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A man has been charged after his debris burn got out of control and set fire to a fire station in Tallahassee. According to the Miccosukee Fire Rescue (MVFR), a neighboring controlled burn jumped its fire line on March 16 and reached the Miccosukee Fire Station.

ToledoBlade

Perrysburg’s second fire station is officially under way, after city officials held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday.The long-discussed $9.8 million project is expected to be completed by next April.

kfdm.com

Lamar Institute of Technology Fire Academy cadets have a new resource that will to help them in their training to become first responders.The LIT Fire Academy has receive a fire truck that Exxon Mobil donated to the fire academy.

Ky3

The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating a crash in Fair Grove involving three vehicles, including a fire truck. The crash happened at U.S. 65 and Highway CC around the noon-hour. Investigators say the driver of a pickup failed to yield, crashing into an Ebenezer Fire Department truck.

newatlas.com

Rosenbauer, Linz AG and Kreisel Electric (the battery specialist behind the electrified Hummer launched with the help of Arnold Schwarzenegger last year) have revealed the first fully-equipped electric fire truck in Europe. Based on a Mercedes Sprinter, the electric drive tactical vehicle will join the fleet of a fire brigade stationed in the Austrian city of Linz.