The El Paso (TX) Fire Department recently welcomed Pumper 5 to its fleet.

The new apparatus will be housed at Station 5 on 400 Revere St.

See pictures of the ceremony below.

Talleyville (DE) Fire Company ladder 257 sustained damage to its officer’s side Tuesday morning when it was hit by a pick-up truck at the intersection of Harvey Road and the ramp from I-95 North, reports wdel.com.

Around 8:45 a.m., the apparatus was on its way to assist Claymont Fire Company at a house fire at the time of the accident, the report says.

No firefighters were hurt, according to the report, and the other driver was examined at the scene.

Police officials say the pick-up was attempting a left turn onto Harvey Road when the ramp light turned green and the vehicle up pulled out; it then hit the side of the apparatus, which had on its emergency lights, the report says.

No citations were issued in connection with the accident, and the house fire was quickly extinguished.

Each of Rowan County’s (NC) 23 non-municipal fire districts and the Rowan County Rescue Squad will receive $50,000 for a total of $1.2 million, reports salisburypost.com.

The funds will come from the American Rescue Plan, and Rowan County will receive a total of $27 million in installments of $13.5 million this year and next, the report says.

Officials say non-municipal fire districts did not receive previous COVID-19 money that benefited municipal departments; the $1.2 million is aimed at helping them replace revenue lost by not being able to hold fundraisers during the pandemic.

There will be some restrictions on funding, officials say, but there hasn’t yet been any word as to what they are.

Five Curry County (NM) fire departments and the County Fire Administration have received a total of $1,553,000 in state grant funding, reports myhighplains.com.

The funding is as follows:

• $100,000 for the Broadview Fire Department for water storage upgrades.
• $300,000 for new apparatus for the Countyline Fire Department.
• $228,000 for new apparatus for the Field Fire Department.
• $300,000 for new apparatus for the Pleasant Hill Fire Department.
• $300,000 for new apparatus for the Ranchvale Fire Department.
• $300,000 for communications upgrades for the County Fire Services.
• $25,000 for volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention programs.

Officials say that, with more fire-department funding, residents may benefit from lower insurance premiums via lower ISO ratings.