The approval of more than $1.02 million in bonding through the Community Preservation Act could breathe new life to the shuttered Fall River Fire Museum on North Main Street and a partial exterior makeover to the Central Fire Station on Bedford Street, HeraldNews.com reported. 

Last month the city council consented for the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) to apply for the loan that would provide $644,477 to restore the façade of the Central Fire Station on the Bedford Street side, the report said. 

The CPC has funded the cost of a new roof on the still active Central Fire Station, that houses Heavy Rescue One and soon more EMS rescue crews, according to the report. 

The Fire Museum, which was the former Central Fire Station, has been shuttered since 2016 when the city building inspector deemed it unsafe, the report said. 

Since then, the museum has received CPA funds over the last three or four rounds, and the infusion of $463,080 from the CPA bonding for window restoration and vestibule restoration, could change the trajectory of the Fall River Fire Museum’s future, the report said. The fire museum might be open by summer, the report said.

Solon (IA) firefighter Greg Morris shared on his Facebook page last weekend photos of the Solon Fire Department’s new fire station.

The department is also scheduled to receive a new rescue truck in January. The new 20,000-square-foot fire station was completed largely through community donations, which Morris said began as far back as 2018.

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The Huntertown (IN) Fire Department provided an update Monday on its Facebook page about the new station:

“The secret is out! Perry Township is on the grow. We are currently working on a second station for the Huntertown/Perry Township Fire Department. Our new station is located in the 14000 block of Tonkel Road. Residing on the furthest east side of the township, this station will serve an area of Perry Township where we see close to 900 calls a year. This station will greatly help with response times to the eastern portion of Perry Township while supporting the rest of the area. Today, Chief Berning, Chief Boren, and Captain Messmann had a meeting with all those involved in the building including Hagerman Construction, GM Development, David Henson Architecture, First Due Communications, and many others. We are exciting what this station will bring to our area and how it will help support not only our area but with our neighboring departments as well.”

Brunswick City Council Monday approved the first step in placing a $12 million, 20-year bond issue for the construction of a new fire station on the May 2 ballot, Cleveland.com reported.

A fire official presented council members with preliminary plans for the 25,790-square-foot station at 1094 Hadcock Road, the report said. Council approved the purchase of the property in June, at a cost not to exceed $170,000, the report said.

The fire official said demolishing the current fire station 1, built in the early 1960s, and having a single, centrally-located station will offer a number of advantages. Chief among these, he said, will be a reduction in response time and the ability to respond to three calls simultaneously without mutual aid, according to the report.

The fire official said the station will be able to house a new ladder truck; will have dedicated living spaces for male and female personnel; and will comply with National Fire Protection Association standards related to separating equipment for cleaning and decontamination and storage, the report said.

Due to the age and size of the current fire facilities, renovation is no longer a viable option, the fire official said.