South Brunswick (NJ) residents recently approved via special election the purchase of a $1.95 million apparatus for Fire District 2, which covers the Monmouth Junction, Dayton, and Deans portions of the township, reports tapinto.net.

The recommended purchase is a Pierce 100-foot mid-mount aerial tower ladder.

More than $1 million will come from existing funds while the remainder will come from lease-purchase financing, the report says. The purchase will not result in any tax increase for South Brunswick residents.

The apparatus, which will take about 16 months to build, will replace an aging tower ladder that has incurred more than $66,000 in repairs since 2004, including almost $18,000 last year alone, according to the report.

KME—Central Pierce Fire Department, Spanaway, WA, two 103-foot Tuff Truck aerials. Predator cabs and chassis; Cummins X15 600-hp engines; 103-foot, 4-section AerialCat ladders; 50-mph wind rating; 500-pound dry or wet tip loads; Onan 15-kW generators; Safety Vision dual camera systems; Axis smart truck vehicle monitoring. Dealer: Mark Shinkle, Cascade Fire & Safety, Yakima, WA.

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Klickitat County (WA) Fire District’s Station 32 sustained damage, as did one apparatus, during last week’s snowfall in the aptly named Snowden.

Station 32, nearing completion of major renovations, saw its roof collapse. Luckily, no one was hurt and there were no contractors working at the time—fortuitous as a Yakima cabinet crew was scheduled to arrive soon thereafter.

“The District will be working with our insurance company to get it back up as soon as possible,” a Facebook post reads. “We do have damage to one fire engine unfortunately. The other, primary, engine is still safe and sound at Station 33.”

After evaluations showed that the current facility is outdated and cramped, city officials are perusing proposals for a new fire station in Herrin (IL), reports wsiltv.com.

The current facility, built 48 years ago, was designed for a two-person crew, though the department now has five.

Proposed floor plans are in hand, but the report says that identifying the exact needs will take about five to six months.

Officials note that razing and rebuilding the current building would cost around $4 million. However, they also say that building at a new location would cost about the same, sans relocating the department. The hope is for the new building to be operational within two years, the report says.