at the time of the crash. There was no word yet on the cause of the accident.

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A fifth-wheel trailer was destroyed in a fire last night in Kennewick. Kennewick Police officers blocked area roadways so firefighters could operate safely in battling the blaze. The fire happened in the 800 block of West Klamath Avenue at about 9:30 pm. No one was injured in the fire and the cause remains under investigation.
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Thanks to a large donation from a resident upon his passing, the Mills, WY, Fire Department is transitioning to a combination fire department and making equipment and station upgrades to accommodate the new arrangement, according to a report published by Wyoming News Now.

The web site reported the community is constructing living quarters upstairs at the Mills Fire Department for the new career staff, according to the published report.

The donation and some grant money has also allowed the department to upgrade apparatus and equipment, the web site reported.

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Loudoun County, VA, is seeking to build a new fire station for the Round Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department and annexing three properties to achieve the goal is being considered, according to a report published by Loudoun Now.

The proposal would allow the Round Hill volunteers to move from a cramped station on Main Street to a more spacious location near the county border, the web site reported.

Round Hill city officials say the proposed sites, an old elementary school property, a former sheriff’s office location and a 15-acre property nearby, would make for easier site planning and development because they are larger than the main street lot, according to the web site.

Councilors in Round Hill have until November to make a decision on the station location, according to the news report.

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