DeKalb County has started a $5-million project to replace a fire station built 76 years ago, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

The two-story, 15,000-square foot building will include new design layouts to better protect firefighters’ health.

The current fire station was built in 1945 and cost $13,000 to build. The station lacks space for modern fire trucks and doesn’t include facilities for women.

Hear from Fire Chief Darnell Fullum at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for Fire Station No. 7 on Columbia Drive. Continue to watch live at https://t.co/sFB0VK0vmt pic.twitter.com/jFwLjTSn3c

— DeKalb County TV (@DCTVChannel23) February 10, 2021

The new fire station is the first of several the county will build using Special Purpose Local Optional Sales Tax (SPLOST) funds.

The post DeKalb (GA) Begins $5M Construction for Fire Station appeared first on Fire Apparatus.

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport plans to rent out a former Boeing training center building to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, reports Atlanta Journal Constitution.

The center used to host flight simulations. Atlanta Fire Rescue plans to use 42,000 square feet of the facility to train.

The five-year lease at $366,660 a year represents fair market value. It is set to run from April 1, 2021 until March 31, 2026.

The post Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (GA) Renting Training Center to Fire Department appeared first on Fire Apparatus.

The New Iberia Fire Department has two fire trucks that will replace two trucks that are nearing 20 years old, reports The Daily Iberian.

Radios and other equipment will be installed in the trucks and are expected to go into service in two weeks. The city decided to float a bond to order the fire truck and air packs. The city had originally planned to budget for the purchases. The two trucks came in at $800,000 and the department was also able to purchase new air packs for the firefighters.

One of the older trucks will be kept on as a reserve unit.

The post New Iberia (LA) Fire Department Welcomes Two Fire Apparatus appeared first on Fire Apparatus.

The Blue Mountain Board of Aldermen voted to obtain a fire truck from the Mitchell Volunteer Fire Department and return a current truck to the state, reports Southern Sentinel.

The cost for the new truck is $900. The fire department is also hoping to upgrade a building.

The post Blue Mountain (MS) Officials Vote to Obtain Fire Apparatus appeared first on Fire Apparatus.

According to a report from TribLive, a five-year plan for the continued development of the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, includes proposes additions to firefighting equipment.

Under the five-year plan, the Westmoreland County Airport Authority (WCAA) is considering augmenting its two airport fire trucks and expanding the building where they store firefighting and rescue equipment at estimated costs of more than $1.26 million and $1.6 million, respectively. The authority would seek funding from the Federal Aviation Administration to cover most of those project costs.

WCAA Executive Director Gabe Monzo said the existing trucks provide sufficient protection for current flights at the airport, which are mostly Airbus planes with a maximum capacity of 175 passengers and an occasionally larger version that can seat up to 200 or more.

If the larger planes were to visit regularly, he said, the airport would need a new fire truck, possibly one capable of carrying more water. A 1993 fire truck the airport currently has would act as a backup unit.

In 2020, 123,511 passengers passed through the airport’s terminal, compared to 309,817 in 2019.

The post Arnold Palmer Regional Airport’s Long-Term Plan Includes New Fire Truck appeared first on Fire Apparatus.