Officials with the Village of Willshire have asked Van Wert County officials to help fund a new fire station, TimesBulletin.com reported.

The commissioners previously rejected the proposal to use COVID relief money to help pay for the new building which is proposed to be located south of the current building on Simpson Street, the report said.

The current fire station was built in 1929 and has undergone several renovations throughout the years, according to the report.

The department has four trucks with only a three-bay fire station. The mini-pumper is parked across the street in an unheated building, the report said.

Willshire’s fire department is expected to receive a new fire truck sometime in early 2024 and would like to have a new building to house it in, the report said.

The cost of a new fire station, based on one estimate, is more than $200,000, according to the report.

A Semmes Fire Rescue fire truck overturned on Schillinger Road near Lamplighter Drive around 4:15 a.m. Wednesday, wkrg.com reported.

While responding to an electronic alarm, the Semmes’ Ladder Truck from Station No. 3 was involved in a single-vehicle accident.

In a Facebook post, officials with the fire department said, “We are thankful for everyone’s prayers and support about our firefighters well being. We want the citizens of Semmes to be assured that this accident and loss of this unit will not hinder us from providing the same level of service as always.”

There’s a new fire station coming to Pasco County after city officials hosted a groundbreaking event Tuesday afternoon, WTSP.com reported.

Fire Station No. 20, located at 15900 Little Ranch Road in Spring Hill, is a 16,046 square-foot, state-of-the-art, four-bay fire station that highlights firefighter health, safety, and wellness, the report said.

In a press release, the fire department said Station 20 is the latest fire station in the county to boast a “unique hot, warm, and cold zone design aimed at reducing firefighter cancer rates.” The zones will reportedly let firefighters clean carcinogens off their bodies before entering the fire station’s living quarters.

The Montana Board of Regents approved a utility easement for the construction of a new fire station during its Tuesday meeting, BozemanDailyChronicle.com reported.

The regents approved a utility easement to Northwestern Energy for the construction of Bozeman Fire Station 2 near the intersection of Kagy Boulevard and Seventh Avenue. Construction is slated to start in spring 2023, the report said.

The easement lets the energy company provide electrical power to the fire station instead of relying on MSU utilities, according to the report. A lease between the city and MSU for the fire station land was previously approved.

A driver crashed into a fire truck on Interstate 91 south in Windsor Locks on Wednesday morning. Public safety dispatchers confirmed to Channel 3 that a Windsor Locks Fire Department vehicle was involved in the collision just before 4 a.m. State police said the fire truck had been parked in the right and right center lanes right before exit 38.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFSB-TV CBS 3 Hartford