PHOTO: A boom truck caught fire when its boom hit a powerline at a construction site on South Vancouver Street Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the construction site at Vancouver and 23rd Avenue just after 12:35 p.m. When they arrived, the truck was fully involved with flames, said Kennewick Fire Capt.
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The Merriweather Fire Station No. 14 has officially opened in Columbia, reports patch.com

The new 6,800-square-foot fire station is a full service station offering both fire and EMT assistance.

Construction began on the fire station in March 2019 and a dedication ceremony was held recently. The Merriweather Fire Station has two apparatus bays, a kitchen, dining room, general use rooms, a command center that doubles as a community center for special public events and administrative offices.

 

The groundbreaking ceremony for the $6 million project that will replace a fire station will be held soon, reports MLive.

A 2015 evaluation found that it would be more cost-effective to build a new building rather than renovate the current station, built in 1974.

Fire station No.2 will continue to serve the most populated region of Portage.

The top priority was adding “clean” rooms for firefighters to remove used equipment as soon as they get off the truck. Clean rooms will prevent cross-contamination and the spread of carcinogens.

Petrolia and North Enniskillen Fire Department are getting a brand new fire truck, reports Black Burn News.

Fire Chief Jay Arns said firefighters will have to undergo training on the new truck which is expected to be delivered early next year.

The $1.28 million, 110-foot Aerial Apparatus bucket ladder truck will replace the current 60-foot truck which is at the end of its 25-year life. Arns said the old truck is showing its age.

 

The City Council voted to purchase a defunct automobile dealership for land for a new fire station, reports Santa Rosa's Press Gazette.

The purchase will be for $2.3 million, which is $300,000 less than the asking price.

 Fire Chief Randy Smith recommends establishing the fire department’s fleet maintenance, logistics and administrative offices inside 24,000-square-foot building.