"We've seen an increase in need in the community and we've actually had some instances where we could have made a difference quicker with some additional tools in our toolbox," Denver Fire Department chief James Flynn said. "When the opportunity presented itself to add Narcan to our equipment list we made the decision to go ahead and do it. It wasn't an immediate decision, it took time to get the equipment in, get the training scheduled, get everybody up to speed and get the kits set up."

Often firefighters, who are also trained as emergency medical technicians, are on the scene before paramedics. Now that the Denver Fire Department carries Narcan on its trucks, those extra few minutes could make the difference in a person's life.

The new station will be located at 8502 North Jasman Road near the city's solid waste department and the landfill. This is the first fire station on the north side of town.

The $1.4 million facility is the fifth location for the Edinburg Fire Department. It is being constructed with funds set aside for this project.

Across the entire fleet, fire trucks marked active in pumpers, boosters, ladders and towers categories have an average age of 8.7 years.

But the oldest third of the Houston Fire Department’s active fire trucks, including pumpers, boosters, ladders and tower trucks, average 14.1 years old, according to data provided by the Houston Fire Department.

Tiverton police Capt. Patrick Jones said Borges, who was still in the intensive care unit Tuesday at Rhode Island Hospital, has a “significant history” of motor vehicle offenses, including a 2014 arrest in Massachusetts for operating under the influence of alcohol. Jones said investigators will be seeking to obtain Borges’ medical records from the hospital in order to determine if she was impaired while driving.

Jones also said the Tiverton Police Department will also be stepping up patrols this summer to deter impaired driving. In the past two weeks, there have been at least three suspected drunken driving incidents in Tiverton, including an April 18 crash on Route 24 where a 41-year-old Fall River woman suffered serious injuries after crashing into a guardrail near the Fish Road exit.