The La Crosse Fire Department has unveiled plans for a new fire station, reports La Crosse Tribune.

The new facility is expected to replace the 81-year-old existing station. A revamp of the fire station is priced near $5.9 million, although pricing is rising due to the pandemic.

A task force has recommended modernizing all fire stations.

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Officials have approved a new fire truck costing $1.8 million, reports My Muskoka Now.

In the current fleet, a 21-year-old pumper is in need of replacement. There’s also have a need for an aerial fire truck.

The fire department has also applied to receive a share of the $5 million funding the provincial government is offering to the 441 departments in Ontario.

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Cushing residents have approved the purchase of a fire truck and ambulance, reports Knox Village Group.

Residents approved the measure for a $370,000 by a vote of 294 to 7. Before the approval, the fire department had three fire trucks with one of them being more than 30-years-old.

Voters also approved $250,000 for a new ambulance on a 317 to 49 vote. The town plans to purchase a four-wheel drive 2021 Ford F450. The current ambulance is a two wheel drive 2009 ford E450. The ambulance has had a drive shaft bearing replaced. The department once had a call in which the ambulance did not start and mutual aid had to be called.

Other upgrades to the ambulance will include: LED lighting, rear suspension will be liquid spring for smoother rides, rear back up camera and camera in patient area.

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According to a report from The Tuscaloosa News, Tuscaloosa (AL) Fire Rescue’s (TFR) Station 2 and Station 12 each house some of the TFR’s most unique and largest trucks that provide special rescue and firefighting capabilities. 

Station 2, located on Paul W. Bryant Drive, has housed the department’s first and only tiller truck, a type of tractor-drawn aerial apparatus, since 2017.

The TFR’s Truck 32 was purchased for $1 million and was dedicated in memory of former TFR Chief Bob Delbridge. The truck is 58 feet long and uses two drivers to operate the front (the tractor driver) and the rear (the tiller operator). It is equipped with a 107-foot steel-frame ladder and other rescue tools and equipment, such as road rescue and extrication equipment as well as ground ladders.

TFR Lieutenant Glen Hansford said the truck’s unique design makes it “highly maneuverable,” which is “paramount,” since Station 2’s primary response area is comprised of newly constructed neighborhoods, narrow streets, and other features that could pose navigation issues for other ladder trucks. 

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According to a report from The Post Star, members of the Penrhyn Engine & Hose Company (PEHC) in Granville, New York, know the importance of being able to train using real-world, real-life situations and obstacles, such as crawling through a smoke-filled house in search of a hidden mannequin.

On Tuesday, March 16, PEHC Chief Austin Perry led a group of new and experienced volunteers in the frigid cold to practice search and rescue in a house next to their station they acquired in a county tax foreclosure auction.

The house had been abandoned for years, but the PEHC now has full ownership, and they plan to repaint it and make structural repairs for repeated training.

The house is in a convenient location for members, and should help with making sure will draw many for training. It should keep his current members interested and, hopefully, attract new members to bolster the ranks.

There are other training sites, but if PEHC members go to one of the more centralized locations, there’s the risk that there will be a fire in Granville while they’re gone. So, having a house next door affords them the opportunity to train more without worrying about fire coverage.

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