cedarrepublican.com

Construction costs exceed budget by about $66,000 Additional expenses and completion plans related to the Stockton ambulance station now under construction dominated the Cedar County Ambulance District board meeting Monday, March 19. The board was told by contractor Lynden Kenney, Kenney Construction, the expected completion date is April 15, with a final review and walk through to follow.

6abc.com

A fire in North Philadelphia killed one man and injured two firefighters. The fire started around midnight Wednesday on the 1800 block of North 21st Street. As the third floor of the rowhome started to collapse, a firefighter on the second floor had to be pulled from the building.

Fire Apparatus Magazine

The Fayetteville Fire/Emergency Management Department will start administering the opioid antidote naloxone on April 1, a news release said.The decision was made after discussions between the Fire Department, Cape Fear Valley EMS and senior city management over the last six months.The release said firefighters are currently conducting naloxone training.

OANow - Opelika and Auburn Alabama

For more than half a century, the Auburn Fire Department Station One has been filled with the firefighters' day-to-day noises of work and living. But now it's quiet. In mid-February, all operations of Fire Station One - located at the corner of North Ross Street and East Magnolia Avenue - were moved to a temporary location on Auburn University's campus until the new Auburn Public Safety building is complete.

kiwaradio.com

Maintainer Custom Bodies, or MCB, in Rock Rapids, a subsidiary of Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, has partnered with a country singer/songwriter to release a music video of the artist’s song, Big Red Truck (A Firefighter’s Life) this Thursday morning.