With the addition of this new medic unit, the Fire Department will now be able to transport patients as well as respond to EMS calls and treat patients all without waiting for another agency to respond.

According to a statement the department said that “The Kenton Fire Department is dedicated to providing the best service possible to the residents of the City of Kenton and surrounding townships and is working diligently to ensure that service is upheld.”

The money, which will be presented at noon Monday at the Wadsworth Fire Department Station 1, 153 Lyman St., is coming from the Westfield Insurance Foundation.

“By receiving this award, the Wadsworth Fire & EMS will have the opportunity to help protect our own members,” Wadsworth Fire Chief Robert Lindner said in a prepared statement. “This grant will provide vital safety gear for our firefighters. We can’t fully express our gratitude.”

Officials with the Stanton Community Fire Department, which serves three townships and the city of Stanton, drove to Grand Ledge firm Etankers Friday morning and took their unfinished truck chassis back.

Sidney Township Supervisor Terry Peterman, who also serves on Stanton's fire board, said he was one of  the officials who retrieved the truck. He said three employees were at Etankers' property off West Grand River Highway in Grand Ledge when they arrived.

Bay City and Hampton Township took that mutual level of cooperation to a new level when they bought an aerial fire truck to share.

Bay City's aerial truck was more than 20 years old, while Hampton Township's has been in service for over 35 years.

At the start of their shift, the firefighters physically pushed the new truck into the garage. It weighs about 50,000 and it took 21 firefighters to push it inside.

It was all part of a ceremonial tradition that they do each time they get a new truck.