The city of Marco Island plans to replace Fire Station 50 on the City Hall campus with a new fire station and emergency center, reports marco eagle.

City officials approved a permit for the proposed building to exceed the city’s 35-foot height limit by 3.5 feet. The new station will be approximately 22,366 square feet with administrative offices, meeting rooms, sleeping quarters and bays for the equipment, according to a city staff report. It is estimated to cost more than $10.4 million and as much as $11.7 million, according to a cost opinion made by BSSW Architects.

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The winning bid for a Watertown fire truck came in at $25,900, reports WWNY-TV.

A fire official said the truck’s value is between $25,000 to $35,000.

Watertown City Council does have the right to reject the auction price.

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A Detroit firefighter is suspended from duty after allegedly driving drunk and crashing a fire truck into a parked vehicle, reports mlive.com.

Reports are that firefighters – some of whom were on duty – attended a dinner that included alcohol, in celebration of promotions.

The 26-year-old firefighter driving the fire engine had allegedly been drinking at the event and crashed into a parked car. The firefighter has been suspended and an internal investigation into the event is underway

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A Mangohick Volunteer Fire Department fire truck crashed and overturned while responding to a call, reports nbc12.com.

The fire truck was responding to a non-emergency call when it hit a soft shoulder and then went into a ditch.

The fire truck then overturned. One firefighter was trapped but the rest of the crew was able to get out.

Two firefighters were transported for medical care and one stayed overnight. 

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The Pittsboro, NC, board of commissioners voted unanimously earlier this week to support a loan the members of the Pittsboro Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department to purchase a new quint, according to a report published by the Chatham News + Record.

The commissioners made the decision to back the loan agreement to purchase the new aerial in an amount not to exceed $1,433,477 but the responsibility to repay First Bank for the apparatus falls totally to the volunteer firefighters.

The commissioners saw no reason not to support the move and voted, unanimously, to adopt a resolution in support of the loan, the paper reported.

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