The Rowlett (TX) Fire Department recently held an open house for the grand opening of its Station 2 and training facility.

On Saturday at 10 a.m., the new facility—located at 8602 Schrade Rd.—was open to the public for tours. Its central location aims to increase response times.

A report on starlocalmedia.com says Station 2 will feature more security than the previous, 1980s-era Station 2; some parts will be accessible by the public, though the building’s main part will require a key card. It will have state-of-the-art emergency ops, be energy efficient, and cost $7.3 million, officials say.

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City officials say the building will also serve as a community facility.

Firefighters with the DeKalb County (TN) Volunteer Fire Department are preparing to receive a 2021 E-ONE demo fire pumper built on a Freightliner cab and chassis, partially funded with money from a federal grant, according to a report published by WJLE radio station.

WJLE reported the demo truck will go into service at the Liberty Station and was purchased with funds from the Community Facility Services Grant under the USDA Rural Development Program. The grant was for $137,500 and the community matched the grant with $115,000 from taxpayer funding to meet the cost of the new truck, according to the report.

DeKalb volunteers had hoped to find a brand new apparatus, but budget limitations would not cover that expense, so the demonstrator with 4,000 miles was selected, the radio station reported, adding that the apparatus is basic with the firefighters needing to purchase shelving and loose equipment, like hoses, axes, flashlights and other loose equipment. The sale of three homemade fire trucks will help fund the purchases to get the apparatus into service, according to the station.

The engine the demonstrator replaces, a 2006 model, will be sent to Temperance Hall Fire Station and the 1996 model from that station will be moved to Austin Bottoms Community Fire station to replace a 1987 model that will be moved to reserve and the 1979 model that’s currently in reserve will be removed from service and sold, the radio station reported.

Hackney Emergency Vehicles—Hudson Regional Health Commission, Secaucus, NJ, light rescue emergency response unit. Ford F-550 4-door cab and chassis; 6.7L Power Stroke 330-hp engine; 12.7-foot 7-compartment walk-around rescue body; Zone Defense backup camera system with three cameras and multiview screen; Davis 6250 Vantage weather station. Dealer: Billy Georiou, ProLiner Rescue, Medford, NY.

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Ground was broken for Loveland (CO) Fire Rescue Authority’s new Station 10 on Wednesday (Oct. 6), according to a report published by the Loveland Reporter-Herald.

The newspaper reported the station is projected to cost $7.5 million, $2 million higher than an estimate given in July due to the fact the station was expanded to hold two companies general higher costs of construction, the paper reported.

The station, which will be located on Ronald Reagan Boulevard on land donated by the Gerrard family, is scheduled to open in September 2022, according to the newspaper.