VIDEO - Wires were knocked down and a state highway was closed after a fire truck rolled over Wednesday in Effingham. Route 153 was closed near Plantation Road after the fire truck rolled over onto its roof. Effingham resident Cindy Espie said she heard the crash. "I ran to the window and looked out, and I couldn't believe what I saw," Espie said.
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The city should have better control over money earmarked to buy Toledoans smoke detectors, the city's law director said in a report on the fund. “Better purchasing controls should be in place; some expenditures from the fund stretch permissible uses to the limit, [and] alarm fines should more properly be placed in the general fund as they are definitionally not trust fThe Blade reported late last year that Toledo Fire Chief Luis Santiago and at least one other high-ranking fire official used smoke-detector trust fund to pay for hotel rooms, conference costs, and dinners.
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A bay wall of a Boise Fire Department station was damaged Tuesday  -- by one of the station's own fire trucks.

Initial reports said the accident happened as one of the trucks was pulling out of the station responding to a call, and a compartment door on the side of the truck -- which was inadvertently left open -- caught on a section of a bay wall.

The crew was unable to stop the truck in time.

"The Ada County Paramedics ambulance will continue to run calls as usual, but other nearby fire stations will be assisting with calls while the bay and engine are repaired," Boise Fire Department spokeswoman Tammy Barry said.

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Costa Mesa is one step closer to building a new fire station on Royal Palm Drive.

The Planning Commission voted unanimously Monday night to demolish the current station built in 1961 at Royal Palm and Adams Avenue and move forward with plans for its replacement.

The City Council will review the project in late 2016, when it plans to award a construction contract. The city plans to break ground in January 2017 and have the station completed by late next year.

The city plans to construct an 11,675-square-foot station with living quarters, a larger fire apparatus bay, a kitchen and offices, as well as training, dining, day and meeting rooms.

A planned open interior courtyard is intended to maximize natural light and circulation.

The new station is designed to accommodate 10 firefighters in individual, dormitory-style rooms. The projected cost is about $8.5 million.

The station was once the Costa Mesa Fire Department's headquarters. Now, fire officials say, foundation and structural problems have left the building noncompliant with modern standards and building codes.

Over the years, the station has become increasingly worn down and cramped. It has just 9,500 square feet of space for firefighters and equipment. The communications equipment shares a space with storage areas just off the main garage. A lack of air circulation means firefighters have to keep doors open and let the smell of diesel engines filter into their gear — or risk electronics overheating.

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