WKYU reported on steps first responders in the state of Kentucky are taking to be ready for today's much-anticipated eclipse. Nashville is the largest city int he path of totality and crowds are expected.

“We’re pre-staging all of our fire apparatus. We’ve talked to the police department, the sheriff’s department," said Melissa Moore of the Warren County Emergency Management Agency. "They’re going to be pre-staging people in order to reduce response times. The ambulance service is doing the same thing.”

The York Dispatch reported on the case of an assistant chief who allegedly pulled over a vehicle after the driver purportedly drove around a fire truck that was returning to a city station.

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A report on centralmaine.com looked at issues affecting the hydraulic system of a new fire apparatus in August, Maine.

The Derry Journal reported on a staffing situation for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service that has left an aerial appliance lacking a dedicated crew.

The Wichita Eagle reports on a low-mileage, lightly used 1978 Ward La France fire engine for sale for sale at CAG Auto.

James Porter, the lot's owner, said he originally bought the fire truck for his own use. He had planned to strip the tanks and pumps off the back and convert the heavy-duty chassis into a car carrier, but things did not go as planned.