Washington Township (OH) wants to build a $6.21 million Fire Station 41 next year to replace the 50-year-old current facility near the Centerville historic district, reports Yahoo.

The township recently acquired for $212,072 about six acres on East Franklin Street near Centerville High School from the school district and has hired an architect for the project, according to the report. The land is part of almost 66 acres the school district bought in 2017 from Miami Valley Hospital.

In 2019, voters approved a continuous, 2.85-mill levy to fund fire services, including the new station and staff. Officials said in October 2020 the goal was to have 90 full-time staff—up from the department’s current 83 full- and 15 part-timers—by the end of 2021.

Potential layouts for the facility have been discussed with Englewood architectural firm App Architecture, officials say.

The next step is gaining Planning Commission approval for a major site plan with the hope of starting construction in 2022, the report says.

Chatham-Kent (Ontario, Canada) Fire and Emergency Services has received a $5,000 donation from Enbridge Gas.

The money will go toward training materials for the Safe Community Project Assist, which supplements existing training for local firefighters.

Sutphen—Hillsboro (MO) Fire Protection District pumper. Monarch cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon water tank; Will-Burt Night Scan XL200 12-volt light tower; Westinghouse iGen 2200 22-kW portable gasoline-powered inverter; Akron remote control deck gun. Dealer: Brad Cashion, Cashion Fire Equipment, St. Louis, MO. (Photo by Dennis Maag.)

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The truck is manufactured by E-ONE and is the first of its kind made in North America and put into service in the United States.

Mesa City Council has approved the purchase of an all-electric pumper truck for the Mesa Fire and Medical Department. The truck is manufactured by E-ONE and is the first of its kind made in North America and put into service in the United States. The action supports the City of Mesa’s Climate Action Plan and goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

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“I’m an advocate for electric vehicles—it’s a better technology and this is one of many steps we can take to bring us closer to our Climate Action Plan goals,” said Mayor John Giles. “We look forward to this as a study in the potential cost-savings and efficiency of electric vehicles in City operations. This is further testament to Mesa’s investment in public safety and our Mesa Fire and Medical Department’s strong tradition of innovation and leadership in the state and the nation.”

The unit will have low to no carbon emissions and will match specifications of the existing fleet of Mesa fire trucks. The truck also has considerably less noise pollution, range extension for prolonged power needs and long-life batteries, and can pump four hose lines at 750 GPM for four hours on a single charge.

“As a former fire fighter, I fully endorse putting these types of fire apparatus into our city operations—it’s a great turning point,” said Councilmember Mark Freeman. “Mesa was the first to provide paramedic service to our residents in the late 1970’s, the first to establish a hazardous materials team and an immunization team. We’ve been leaders in technology with paramedic and medical response for some time and this is another step toward the future, helping the city to reach its sustainability goals.”

Mesa is the second municipality in the United States to be in the process of acquiring an all-electric fire truck and will be the first to put a North American style electric fire truck in service. The truck will be assigned to Mesa Fire and Medical Department Station 221 which is opening this November and will be equipped with electric charging. The truck is projected to be in use by the fourth quarter of 2022.