Fire Station 1 was hand-built by volunteer firefighters in 1966. It will be demolished a few weeks after the move to make way for a longer drive way leading to the new station, Volunteer Fire Chief David Nice said.

"The 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada National Guard is the best choice to fulfill the MAFFS mission due to their aircrew experience and geographic area response capability," the bureau said in a statement this week.

The 152nd will become one of four units nationwide with C-130 aircraft outfitted with MAFFS.

"This is another recognition of the capabilities and accomplishments of the men and women of the Nevada National Guard, the pride of Nevada," Governor Brian Sandoval said. "This is good news for the High Rollers of the 152nd Airlift Wing, the state, recently fire-ravaged western regions and the nation."

Since 1974, MAFFS -- a fire retardant delivery system inserted into C-130 aircraft -- has been a joint effort between the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Defense.

The police in Murcia municipality have more than 250 vehicles across their various divisions, and the fire services 40, servicing 580 police and 200 members of the fire services.

The vehicles presented to the police this week were two off-road vehicles and 13 new cars, all of which will work in the outlying districts of this vast municipality, covering an area of 880 square kilometres, improving local security and call-out times.

The vehicle is one of a small number in the state, with the Ballarat unit the only one not yet in use. Last week Ballarat firefighters were called to a severe fuel tanker spill in Inglewood, but Ballarat’s decades old vehicle was unsuitable and sent back. It broke down on the way back and has been out of action since.

The CFA west region assistant chief officer Peter O’Keefe said the vehicle was available and ready to be put into service pending the CFA could reach an agreement with the UFU.