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.

 

Troy unveiled a brand new fire engine for the first time in 10 years, reports News 10.

 

Two ambulances were purchased last year and another fire truck will be added, all part of $1.7 million investment into emergency services.

Mayor Patrick Madden also announced plans to rebuild the Lansingburgh fire house.

In Medical Lake, if there was a fire, car crash, or any big emergency, one in four 911 calls, weren't being answered. "We've struggled to meet the rising call demands out here," former Fire Chief, Jason Mayfield, said. The Medical Lake Fire Department, until Wednesday, was made up completely of volunteers, something that Chief Mayfield says, has been hurting the community for years.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2019 2:40:35 PM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6

Reactions to the brand-spanking-new fire station in Bayview range from excitement to curiosity and even “Where did that big building come from?” But most South Whidbey residents know that the “overnight sensation” opening this weekend is actually the culmination of a carefully conceived and meticulously executed strategic plan spanning 12 years.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2019 1:43:04 AM - SOURCE: South Whidbey Record

VIDEO: The Corpus Christi and surrounding areas are experiencing an industrial boom, with several new projects in the works. With that growth comes the need for response services tailored to handle industrial emergencies. The Refinery Terminal Fire Company, a global company, has branches which fill that need; but it does more than just fight fires.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRIS-TV NBC 6 Corpus Christi